7:40 PM ET Associated Press MAMARONECK, N.Y. — All that hype over how tough the U.S. Open can be at Winged Foot. All that history of so many scores over par. Thursday brought a surprise: all those red numbers. Justin Thomas led the way with six birdies and only one bogey from a bad lie
8:41 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Tennis star Naomi Osaka, who won the US Open on Saturday, announced Thursday night that she will not play in this month’s French Open. Osaka, ranked third in the world, cited a lingering left hamstring injury and a lack of preparation time on the clay surface as the reasons for
8:15 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson left his start Thursday night after two innings because of right elbow tightness. Hudson did not allow a run while walking two and giving up one hit against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is 3-2 with a 2.77 ERA in eight starts this
1:47 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Allrounder Dan Christian will return home for this season’s BBL after signing for defending champions the Sydney Sixers in what could mark the beginning of the final phase of his T20 career on Australian soil. For Christian, 37, who was born in Sydney, the Sixers will be his fourth BBL
1:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers captain Maurkice Pouncey on Thursday announced his intention to make his own choice about what name to put on the back of his helmet, becoming the second player to break from the team’s decision to wear the name of police shooting victim Antwon Rose Jr. on helmets for the
3:52 PM ET Saturday’s Virginia–Virginia Tech football game has been rescheduled for Dec. 12 in Blacksburg, the ACC announced Thursday. Virginia Tech had asked to postpone the game because of coronavirus-related issues. Though Virginia Tech did not disclose testing numbers, both coach Justin Fuente and athletic director Whit Babcock said they did not have enough
7:29 PM ET The NCAA has granted Tennessee offensive lineman Cade Mays a transfer waiver after initially denying his request, Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt told reporters after Thursday’s practice. Mays, who played in all 14 games at Georgia last season before transferring in January, must still receive a waiver from the SEC to play for
2:48 PM ET Despite Conor McGregor and the UFC’s insistence that the former two-division champion is retired from the fight game, both parties hinted at a potential comeback Thursday. “We’re actually working on some fun stuff for Conor at the beginning of next year,” UFC president Dana White told SportsCenter on Thursday. “He should be
6:10 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley delivered a clear message Thursday during a UFC news conference at the company’s Apex facility. Woodley, who is from Ferguson, Missouri, responded with some variation of “Black Lives Matter” to all 10 questions he received from media members. The individual news conference was
6:03 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — The number of fans allowed to attend the upcoming French Open was reduced to 5,000 per day on Thursday amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The French Tennis Federation had initially planned for 11,500 spectators spread over three courts for the clay-court major, which starts Sept. 27 in