Month: April 2022

11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm might find it easier in Philadelphia to make up for his errors on the field than one with his mouth. The three E5s were nothing compared to one F-bomb he dropped in frustration. Lip-readers ran wild when cameras caught Bohm having some choice words after
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Former Test allrounder Andrew McDonald has been officially confirmed as Australia’s new full-time men’s coach for all three formats after signing a four-year contract. McDonald takes over after Justin Langer resigned in messy circumstances in February following an offer from the Cricket Australia board for a six-month contract extension only. McDonald, who has been the
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7:04 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks are keeping coach Dallas Eakins in charge next season for his fourth season with the struggling club. The Ducks are picking up Eakins’ contract option for the 2022-23 season, new general manager Pat Verbeek announced Tuesday. The Ducks are finishing their third consecutive losing
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6:59 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Shirley Spork, one of the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour who learned two weeks ago she would be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame, died Tuesday, the LPGA said. She was 94. The LPGA said she died in Palm Springs, California, where she had
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9:55 AM ET The XFL has rehired Dean Blandino in an expanded role as vice president of officiating and playing rules innovation, the league announced Tuesday. Blandino had previously served as the XFL’s officiating chief in 2020, following a stint in a similar role with the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019. He was
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5:06 PM ET Tom Van Haaren Clemson received a commitment from ESPN 300 quarterback Christopher Vizzina on Tuesday, giving the Tigers football program two pledges to its 2023 class. Vizzina, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback out of Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama, is rated as ESPN’s No. 79 prospect overall. He chose the Tigers over
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2:42 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Novak Djokovic opened his clay-court season with a surprising loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. Davidovich Fokina stunned the top-ranked Serb 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 in the second round to hand Djokovic another setback as he tries to move on from the
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2:24 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Lew Sherr has been selected as the chief executive officer and executive director of the USTA. The national governing body for tennis in the United States announced the hiring Tuesday, saying Sherr will start his new role on May 2. He has been with the association
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6:33 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cleveland Guardians rookie Steven Kwan kept up an historic start to his big league career with a bases-loaded triple Monday, becoming the first player to reach base at least three times in each of his first four games while leading Cleveland over the Kansas City Royals 10-7. Kwan,
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