5:44 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker decided at the last minute to play the Senior Players Championship instead of the PGA Tour, and he made it pay off Thursday at Firestone. Stricker holed a bunker shot on the par-3 12th for a birdie, ran off three straight birdies at the end
3:59 PM ET One of the more interesting preliminary fights on the UFC 264 card next month is off. Kevin Lee has suffered a rib injury and is out of a scheduled welterweight matchup with up-and-comer Sean Brady on July 10 in Las Vegas, Lee told ESPN on Thursday. Lee said he is taking some
6:43 PM ET Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has decided to come out of retirement and says he is fully committed to competing in an MMA or boxing event in the near future. Evans, 41, announced his retirement from MMA in 2018. He told ESPN he is currently targeting a boxing match against
3:14 PM ET Mohamed Salah is unlikely to travel to the Tokyo Olympics to represent Egypt next month, sources have told ESPN, with the Liverpool forward expected to play a full part in the club’s preseason preparations for the upcoming Premier League campaign. The president of the Egyptian Football Association, Ahmed Megahed, has claimed this
12:11 PM ET Brazil scored an equaliser after referee Nestor Pitana had touched the ball in the build up. MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) has asked Copa America organisers to suspend the referee from their 2-1 defeat by Brazil, saying he prejudiced the result by not halting play when the ball
5:17 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars signed forward Rhett Gardner to a $1.5 million, two-year contract after the 25-year-old recorded the first two points of his career with Dallas this season. Gardner had a goal and an assist in 28 games and finished with 52 hits. His average of 1.86
5:34 PM ET Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday allowing the state’s college athletes — including players on the nationally renowned Kentucky and Louisville men’s basketball teams — to make money through the use of their name, image or likeness. The Democratic governor said he took the
Multan Sultans 206 for 4 (Maqsood 65*, Rossouw 50, Gul 2-26) beat Peshawar Zalmi 159 for 9 (Malik 48, Muzarabani 2-26) by 47 runs In the final for the first time, Multan Sultans completed one of the great turnarounds in a franchise cricket season to lift their maiden title by comprehensively defeating Peshawar Zalmi in
4:23 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Thursday they’ve released six-time Pro Bowl guard David DeCastro. DeCastro was released with a non-football injury designation. He was in the final year of his contract with a $14.2 million cap hit. Releasing him saves the Steelers $8.75 million in cap space. DeCastro didn’t participate in minicamp
4:19 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Oakland Athletics right-hander Mike Fiers likely won’t throw for at least another four weeks after an injection for his sprained right elbow. Manager Bob Melvin said Thursday that Fiers, who last pitched May 6, won’t need surgery after he felt discomfort when trying to resume throwing this