7:16 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Paul Goydos and Brandt Jobe each shot 7-under 64 in calm, overcast conditions Friday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The tournament is the final official event of the year, but not the season as in the past. Because of
Month: November 2020
12:29 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Yunus Musah had taken a circuitous route to be where he is, but he’s put his foot down and sped off fast and straight, accelerating directly into history. A Ghanaian England youth international born in New York, raised in Castelfranco Veneto near Venice, Italy, and in Barking, east London,
6:14 PM ET Former WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson will headline ESPN’s Dec. 12 card, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said Friday. Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs), who brought major boxing back on ESPN with a sixth-round knockout of Felix Caraballo in June, will face a yet-to-be-named opponent next month. “I’m excited. I haven’t fought since
6:03 PM ET Terence Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs), ESPN’s No.1 pound-for-pound boxer, will showcase his skill set next Saturday against former welterweight titlist Kell Brook (39-2, 27 KOs), but many eyes around boxing are on what he will seek next provided he can handle business Crawford and his team are aiming big. Top Rank CEO
4:44 PM ET Former Latin America Amateur champion Joaquin Niemann has tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from next week’s Masters Tournament. Niemann, 21, announced his withdrawal on Twitter, and the Masters confirmed he is no longer in the field. “I have tested positive for coronavirus and unfortunately I will not play in the Masters
1:19 PM ET The market value of one of boxing’s superstars is about to be tested. On Friday, Canelo Alvarez announced a separation from Golden Boy Promotions, setting the stage for perhaps the most lucrative run of his career. That’s saying something considering he signed an 11-fight deal with streaming network DAZN in 2018 that
3:28 PM ET Argentina great Diego Maradona has been sedated by doctors to help him cope with withdrawal symptoms from alcohol dependency, his doctor said on Friday. Alfredo Cahe said Maradona, who underwent emergency surgery on Tuesday for a subdural haematoma — a blood clot on the brain — had been sedated after suffering from
4:19 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins running back Matt Breida has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals with a hamstring injury, another blow to the team’s banged-up backfield. With Myles Gaskin placed on injured reserve earlier this week with a knee injury, the Dolphins will have to lean on
4:57 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers placed linebacker Krys Barnes and quarterback Jordan Love on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. A source told ESPN that Barnes received a positive test Friday morning after he played in Thursday’s win at the 49ers. Barnes had no symptoms as of Friday afternoon, the source
4:47 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks will get All-Pro safety Jamal Adams back from his four-game absence but will be without running backs Chris Carson and Carlos Hyde Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. The Seahawks (6-1) ruled out Carson, Hyde and four others: defensive end Benson Mayowa (ankle), cornerback Shaquill Griffin (concussion/hamstring), nickelback