2:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Brooks Koepka got off to a blistering start in the defense of his PGA Championship title, shooting a course record at Bethpage Black to take the early first-round lead. Koepka shot a 7-under-par 63 on Thursday, with seven birdies — including a 35-footer on his final hole — and
Month: May 2019
4:36 PM ET Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended for the first six games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, the league announced Thursday. Details of what Peterson did, and when he did it, remain confidential, as per the NFL’s PED policy. But he dropped his appeal, a
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 268 and 38 for 0 (Horton 28*) trail Middlesex 349 and 223 (Simpson 59*) by 266 runs John Simpson’s first County Championship half-century for two years kept Middlesex in contention on a riveting third day against Leicestershire at Lord’s. It was 2017 the last time the doughty wicketkeeper
3:18 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Whether due to illness or inactivity, Tiger Woods was not sharp in his return to competitive golf Thursday. Making him feel worse was playing alongside Brooks Koepka, who tied a PGA Championship record with a 63 at Bethpage Black. Woods shot 2-over 72 to finish nine strokes back of
1:33 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — So, that was a little strange. Tiger Woods, in his first competitive round since winning the Masters, opened his PGA Championship with a roller-coaster ride of a first round. There were birdies and bogeys, doubles and eagles. His day started early, at 8:24 a.m. local time off the remote
1:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jim Schoenfeld has resigned as vice president and assistant general manager of the New York Rangers, the team announced Thursday. The former NHL defenseman and coach spent 17 seasons in the Rangers’ organization, serving in a variety of roles. He spent most of that time as general
1:08 PM ET Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock told TMZ on Wednesday that Joe Flacco “has been great to me” when asked to comment about Flacco’s remarks earlier this week that it wasn’t his job to mentor the rookie. Lock, who talked to TMZ after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport, didn’t want to specifically
1:06 PM ET Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson is being suspended the first six games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, league sources told ESPN on Thursday. Details of what Peterson did, and when he did it, remain confidential, as per the NFL’s PED policy. But the eight-time Pro Bowl
12:30 PM ET TCU running back Sewo Olonilua was arrested in Huntsville, Texas, on Tuesday on felony drug charges. Olonilua faces third-degree felony charges of possession of a controlled substance weighing more than 1 gram and less than 4 grams, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. “We are aware of the matter and we
12:02 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN RALEIGH, N.C. — On the heels of yet another officiating controversy in the Stanley Cup playoffs, Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour passionately advocated for expanded video review. “It’s been time forever,” Brind’Amour said Thursday. “It’s time to get the calls right, because it’s just too important. Games matter so much.