9:43 PM ET Former women’s featherweight world titleholder Heather Hardy has tested positive for the banned substance furosemide. The WBC announced on Thursday night that the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association reported to the sanctioning body that Hardy’s A sample from a random test conducted in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, on Sept. 12 in connection
9:18 PM ET Running back Khalil Herbert, Kansas’ leading rusher, is no longer with the Jayhawks, coach Les Miles has announced. Herbert said in a statement he posted on social media Thursday that he decided to redshirt before Kansas’ game at TCU last weekend. He wanted to return to the Jayhawks for his redshirt senior
Frank Leboeuf reacts to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saying he was ‘pleased’ with Man United’s 0-0 draw at Alkmaar. Alejandro Moreno believes that Marcus Rashford needs to develop an elite striker’s mindset to improve at Manchester United. The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start. Craig
8:12 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Stephanie Meadow had five straight birdies on the front nine and shot a career-best 8-under 63 in hot and humid conditions Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Volunteers of America Classic. “Sticky. I’m pretty hot, but it was a great day,” Meadow
6:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw doesn’t spend much time outside of the immediate moment. He is well aware of the narrative that surrounds him, of an elite regular-season pitcher who has struggled in the playoffs, but doesn’t give it much thought. Kershaw is instead consumed by a stringent routine, his focus never
6:19 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs has signed an agreement to buy Turfway Park for $46 million with plans to eventually demolish its grandstand and build a $150 million racing and gambling facility on the site. Churchill’s purchase of the Florence, Kentucky, track from Jack Ohio LLC and Hard Rock International
5:59 PM ET Lawyers for the condo owner suing Antonio Brown for damages have asked that the free-agent NFL star be required to come back for another deposition, claiming he was “belligerent,” “pugnacious” and “non-compliant” in last week’s attempt. In documents filed in the 11th Circuit Court on Wednesday, the attorneys asked that Brown be
5:36 PM ET Associated Press A well-known bookmaker and the owner of three Washington D.C. professional sports teams plan to open the nation’s first on-premises sports betting facility inside an arena. In a partnership announced Thursday, betting company William Hill and Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns pro basketball and hockey teams in the nation’s
5:30 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Flyers founder Ed Snider, who died in 2016, will be honored with a mural in South Philadelphia. The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia will dedicate “Snider Hockey: Inspiring Our Youth” on Saturday at 10th and Snyder Avenue. Snider had long said he wanted his
5:22 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Trainer Bob Baffert is replacing fellow Hall of Famer Mike Smith aboard McKinzie, the probable favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic next month. Smith finished second aboard odds-on favorite McKinzie in last weekend’s Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita. That prompted Baffert to let Smith