10:49 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A man in the Astros dugout who was not in uniform was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Houston’s Michael Brantley during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head. It was unclear who the person was, but
10:08 PM ET A top UFC women’s fighter is appealing a recent knockout loss. Aspen Ladd will go before the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) on Tuesday and argue that her 16-second TKO defeat against Germaine de Randamie was stopped by referee Herb Dean prematurely, CSAC executive officer Andy Foster told ESPN on Sunday. Ladd’s
8:20 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Apparently, not everything’s perfect with No. 3 Clemson. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said backup kicker Steven Sawicki would start Saturday against Louisville after starter B.T. Potter missed a 24-yard field goal try right before halftime against Florida State. It was Potter’s second straight miss after a 40-yard
8:08 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski has a sprained left knee but is expected to play when the Gamecocks face No. 9 Florida on Saturday. Muschamp said Hilinski’s injury is “nothing serious” and that he planned for the QB to start against the
7:29 PM ET Associated Press HUMBLE, Texas — Lanto Griffin took the lead with a 35-foot birdie putt and won the Houston Open on Sunday with a 6-foot par that gave him a 3-under 69 and a one-shot victory that sends him to the Masters next year. Griffin was locked into a battle on the
5:52 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry gets ready to enter his 11th NBA season, he does so with those around him believing that he is at the ‘peak’ of his basketball powers. Warriors coach Steve Kerr has reiterated throughout training camp that he is not expecting Curry to
5:53 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Jerry Kelly knew he needed to make as many birdies as he could Sunday in a sprint to the finish in the SAS Championship. He was so locked into the process that he didn’t realize how many he made until he marked them down on his card.
5:38 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — William Byron and his fellow playoff contenders are getting an extra day of suspense at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR postponed the final two race stages until Monday after rain forced a halt moments after Byron won the first stage Sunday. It’s the middle race of Round 2 in
3:31 PM ET Middleweight world titlist Gennadiy Golovkin, fresh from winning a vacant belt last week, could make his first defense against unbeaten but largely unknown mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta on Feb. 29 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said. “Feb. 29 is the date we’re looking at here. We have
3:55 PM BST YOKOHAMA — Japan captain Michael Leitch and coach Jamie Joseph said their win over Scotland was motivated by inspiring a country that was hit by Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday. The typhoon claimed 19 lives, with 16 people missing as of Sunday evening and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed. 1 Related The