9:17 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Brian Stuard closed with a scrambling birdie for a 6-under 66 and a share of the Safeway Open lead Saturday with James Hahn and Cameron Percy. On a day when eight players held or shared the lead, the trio of Stuard, Hahn and Percy emerged in front
8:10 PM ET The hazy, orange skies hanging above cities in the Western United States this week have cast another layer of pall over an already unsettled sports world. San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan described the scene at practice this week as looking like an “apocalyptic state.” Experts in climate science and epidemiology say
8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — With Pittsburgh racing to a 42-0 halftime lead on Austin Peay on Saturday, the teams agreed to play 10-minute quarters in the second half, and the Panthers went on to win 55-0. Kenny Pickett threw a touchdown pass and ran for another, as Pitt scored on each
8:04 PM ET BYU and Army have agreed to postpone their Sept. 19 game because of “a small number of positive COVID-19 test results,” and the resulting contact tracing within the BYU football program, BYU announced Saturday. The schools will try to reschedule the game, but no date has been set yet. The decision was
6:54 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Brooke Henderson tied a Mission Hills record with a 30 on the front nine and did just enough the rest of the round Saturday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Nelly Korda in the ANA Inspiration. Henderson started the weekend six
6:02 PM ET Kansas State safety Wayne Jones was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital during Saturday’s home football game against Arkansas State. Jones, a sophomore safety from Owasso, Oklahoma, took a hit to the head in the fourth quarter after trying to make a tackle on Arkansas State running back
5:59 PM ET Houston and Memphis‘ American Athletic Conference opener, scheduled for Sept. 18, has been postponed, the league announced Saturday. The decision was made a day after Memphis paused football activities because of issues related to COVID-19. The Tigers halted because a “significant number of individuals” inside the program were placed into quarantine due
6:02 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The Big Ten’s council of presidents and chancellors will meet Sunday to review the latest medical information and
5:02 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Justin Allgaier saw a more than nine-second lead evaporate when a late caution flag flew, but he pulled away again on a restart with 13 laps to go to complete a sweep of a NASCAR Xfinity series doubleheader weekend at Richmond Raceway on Saturday. Allgaier, who lost
6:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — After one errant forehand in the first set of the US Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, “What the heck is happening?” In response to another wayward forehand against Victoria