8:27 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — The coronavirus pandemic has squelched the upbeat and welcoming vibe that marked the debut of the 3M Open last year. The fans might have been absent, but the soft greens were plenty friendly Thursday for Richy Werenski to take full advantage. “I have a good feeling they’ll
7:49 PM ET Wisconsin‘s athletic department is projecting revenue losses between $60 million and $70 million if the Badgers play a conference-only, 10-game season and losses of more than $100 million if the upcoming football season is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to Wisconsin fans posted on the athletic department’s website
6:19 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw is nursing stiffness in his back and will begin the season on the 10-day injured list, prompting highly rated prospect Dustin May to temporarily replace him in the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ starting rotation. The Dodgers made the announcement about four hours before Kershaw was slated to throw
4:17 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — The day before the first round of the 3M Open, the pros practicing for the PGA Tour’s lone stop in Minnesota seemed surprised by chilly temperatures that dipped into the 50s. Things never seemed to warm up for Dustin Johnson, who withdrew because of a back injury after shooting
4:56 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — For the second week in a row, Tony Finau found himself atop the leaderboard of a tournament after his opening round. But his longtime caddie, Greg Bodine, was not with him Thursday. Finau, locked in a four-way tie for first place at the 3M Open on Thursday (some players
5:10 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Callum Smith is the leading contender to face Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Sep.12, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Smith’s fellow English boxer John Ryder,
8:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN The anticipated bantamweight unification fight between Naoya “Monster” Inoue and John Riel Casimero might not happen if Casimero doesn’t take a reduction of his original purse, according to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum. Inoue and Casimero were scheduled to meet April 25, but the fight was canceled because of the
7:49 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Irad Ortiz Jr. won five races at Saratoga on Thursday, equaling his feat of a year ago. He won the second, fourth, fifth, seventh and ninth races from his eight mounts at the upstate New York track. Last July 31, Ortiz Jr. also won five races.
Jul 22, 2020 Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma spoke to the media for 6½ minutes Wednesday — addressing some reporters in person in Orlando, Florida, while others logged in on Zoom — and was asked 10 questions. Only one of the questions was geared toward social justice, and not long after the session finished,
12:08 PM ET When NHL Seattle first installed signage on its downtown office in 2018, employees arrived at work the next morning to a surprise. Stuck to the door was a Post-it note with a handwritten message: “Release the Kraken.” “That may have been the first time I heard or thought of Kraken,” said Heidi