8:29 PM ET Australian cricket’s prime time broadcast footprint is to be vastly expanded as the WBBL launches its first standalone tournament from October 18 to December 8. Twenty-three of the 59 games will be shown on free-to-air network Seven and the subscription broadcaster Fox Sports, with the vast majority programmed for Friday nights, Saturdays
Month: June 2019
8:02 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jason Day has lured Steve Williams out of retirement. And apparently it’s for a longer stint than just this week’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Day, who had been using a combination of friends to caddie for him over the past two years, called veteran caddie Williams last
8:54 PM ET Junior bantamweight world titleholder Khalid Yafai will make his mandatory defense against Norbelto Jimenez on June 29 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Wednesday. The bout will be part of the DAZN-streamed card headlined by middleweight world titlist Demetrius Andrade defending against Maciej
8:40 PM ET Claressa Shields will aim for another slice of boxing history in her next fight. Shields, the only American boxer, male or female, to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals, has already unified two belts at super middleweight before dropping down to middleweight, where she unified all four major belts to become the undisputed
7:31 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder All-Star Paul George had a procedure to repair a small labrum tear in his left shoulder. A Thunder spokesman made the announcement on Tuesday. George had surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his right shoulder about a month ago. It was announced at that
7:10 PM ET The Oakland Raiders have been selected to appear on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” this summer, the team announced Tuesday. The other candidates were the 49ers, the Giants, the Lions and the Redskins. The Raiders are the second AFC West team to be featured on the HBO series after the Kansas City Chiefs in
7:08 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Back at the place where he produced what many considered his most impressive victory, Tiger Woods actually stayed off the course at Pebble Beach on Tuesday and worked on his putting in preparation for the U.S. Open. Unlike 19 years ago, when Woods was 24 and played numerous
6:33 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins believes he has outplayed his contract and wants a new deal that reflects the current market value, he said Tuesday. Jenkins, who skipped the voluntary portion of the offseason training program, is attending the team’s mandatory minicamp this week. He appeared in good spirits and is
1:56 AM ET Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson was given a one-game suspension following a skirmish with Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove and catcher Elias Diaz on Monday. Donaldson appealed the ruling and was in the lineup Tuesday night against the Pirates. He hit a solo home run in the second inning to help
6:08 PM ET Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson was given a one-game suspension following a skirmish with Pirates right-hander Joe Musgrove and catcher Elias Diaz on Monday. Donaldson is appealing. With two outs in the first inning of the game in Atlanta, Musgrove grazed Donaldson’s jersey with a pitch. As Donaldson headed to first