4:26 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mitch Kupchak says the Charlotte Hornets plan to do everything they can to keep three-time All-Star Kemba Walker. The Hornets’ first-year general manager knows it has become a two-sided equation, given that Walker is set to become an unrestricted free agent in July and able to choose
Month: April 2019
2:43 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was a practice swing unlike any other. Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, stepped to the tee box on the No. 13 hole at the tail end of Amen Corner during Friday’s second round. There are some big names atop the leaderboard. There are some big names with
6:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid‘s status for Game 1 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets remains in limbo. He was officially listed as “doubtful” for Saturday’s game withload management — left knee soreness. “I have no idea,” Embiid told reporters when asked if he would be
7:38 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods looked down after a few missed opportunities around Amen Corner to make a serious move on the leaders following a short weather delay. Then it hit him — literally. With Woods among the pines on the left side of No. 14, a security guard, trying to keep
1:56 PM ET Purdue has finalized a new seven-year, $36.8 million contract for coach Jeff Brohm. Purdue’s board of trustees on Friday approved the agreement, which includes a $1.7 million signing bonus spread over the next two years. Brohm, 47, is 13-13 with two bowl appearances at Purdue and opted to remain with the Boilermakers
12:27 PM ET Southern California freshman guard Kevin Porter Jr. has decided to hire an agent and declare for the 2019 NBA draft. “I will be declaring for the 2019 NBA draft and I will be signing with Roc Nation Sports,” Porter told ESPN. Porter, the No. 40 recruit in the 2019 class, wasn’t thought
1:47 PM ET NEW YORK — Another day, another New York Yankees star to the injured list. With 11 other players already on their IL, the Yankees announced Friday afternoon that catcher Gary Sanchez would be joining them, retroactive to Thursday, after suffering a left calf strain earlier this week. Sanchez will be replaced on
1:39 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Stewart-Haas Racing announced a partnership with Toco Warranty that will make the company a primary sponsor of Clint Bowyer‘s No. 14 Ford Mustang for four races this season. The company will debut with SHR during the April 26-28 race weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Bowyer’s car will also
5:15 PM ET CHICAGO — The winds at Wrigley Field were howling out to center field before Friday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels, but the game’s best player isn’t there to take advantage of them. Mike Trout, the Angels’ two-time American League MVP, remained in Anaheim, California, when his club departed
3:02 PM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will hold talks with England’s Billy Vunipola after he publicly supported Australian Israel Folau over his controversial social media comments. Wallabies star Folau posted anti-gay comments on his Instagram on Wednesday and declared that “hell awaits” homosexuals as well as drunks, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and