9:04 PM ET Associated Press Former world No. 1 and two-time major winner Ariya Jutanugarn and her sister Moriya have tested positive for COVID-19 and have withdrawn from next week’s LPGA Tour event in Florida, the Pelican Women’s Championship. “Although we have been very cautious, unfortunately Mo and I have tested positive for COVID-19. We
8:45 PM ET Nothing like a ranked UFC lightweight accepting a five-round fight … against a former champion … on five days’ notice … to stir up the MMA community. The reaction to Paul Felder (17-5) stepping into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event against Rafael dos Anjos (29-13) on short notice has been genuinely
9:19 PM GMT Improved Ireland added to Wales’ miserable 2020 on Friday with a 32-9 win in the opening game of the new Autumn Nations Cup that has replaced the usual mix of northern versus southern hemisphere clashes derailed by COVID-19. Ireland’s scrum exerted its dominance early on with Andrew Porter giving a crumpling Rhys
7:45 PM ET Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Les Rohr, a highly touted prospect who briefly pitched for the champion 1969 New York Mets, has died. He was 74. The Cremation & Funeral Gallery said Rohr died at home on Nov. 6. A cause of death wasn’t listed. Rohr was the second overall pick in
6:24 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — A missed 4-foot par putt marred Tiger Woods‘ abbreviated second-round play Friday at the Masters, where he was just off the fairway on the 11th hole when play was halted because of darkness. Woods, 44 and the defending champion, made his first bogey of the tournament when he missed
6:57 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bernhard Langer spent more than seven hours walking 26 holes across a soggy Augusta National that made it feel even longer. His 63-year-old knees were aching. He was happy to be done. Except that he’s not done. Langer, a two-time Masters champion and ageless wonder, gets to
6:54 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau, the betting favorite entering this Masters, had another wild ride at Augusta National Golf Club in the second round, which was halted because of darkness on Friday. Through 12 holes of the second round, DeChambeau sits one shot below the projected cut line of even par. 1
7:17 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Masters in November promised to be much different, and that was before a ball was ever launched into the air. No ropes, no bleachers, no fans, no roars. No azaleas, although there are camellias. Instead of a first cut, there is true rough. And those two-tee starts. “I
6:47 PM ET An NCAA committee this week declined to vote on or recommend two policies that broaden opportunities for minority candidates to interview for high-profile jobs in college athletics. On Tuesday, the NCAA’s committee to promote cultural diversity and equity (CPCDE) discussed both Oregon’s Rooney Rule and the Bill Russell Rule, which require at
6:08 PM ET Three of the four alleged victims that claimed former New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker robbed them at a party earlier this year have recanted their testimony against him, according to sworn affidavits obtained by ESPN. Julius Lamar, Steven Compton and Tommy J. Hartshaw said in sworn statements that Baker “did not