Month: September 2020

7:01 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers, taking full advantage of their firm grip on a playoff spot, started Mookie Betts at second base Thursday to get him experience at the position to prepare for an emergency situation in October. Betts, traditionally the starting right fielder, came up as a middle infielder but has played
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10:49 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Russell Knox shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Safeway Open, the first event of the new PGA Tour season. After missing the FedExCup playoffs by two spots to close last season, Knox had seven birdies and eagled the 550-yard, par-5
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10:45 PM ET Two-time major champion John Daly revealed during a Golf Channel instructional show that he has bladder cancer. Daly said he underwent a procedure to have the cancer removed but was told there is a good chance of recurrence. “[My urologist] said there’s an 85% chance it comes back,” said Daly, 54, in
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10:52 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Grant Enfinger bounced back from a tire rub that dropped him well back in the field and rallied to win the NASCAR truck race at Richmond Raceway on Thursday night. Enfinger took the lead with seven laps to go, passing reigning champion Matt Crafton for his third
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6:54 PM ET Steve KimESPN The proposed bout between WBO junior lightweight world titleholder Jamel Herring and former two-division world champion Carl Frampton will now take place in January. “The timeline apparently now is that they’re looking at January,” Herring told ESPN on Thursday afternoon. “I actually wanted to come back in December.” The originally
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12:21 PM ET Sebastian Vettel said he came close to retiring from Formula One at the end of this season before he decided to sign with Aston Martin for 2021. 1 Related When Ferrari decided not to offer Vettel a contract extension for next year, the four-time world champion was left with very few options
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