9:24 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Serena Williams is planning to make her return to competition at a new hard-court tournament in Kentucky next month. It’ll be the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion’s first action since playing for the U.S. in the Fed Cup in February, before all sanctioned tennis was shut down
2:35 AM ET Alexander Volkanovski has responded to those who believe he was a fortunate victor at UFC 251, president Dana White included, saying that the judges made the right call in line with the company’s scoring system. Volkanovski retained his UFC featherweight crown via split decision over Max Holloway on Saturday at Fight Island
8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBLIN, Ohio — On a windy day at the Memorial that got the best of stars such as Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau seemed to make everything. Finau finished with seven birdies over his last 10 holes in the first round Thursday, finishing with a 6-under 66
7:07 PM ET Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers are no longer a couple, a rep for the former professional driver told E! News on Thursday. The two had been dating since 2017. Speculation of a breakup had picked up over the past week. Patrick wasn’t spotted in Lake Tahoe, where Rodgers competed in golf’s American
6:45 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The Tennis Integrity Unit has fined and suspended a Belarusian chair umpire and a Greek tournament director for match-fixing and betting offenses. Umpire Alexey Izotov was suspended for three years and fined $10,000 on Thursday for failing to report a corrupt approach and of soliciting other umpires to
6:07 PM ET A disappointed Lionel Messi branded Barcelona “inconsistent” and “weak” after Thursday’s loss to Osasuna allowed Real Madrid to clinch their first La Liga title since 2017. Barca’s surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Osasuna, coupled with Madrid’s 2-1 win against Villarreal, moved Zinedine Zidane‘s side seven points clear at the top of
4:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jacob deGrom still plans to pitch on Opening Day, although New York Mets manager Luis Rojas didn’t sound so sure that will happen. The two-time Cy Young Award winner said he felt good Thursday, two days after leaving an intrasquad game early because of back tightness. A
2:30 PM ET The transformation of Bryson DeChambeau is not a new topic. In fact, it’s been the topic since golf returned last month. He’s bigger. He’s stronger. He’s swinging faster. The ball is traveling otherworldly distances. But sometimes you need to hear the numbers and see it happen to really have it set in.
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3:53 PM ET The NCAA Sport Science Institute on Thursday released extended guidelines to help schools continue to navigate a return to fall sports in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, including testing and results within 72 hours of competition in “high contact risk sports,” but NCAA president Mark Emmert conceded the virus is trending