4:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Fox Sports says Thom Brennaman will not be part of its NFL broadcasting team this season after he used an anti-gay slur on air Wednesday night during a Cincinnati Reds broadcast. “FOX Sports is extremely disappointed with Thom Brennaman’s remarks during Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds telecast,” Fox said in a
7:27 PM ET Tom Van Haaren South Carolina got a big commitment on Thursday when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Gunner Stockton announced he has chosen the Gamecocks. Stockton is the No. 54-ranked recruit overall in the 2022 class and the No. 6-ranked recruit in the state of Georgia. A 6-foot-1, 195-pound prospect from Rabun County
8:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves won the 2020 NBA draft lottery Thursday night and the right to the first pick in the draft later this year. The Timberwolves, who ended the season with the third-worst record, will be followed by the Golden State Warriors — who ended the season with the worst
2:43 PM ET NORTON, Mass. — Tiger Woods didn’t have a scientific reason for going back to the shorter Scotty Cameron putter he has largely relied on for more than two decades after a brief break from it during the PGA Championship earlier this month. “Just stubbornness,” Woods said Thursday after his opening-round 3-under 68
7:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Austin Dillon has been cleared to race this weekend at Dover International Speedway in Delaware following two negative coronavirus tests, Richard Childress Racing announced Thursday. Dillon did not compete in Sunday’s Cup Series race on Daytona International Speedway’s road course after RCR said he tested positive on Saturday. Dillon
4:52 PM ET ESPN staff As training camp keeps rolling through August, Rob Gronkowski gave a frank, but positive, assessment of how he feels in the early stages of his comeback while a couple of NFL stars showed moves that apply beyond the gridiron. Here’s what you need to know from camps across the league:
3:32 PM ET The St. Louis Blues have not decided on a goaltender for Game 6, as they face elimination on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. “I’m going to think about it, still, so I have not made that decision yet,” said coach Craig Berube. Jake Allen took the crease from Jordan Binnington in Game
12:05 AM IST St Lucia Zouks 50 for 3 in 4.1 overs (Fletcher 16*, Nabi 15, Khan 2-24) beat Barbados Tridents 131 for 7 in 18.1 overs (Charles 35, Holder 27, Chase 2-8, Kuggeleijn 2-28) by seven wickets (DLS method) Is the DLS method a fair way to determine targets in rain-shortened T20 games? Graeme
1:26 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault defended Matt Niskanen for his cross-check on Montreal‘s Brendan Gallagher, saying it was “a hockey play that unfortunately cut him a little bit.” Niskanen will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Thursday over the incident, which occurred in the third period of
11:16 AM ET Pittsburgh Pirates president Travis Williams has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Thursday. “I have recently tested positive for COVID-19 after feeling the onset of symptoms on Monday evening,” Williams said in a statement. “Fortunately, however, I followed the critical health and safety protocols that we have put in place,