9:48 PM ET The Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC have had preliminary discussions about forming an alliance, likely built around scheduling but possibly other areas, sources told ESPN. Commissioners George Kliavkoff (Pac-12), Kevin Warren (Big Ten) and Jim Phillips (ACC) have been in regular communication, and have also had some in-person discussions. Kliavkoff and Warren
Month: August 2021
9:17 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans placed offensive tackles Laremy Tunsil, Tytus Howard and Roderick Johnson on the COVID-19 list, the team announced Friday. The Texans will be without both of their starting tackles, Tunsil and Howard, for the team’s preseason opener on Saturday night in Green Bay. Without the three offensive linemen
3:55 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-4 on Friday in a quarterfinal between players from Belarus at the National Bank Open. Sabalenka, ranked No. 3, trailed 4-2 in the second set before winning four games in a row. She had seven aces in the 79-minute match. “I
5:39 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The welterweight champions from both of the PFL’s past seasons are here. So is a champ from another promotion who was brought in to raise the bar for this season. And then there’s the surprise star who’s found recent success in both boxing and MMA who spoiled the party for
8:04 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Russell Henley shot a 6-under 64 on Friday to open a four-stroke lead halfway through the Wyndham Championship. Henley was at 14-under 126, tying Stewart Cink at the RBC Heritage in April for the lowest 36-hole score this season. Olympic silver medalist Rory Sabbatini was tied for
8:12 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Nick Grabelcik played 38 holes to win three matches Friday, sending the North Florida sophomore into the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont. Coming off a superb freshman year that included three wins and a spot in the Palmer Cup, Grabelcik is one match away from
6:17 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, according to a league spokesman. Guice was arrested last August in Loudoun County, Virginia, and charged with one count of strangulation and three counts of assault and battery, stemming
5:20 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox starter Carlos Rodon will continue on a prescribed schedule of rest after tests on his left shoulder did not reveal a significant injury, according to the team. Rodon, 28, was placed on the 10-day injured list earlier this week with left shoulder fatigue. He has been a
4:49 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals are getting their ace back, as right-hander Jack Flaherty has been activated from the 60-day injured list to start Friday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Flaherty has not pitched since suffering a left oblique strain at the end of May. The 25-year-old is 8-1
6:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets put newly acquired infielder Javier Baez on the 10-day injured list with back spasms before Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Báez was injured in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game in Philadelphia when the Mets said he had left hip