8:48 AM ET ESPN News Services The winner of The Open this month will earn more than $2 million for the first time. From a total prize fund of $11.5 million, whoever lifts the Claret Jug at Royal St George’s in Sandwich on July 18 will earn $2,070,000, up from the $1,935,000 won by Shane
8:00 AM ET The NCAA’s lifting of the long-imposed recruiting period led to a busy June for college football programs and prospects, as expected. As a result, there was an uptick in commitments and decommitments, leading to changes throughout the class rankings. While Ohio State maintains the top spot, there is a new No. 2
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Better, worse or the same? Where do the Green Bay Packers fall on that subjective scale given that they return 20 of 22 starters from last year’s 13-3 team that reached the NFC title game? Of course, that 20 includes Aaron Rodgers. Rather than picking one of those
A disappointed Shubman Gill walks back Tertius Pickard / © Getty Images Shubman Gill has a stress related injury in one of his lower legs and could be in danger of missing the entire five-Test series against England, beginning in August. ESPNcricinfo has learned that as per the initial prognosis, the Indian medical staff suspects
7:05 AM ET The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It’s time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why? On Thursday, 58-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has and will every July 1
7:00 AM ET With the season’s halfway mark arriving in the coming days, the teams at the top of our MLB Power Rankings have started to separate themselves from the pack while those at the bottom might already be thinking about next year as the trade deadline approaches. Did the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red
2:06 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jared Walsh hit a tying grand slam off Aroldis Chapman in a seven-run ninth inning for his second homer of a long night, and the Los Angeles Angels stunned the New York Yankees 11-8 in a rainy game that finished after 1 a.m. on Thursday. Shohei Ohtani’s
12:47 AM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point swears nothing changes for him in the playoffs. “You try and play the same way,” said the Tampa Bay Lightning center, “but pucks have found their way into nets as of late.” That they have. Through 20 games, Point had 14 goals for the Lightning, while no
7:45 AM ET Former pound-for-pound king and lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko returned to the ring for the first time since losing to Teofimo Lopez in October 2020 and reminded the boxing world that he’s still one of the best fighters in the sport. Lomachenko scored a dominant ninth-round TKO victory over Masayoshi Nakatani on June