2:12 PM ET Tyrrell Hatton kept in contention for a third successive Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title Friday after reaching the halfway stage one shot off joint leaders Lucas Bjerregaard and Andrea Pavan. Englishman Hatton carded a 66 at calm Carnoustie to join Austrian Matthias Schwab and Australian overnight joint-leader Marcus Fraser in a group
Month: October 2018
2:14 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The NHL Players’ Association has filed an appeal on behalf of Tom Wilson after the Capitals forward was suspended 20 games for an illegal check to the head. The NHLPA announced the expected move Friday, which had to happen within 48 hours of the Department of Player Safety
2:00 PM ET It might sound strange given Roger Federer‘s recent Laver Cup exploits, but the all-time men’s Grand Slam singles champ could really use a title. That is one at an ATP-sanctioned tournament. It’s something Federer hasn’t experienced since he outfoxed Milos Raonic on grass in the Stuttgart final way back in early June.
1:01 PM ET Former bantamweight world titleholder Luis Nery of Mexico faces Philippines’ Jason Canoy in a fight that will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Gasmart Stadium in Tijuana, Mexico. Nery won a bantamweight title against Shinsuke Yamanaka in 2016, but lost it in
1:54 PM ET Liam Brickhill Blind cricket in South Africa has been rocked by soaring highs and emotional lows over the course of the last week. On Tuesday, Ferdi Boer became the first South African visually impaired cricketer to hit a T20 double-hundred during a successfully staged provincial tournament. But, by the end of the
12:36 PM ET SHANGHAI — Chinese fans booed Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick every time he touched the ball during Friday’s preseason game at Mercedes-Benz Arena, harboring hard feelings for a racist slur he used several months ago. However, many fans applauded Redick’s marksmanship as he scored 28 points on 10-of-10 shooting in the
12:06 PM ET Last week, the trends came through with Big Ten underdogs Northwestern and Penn State covering, but disappointed with Stanford and California getting blown out. Five words should get bettors excited about this weekend: Tom Herman is an underdog. Here are the rest of the betting trends that should help you navigate this
11:56 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Jin Cheng and Lloyd Jefferson Go each shot a 3-under 67 on Friday and shared the lead going into the weekend at the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Jin and Go were at 8-under 132 at Sentosa Golf Club, one shot ahead of Ha Jin-Bo and Bai Zheng Kai, who also
Justin Verlander fired four pitches that were 98+ MPH through the first four innings. That’s more than in all but three of his regular-season starts in 2018. He threw five such pitches on August 3 at the Dodgers, 8 on July 21 at the Angels and 9 on August 19 at the A’s, per ESPN
11:38 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — With a typhoon approaching and rain falling, Michelle Wie and Jessica Korda had plenty of opposition to overcome on the second day of the UL International Crown. And overcome it they did. Wie and Korda led the way as the United States won both fourball matches