3:42 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Mike Davis has seen a lot of things in his 32 years with the United States Golf Association, including hundreds of rounds as an inside-the-ropes official. But he never had quite the few he was afforded Saturday morning at Torrey Pines: as a caddie. Davis, the outgoing CEO of
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4:12 PM ET In response to a statement released on Friday by outgoing Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco told ESPN on Saturday that guaranteeing the Power 5 conference champions a spot in a potential 12-team playoff format would be “an enormous step in the wrong direction.” Aresco said the Pac-12
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3:39 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Belinda Bencic will aim to win her first title since 2019 when she takes on qualifier and first-time finalist Liudmilla Samsonova at the Berlin Open. Bencic won her semifinal against Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday after converting all four of her break points and saving eight of
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3:41 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Andrey Rublev reached his first grass-court final at the Halle Open on Saturday and will face Ugo Humbert. Rublev needed four match points to wrap up his 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili in a semifinal where both players landed fewer than half of their first
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3:30 PM ET Associated Press NAIRN, Scotland — Laird Shepherd of England delivered a stunning comeback to win the British Amateur, going from 8 down through 17 holes to a victory over Monty Scowsill in 38 holes Saturday. The victory earned Shepherd a spot in the Open Championship next month at Royal St. George’s and
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12:21 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are on the market looking to hire a new head athletic trainer after injuries ravaged their 2020-21 season. Nina Hsieh, promoted to head trainer two years ago, did not have her contract renewed, sources told ESPN. Hsieh worked for the franchise for more than a decade, beginning as
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1:16 PM ET Britain’s Cameron Norrie set up a Queen’s Club final against top seed Matteo Berrettini after continuing his impressive season with victory over Denis Shapovalov on Saturday. Norrie was too solid for the young Canadian as he won the battle of the left-handers 7-5 6-3 under murky London skies. 1 Related Big-serving Italian
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11:46 AM ET Esteban Ocon has no exit clause in his new three-year contract with Alpine that would allow him to switch to Mercedes, the Formula One team’s boss Laurent Rossi said on Friday. The 24-year-old Frenchman is managed by Mercedes and served as that team’s reserve driver before joining Renault-owned Alpine. Mercedes could be
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