6:14 PM ET Longtime golf analyst Johnny Miller is set to retire from his lead analyst role at NBC Sports and be replaced by Paul Azinger, a source told ESPN.com Golfweek first reported the news and Golf Digest confirmed that Miller is stepping down following the Waste Management Phoenix Open in February. “It just seemed
Month: October 2018
5:30 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract extension, league sources told ESPN. The deal could rise to $80 million if Turner meets a series of incentive clauses, sources said. Turner, 22, has developed into a cornerstone of the Pacers future along with All-Star guard
5:27 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ga. — Police say a former West Virginia Mountaineers football running back has been charged in Georgia with aggravated child molestation. Authorities say Justin Crawford was arrested after a 12-year-old girl told her mother Crawford had sex with her Saturday in his Columbus home. He was also charged with
5:20 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Joc Pederson is in the midst of a very busy two-day stretch. On Sunday, at 6:27 p.m. PT, his wife Kelsey gave birth to a 7-pound, 11-ounce baby girl. On Monday, he was in the starting lineup for his team, batting leadoff against Milwaukee
4:45 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have their third hitting coach in as many seasons after the team announced on Monday that it had hired former Rangers hitting coach, Anthony Iapoce. Iapoce, 45, replaces Chili Davis, who lasted one year on the job after Davis replaced John Mallee. Iapoce is a Mallee disciple,
5:19 PM ET Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal says he put on 20 extra pounds during the end of last season — and it had nothing to do with adding muscle for the postseason. Beal told The Washington Post that the late-season pounds can be attributed to sympathy weight gained while his girlfriend was
4:49 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Ukrainian twin brothers Gleb and Vadim Alekseenko have been banned from tennis for life and each fined $250,000 for multiple match-fixing and corrupt betting. Independent anti-corruption hearing officer Richard McLaren found the brothers guilty on Monday based on an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit. The 35-year-old brothers
4:57 PM ET Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas running back Devwah Whaley is out until at least November after ankle surgery. Coach Chad Morris said Whaley was injured during Saturday’s loss to Mississippi, leaving midway through the third quarter. Fellow running back Rakeem Boyd was injured in the first half for the Razorbacks (1-6,
4:03 PM ET Georges St-Pierre is leaning more towards retirement than returning to mixed martial arts. The longtime UFC welterweight champion told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday his enthusiasm for fighting again has dwindled over time and he will only return for “big fights that have a great legacy.” “The motivation is not the same
4:57 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a four-game losing streak in hand, a pile of mistakes to go around, a meltdown of the team’s run defense with a smattering of bad breaks, Denver Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway said Monday it is time to see a team “fighting for our lives”