3:45 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The US Open begins on Monday, and while many of the world’s best players, after a pandemic-impacted tournament in 2020, will return to New York, as will a near-capacity-level of fans in all their rowdy glory, it will be who isn’t in attendance that might be felt most of all.
2:59 PM ET Rory McIlroy threw his three-wood into the trees, near the New Jersey turnpike, on the ninth tee at Liberty National Golf Course on Monday. He was frustrated with his shot and his play off the tee, but McIlroy admitted on Wednesday at the BMW Championship that he is feeling fatigued mentally and
2:48 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New York Giants tight end Kyle Rudolph returned to practice on an extremely limited basis Wednesday and isn’t committing to being ready for Week 1. “I still have a long way to go,” Rudolph said. “A lot of work left ahead.” Rudolph was activated from the physically unable to
3:17 PM ET Associated Press The NFL has mandated that only fully vaccinated personnel, with a maximum of 50 people, will have access to locker rooms while players are present on game days. In a memo sent to the 32 teams and obtained by The Associated Press, the policy becomes effective immediately. The personnel covered
1:56 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets defensive end Vinny Curry was diagnosed last month with a rare blood disorder that required the removal of his spleen and triggered complications that will cause him to miss the entire season, he revealed Wednesday in a statement. In an Instagram post, Curry, 33, a
3:27 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One day after Tampa Bay kicker Ryan Succop tested positive for COVID-19 after having dinner with members of the Tennessee Titans during joint practices, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said he’s implementing his own rules outside the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. In advance of their first road game this year —
3:15 PM ET First-year Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week and remains in isolation, told reporters on Wednesday that he’s not against people getting vaccinated. “Let me be clear,” he said, “I am not anti-vaccine, and any narrative along those lines is misinformed.” Harsin, however, has declined to say
2:00 PM ET Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. As the world navigated the COVID-19 global health crisis and an outcry for social justice, the NBA set a high standard for how leagues can address health policies, athlete activism and racial
2:03 PM ET CLEVELAND — Stipe Miocic just wanted a call, a nod that he was at least in the conversation. The most successful UFC heavyweight champion of all time told ESPN on Wednesday that the UFC never contacted him to offer an opportunity at the interim heavyweight title earlier this month. Instead, Ciryl Gane
1:12 PM ET The FedEx Cup playoffs continue this week with the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worth considering? Betting analysts Chris “The Bear” Fallica and Anita Marks offer their best bets. Odds