2:21 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — A year ago, Devon Bling stood at the practice range at Augusta National Golf Club watching PGA players like Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth preparing to play in the Masters Tournament. Bling and his UCLA teammates had just finished playing in a collegiate tournament at Augusta University,
Month: April 2019
12:15 PM ET The 83rd Masters begins April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club. Here is everything you need to know leading into the tournament, as play happens and after the green jacket has been placed on the shoulders of the 2019 champion. Last year, Patrick Reed held off both Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
8:48 AM ET Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy went into the 2018 season with the understanding that a second straight year without a playoff berth might impact his future. But he never thought it would end before he got the chance to see it through. In his first interview since he was fired
8:18 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have signed manager Terry Francona to a two-year contract extension through the 2022 season. Francona’s deal was set to expire after 2020. But as he begins his seventh season with the Indians, the club decided to lengthen its relationship with the popular manager for at
7:00 AM ET ATLANTA — So what can we make of the Chicago Cubs’ 1-3 start? They won their season opener against the Texas Rangers on Thursday but have since dropped three bad ones in a row. They take on the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday in the fifth game of a nine-game road trip to
7:35 AM ET Formula One has more than doubled the prize money for this year’s esports world championship and will include more races and live events on the calendar. Under a different title sponsor in New Balance, the total prize pot will be £500,000 when the esports Series begins on April 8, a big increase
11:24 AM ET ESPN staff Formula One has announced a new collaboration with the content studio owned by Hollywood A-lister Will Smith. The deal, which will start in 2020, will see Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Apollo World Touring put A-list celebrities through various pre-filmed stunts and challenges at race weekends. From F1’s perspective, the idea
1:59 AM ET Enner Valencia scored a brace as Tigres trounced Santos Laguna 3-0 in Wednesday’s CCL semifinal first leg. Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images Tigres is in complete control of its CONCACAF Champions League semifinal tie against fellow Liga MX side Santos Laguna after a commanding 3-0 first-leg win on Wednesday. Eduardo Vargas helped the hosts jump
4:56 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — As debut tests go, they don’t get more high-profile than Mick Schumacher’s in Bahrain on Tuesday. Most drivers on the fringe of Formula One make their debut with a midfield or backmarker team; they get a chance to acclimatise to the level of engineering, the sheer speed of the
The Phoenix scored a record 15 goals in three games during March, and won some admirers too. Mark Bosnich has described Wellington as the most attractive A-League team since Ange Postecoglou’s Brisbane Roar were in their pomp. And it’s unlikely there will be any argument from upbeat Phoenix coach Mark Rudan. The fourth-placed Phoenix unleashed