5:32 PM ET Associated Press Despite feeling unwell, Jordan Smith shot a 9-under 62 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the Portugal Masters. The Englishman made seven birdies and a 30-foot eagle in a bogey-free round on a low-scoring opening day at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course. “I’m really happy with the way
4:51 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Stan Wawrinka delighted home fans again at the Swiss Indoors, digging deep to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round on Thursday after failing to serve out the match in the second set. Two days after a straight-set win over No. 3-ranked Casper Ruud,
Oct 25, 2022 Mired in a three-game losing streak, Texas A&M has indefinitely suspended three players, all true freshmen, for violating team rules, sources told ESPN. TexAgs.com was first to report the suspensions, which sources told ESPN stem from a postgame locker room incident. The suspended players are defensive back Denver Harris, receiver Chris Marshall
6:26 PM ET Russell Westbrook sat out the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 110-99 loss to the Nuggets in Denver on Wednesday night because of left hamstring soreness. Speaking before the game, coach Darvin Ham declined to say whether Westbrook would miss more games, saying only that the team would take it day by day. “We all
4:02 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner plans to keep Aaron Boone as his manager. “As far as Boone’s concerned, we just signed him and for all the same reasons I listed a year ago, I believe he is a very good manager,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday as he
12:58 PM ET Seven weeks ago, Graham Potter left Brighton & Hove Albion for a team lower in the Premier League table. Months after leading the Seagulls to their best-ever top-division finish — ninth place in 2021-22, just five points away from qualifying for European competition, with late-season wins over Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester
10:25 AM ET Lewis Hamilton expects to start contract extension talks with Mercedes in the coming months. Hamilton signed a two-year deal at the start of this season to stay in F1 until the end of 2023, but has recently made it clear he wants to keep racing beyond then. Red Bull ended Mercedes’ run
1:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Brad Marchand will make his season debut when the Boston Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The winger is coming off double hip surgery and is returning approximately one month ahead of schedule. “As soon as it came up that I was going to have the
9:15 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NFL trade deadline is approaching, as teams have until 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 1 to make deals. Among the teams that could try to add talent are the Buffalo Bills, who have needs at running back and along the offensive line. The Los Angeles Rams could soon
2:34 PM ET MIAMI — Bryson DeChambeau told ESPN on Thursday that he remains a plaintiff in LIV Golf’s federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour because the PGA Tour won’t pay him a $1.75 million bonus it owes him as part of its Player Impact Program. DeChambeau, speaking to ESPN before playing in the