7:48 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rickie Fowler is right when he says major championships, or lack thereof, will not define him as a man. Despite his neon attire, rock-star hair, and skater-boy approach to his craft, Fowler has long proven to be one of the game’s oldest souls. Over the years he has
Month: June 2019
7:22 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi UFC San Antonio finally has its main event, according to UFC president Dana White. Rafael dos Anjos will meet Leon Edwards in the welterweight headliner of the July 20 card,
1:00 AM ET There’s not a lot of off weekends in the Cup Series schedule, so there’s not a lot of chance to sit back and reflect on the season. But after Monday’s race at Michigan, we get an off weekend to step back and relax. Or you could be locked into the Xfinity and
10:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Put Rory Sabbatini down for a 1. Sabbatini made the first hole-in-one at the U.S. Open since 2014 when he aced the 202-yard 12th hole at Pebble Beach on Thursday. Playing a neon yellow ball, he hit an iron onto the green, where the ball bounced hard twice, then
6:27 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies acquired infielder Brad Miller from the New York Yankees on Thursday for cash considerations. Miller, 29, joined the Yankees organization this season after he was released by the Cleveland Indians in April. He hit .250 with a home run and four RBIs in 13 games for Cleveland. Miller didn’t
5:49 PM ET Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado is in Thursday night’s lineup against the San Diego Padres, batting fourth a day after he was hit on the left forearm with a pitch. X-rays on Arenado’s forearm were negative and the Rockies had described him as day-to-day on Wednesday after he was plunked by
5:40 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted Andy Weidl to vice president of player personnel, succeeding Joe Douglas, who was hired as the general manager of the New York Jets, the team has now confirmed via its website. Weidl has served as the Eagles director of player personnel under Douglas and Howie Roseman, the
5:43 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals released veteran cornerback David Amerson on Thursday, a surprise move as the team wrapped up its offseason workouts. Amerson, 27, had been considered a favorite to start at one of the team’s outside cornerback spots with Patrick Peterson suspended for the first six games of the season for a
5:40 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the best stories of baseball’s first half, entering Thursday with a 41-26 record that’s among the best in the majors. It’s the type of performance that typically warrants multiple All-Star Game selections. But when the initial All-Star voting results were released Monday, only one
12:35 AM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Justin Rose closed out his opening round with three straight birdies to lead the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which was all he could want. He got a little more. Rose knew what was at stake when he stood over a 12-foot birdie putt on the