7:54 PM ET Ezekiel Elliott is the “target of extortion,” attorneys for the Dallas Cowboys running back said Saturday, after a security guard filed a complaint claiming assault during a May altercation in Las Vegas. “Over the the course of the past several weeks, Mr. Elliott has been the target of extortion,” attorneys Scott Rosenblum
Month: July 2019
7:46 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nev. — Defending champion Tony Romo increased his lead to nine points Saturday in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback-turned-NFL analyst shot his second straight 2-under 70 and scored 25 points for a total of 51 in the celebrity tournament that
6:52 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Joe Joyce maintained his unbeaten record but was taken 12 rounds for the first time as a professional in a unanimous decision win over
6:55 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals have placed ace Max Scherzer on the injured list with a mid-back strain, the team announced Saturday. The move is retroactive to July 10, meaning Scherzer, who had experienced soreness in his middle back after his last start July 6, is eligible to return July 20.
7:07 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Scott Parel took advantage of Retief Goosen‘s problems Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, the fourth of the PGA Tour Champions’ five major tournaments. Seven strokes behind Goosen at the start of the day, Parel birdied two of the last three
6:27 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Illinois — Cameron Tringale and Andrew Landry shared the third-round lead Saturday in the John Deere Classic. Winless on the PGA Tour, Tringale shot a 6-under 65 to match Landy at 16-under 197 at TPC Deere Run. Landry had a 67. He won the Valero Texas Open last year
6:00 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Sei Young Kim shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday in the Marathon Classic to take a one-stroke lead over Lexi Thompson into the final round. Kim had seven birdies and two bogeys to reach 16-under 197 at Highland Meadows Golf Club. The South Korean player won the
Jul 12, 2019 Aspen Ladd was hiking with her dogs in the California wilderness when her manager tried to inform her she’d be headlining a UFC event for the first time. The 24-year-old bantamweight is known for frequently losing herself on 12-mile hikes — with “the pack,” as she calls her collection of canines —
12:25 AM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-hander Andrew Cashner from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor leaguers Elio Prado and Noelberth Romero, the teams announced Saturday. Boston, which is looking for a starter with Nathan Eovaldi slated to go to the bullpen when he comes off the injured
5:55 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons is “doubtful” to play for Australia in the FIBA World Cup this summer, his agent Rich Paul tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Simmons, who debuted for the national team as a teenager and won gold at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship, initially said he was “looking forward to