Month: February 2021

5:47 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Rory McIlroy was on a shuttle ride back to the Liberty National clubhouse in August 2019 when he was surprised to hear during a chat about PGA Tour policies that no foreign-born player ever has served on the tour’s policy board. “That’s going to change,” McIlroy said
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3:10 PM ET The American Football Coaches Association has asked the NCAA rules committee to take up the issue of players faking injuries when it meets next month. The AFCA Ethics Committee voted in January to recommend that the committee address the practice, which has caused tension within the sport for years. Rather than use
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3:46 PM ET Associated Press The Atlanta Braves beat Dansby Swanson in salary arbitration, and the shortstop will earn $6 million rather than his request for $6.7 million. Arbitrators Richard Bloch, Walt De Treux and Robert Herman made the decision Tuesday, a day after hearing arguments. The 27-year-old player hit .274 with 10 homers and
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11:00 AM ET ESPN News Services The NBA has postponed the San Antonio Spurs‘ next three games after four players on the team tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced Tuesday. The Charlotte Hornets, who played the Spurs on Sunday, are undergoing contact tracing and will have their next two games postponed, the NBA said.
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12:49 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo has completed his first laps for McLaren in a private event with its 2021 Formula One car. 1 Related Ricciardo and McLaren unveiled the team’s 2021 car on Monday, the first of this year’s cars to break cover for the new season. The team is conducting private testing at Silverstone
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