6:26 PM ET Associated Press England’s Ross McGowan carded a bogey-free, 9-under 62 to lead by one stroke after the first round of Made in HimmerLand in Denmark on Thursday. Among the late starters, McGowan chipped in for eagle at No. 8 — his next-to-last hole — and tapped in for birdie at the par-4
5:52 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Upon further review, South Carolina’s live, crowing mascot will go back to his old name, “Sir Big Spur.” The school announced the rooster’s status Thursday, just three days after choosing “The General” as a new name due to a dispute between the old and new owners. But
4:10 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles acknowledged Thursday that it will require time for the team to repair its relationship with linebacker Roquan Smith after contract talks fell through last month. Poles expressed optimism that a path of reconciliation could lead the two parties to eventually agree on
4:10 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The 2022 season could be the first on a healthy left ankle for Colts All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard. Leonard, who practiced this week for the first time since last season, said the recent surgery to resolve a nerve issue that was causing lower-body pain has set him up
5:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott is ready for the season to start and to begin proving to doubters that the Dallas Cowboys can be as good if not better than they were a year ago when they won the NFC East and made the playoffs. “Where we are right now, it’s all
6:05 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For as surprised as the San Francisco 49ers were that they were able to retain quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on a significantly reduced contract, that paled in comparison to how Garoppolo himself thought his dramatic offseason would end. On Thursday, Garoppolo spoke to Bay Area media for the first
4:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Kansas has extended the contract of football coach Lance Leipold by a year, sources told ESPN. Leipold’s first season was highlighted by a win at Texas, as the Jayhawks went 2-10 and showed tangible signs of progress. Leipold was hired in late April 2021, taking over one of the most
4:27 PM ET COLOGNE, Germany — Dirk Nowitzki now has a number retired on two continents. Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks’ legend whose number 41 was raised to the American Airlines Center rafters last season, was similarly honored by the German Basketball Federation on Thursday during the opening day of EuroBasket 2022. Nowitzki became the first
4:47 PM ET Associated Press MARION, Mass. — Rusty Strawn won five of the opening six holes and never trailed Thursday in a 3-and-2 victory over Doug Hanzel in the U.S. Senior Amateur final at The Kittansett Club. In a battle of Georgia residents, the 59-year-old Strawn won his first USGA title. Hanzel, who 10
1:18 PM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Media day for the Dutch Grand Prix on Thursday was dominated by talk around the remaining seats on the 2023 grid, with Pierre Gasly increasingly looking like a major player in the driver market. F1 is waiting for clarification from the contract recognition board on whether Alpine or McLaren