Sep 1, 2022 Merritt Paulson owns the Portland Timbers/Thorns with his father, former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Hank Paulson. Diego Diaz/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In August 2019, Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson engaged in an effort to dissuade Paul Riley from applying for the manager’s job with the U.S. women’s national team. This came almost
6:30 PM ET ESPN staff Tired of waiting for the commissioners to make a decision about expanding the College Football Playoff, the 11 presidents and chancellors who comprise the CFP’s board of managers took control on Friday with a unanimous vote to expand the field to 12 teams in 2026. The presidents have strongly urged
3:31 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Lucy Li already is assured of an LPGA Tour card for next year. The 19-year-old Californian played Friday as though she is ready to join the big leagues even sooner. Li had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on the back nine and kept bogeys off her
7:40 PM ET Associated Press Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend Kenny Rainford told The Associated Press in a telephone call from Liverpool, England, that his close friend died on
2:07 PM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren appear to disagree on the transparency surrounding the team signing Oscar Piastri to replace him. Piastri has finally been confirmed as the driver to replace Ricciardo next year after a protracted contract dispute between McLaren and Alpine. On Friday, the contract recognition board verdict revealed
7:35 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks signed forward J.T. Miller to a seven-year, $56 million contract Friday. The 29-year-old Miller was Vancouver’s leading scorer last season with 99 points on 32 goals and 67 assists in 80 games. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the
7:25 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN The Houston Texans have invited the Uvalde High School football team to be their guests for the team’s season opener against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on Sept. 11. The Texans, along with supermarket chain H-E-B, are providing the Uvalde team with transportation to the stadium as well as
6:56 PM ET ESPN News Services BOLTON, Mass. — Matthew Wolff became a footnote in LIV Golf history with the first hole-in-one, an ace that carried him to a 7-under 63 in the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston on Friday. Wolff is tied for the lead with Talor Gooch. British Open champion Cameron Smith, among six players
Sep 2, 2022 Jamal Collier Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News CHICAGO — Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is expected to miss training camp and is doubtful for the start of the regular season because of lingering pain and discomfort following meniscus surgery
Sep 2, 2022 ESPN News Services MILAN — Giannis Antetokounmpo simply took over with the game on the line. And as usual, he did it on both ends of the floor. Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Tyler Dorsey also finished with 27 points as Greece held off Croatia 89-85 in the