6:23 AM ET Associated Press The Open Championship is heading back to Royal Portrush in 2025, the R&A announced on Wednesday. The world’s oldest major championship will return to the Northern Irish venue after a successful staging of the event there in 2019 when Irish player Shane Lowry won by six shots. That marked the
7:09 AM ET IN HIS 30 YEARS in the spotlight, Chris Webber has rarely allowed anyone outside his circle to know exactly who the real Chris Webber is. It’s not surprising. Despite a decorated career — first as a high school All-American, then as a member of the Fab Five at Michigan, a five-time NBA
Editor’s Note: This was originally published in 2017, when Derek Jeter’s jersey number was retired by the New York Yankees. Years after his death, legendary PA announcer Bob Sheppard’s voice — The Voice of God, as it is known in the Bronx — still could be heard at Yankee Stadium, a taped introduction that played
7:00 AM ET It is the most iconic, most brilliant play in the career of New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter, the play that personifies his remarkable combination of athleticism, agility and, most important, awareness. It is one of the most famous plays in the history of postseason baseball, one that has
6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — It was 2018 in Cleveland, and tight end Pharaoh Brown spotted quarterback Tyrod Taylor walking out of the weight room. It was not long after Taylor had to leave the Browns’ Thursday night game in Week 3 with a concussion, a game in which rookie Baker Mayfield took over down
3:45 AM BST ESPN staff The Wallabies have moved to further acknowledge Australia’s First Nations people by adding jersey numbers in an Indigenous style for Sunday’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa on the Gold Coast. Dave Rennie’s side will become the first Australia team, of any sport, to wear both the coat of arms
2:35 AM ET For six innings, Blake Snell had Padres fans cheering every first-pitch fastball and standing on their feet for every two-strike wipeout slider. He mowed through an overmatched Angels lineup, 18 up and 18 down, 10 of those via strikeout. For the second straight start, this was the Snell who won the 2018
12:49 AM BST Liam Napier No one factor reveals the magic ingredient behind Akira Ioane’s rise to sit among the most captivating loose forwards on the planet. Improved fitness, a greater appreciation for the privileged position he holds and being happier within himself all contributed to breakthrough performances against the Wallabies that strongly suggest he
12:03 AM BST ESPN staff Jordie Barrett is free to face Argentina in the Rugby Championship clash on the Gold Coast on Sunday after his red card for kicking Marika Koroibete was dismissed by a SANZAAR judiciary panel. Barrett was sent off late in the first half of the All Blacks’ 38-21 win over the
8:09 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is resting comfortably after undergoing toe surgery, his second operation since stepping aside for the season in July. Francona, who had hip replacement surgery in August, had the procedure Tuesday at the Cleveland Clinic. The surgery was to fix his left big toe,