Month: August 2022

2:42 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Pac-12 football players will now be able to get something more than retweets for their highlights. On Thursday, the conference announced an initiative alongside Twitter, NIL marketplace Opendorse and sports technology startup Tempus Ex Machina that will allow football players to monetize videos of their top moments on the field.
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6:51 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu found herself completely exhausted, physically and mentally, after playing a pair of tiebreakers across nearly three hours on a hot and humid afternoon at the Citi Open on Thursday. “Everything,” the second-seeded Raducanu said afterward, “was tired.” Still, she managed to
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Huh wasn’t expecting the lowest round of his PGA Tour career Thursday in the Wyndham Championship, and he had no complaints about the score or the timing. Huh made seven of his eight birdie attempts from 10 feet or closer and holed a 40-foot eagle putt
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Aug 4, 2022 Notre Dame football added to its top-ranked recruiting class on Thursday night with a commitment from linebacker Jaiden Ausberry, the No. 38 player in the 2023 ESPN 300. Ausberry, from University Lab School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, chose Notre Dame over Michigan and Texas A&M. He is the fourth-ranked linebacker in the
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4:49 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Dinelson Lamet was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, two days after being acquired in a trade that sent closer Josh Hader to the San Diego Padres. The right-hander was dealt to Milwaukee on Monday as part of a package that included closer Taylor Rogers
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3:41 PM ET Auburn quarterback T.J. Finley was arrested and charged with attempting to elude police, a misdemeanor, on Thursday, the same day Auburn players were scheduled to report to campus for preseason camp. According to police officials, Finley was released Thursday from the Lee County (Alabama) Detention Center. Auburn coach Bryan Harsin said the
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press A former judge on the Supreme Court of Canada will lead an independent review of Hockey Canada’s governance amid calls for a change of leadership of the governing body for its handling of recent allegations of sexual assault against players. Hockey Canada said in a statement Thursday that the review
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4:35 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada. By the same reason, as things stand now, he also will not be able to compete in the US Open later
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