5:53 PM ET Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Yuka Saso of the Philippines rallied to win the Girls Junior PGA Championship on Friday, closing with a 3-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Jensen Castle. The 18-year-old Saso finished at 14-under 266 at Keney Park Golf Course. She began the round a stroke behind 2017
Month: July 2019
5:34 PM ET Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers reported a profit of just $724,000 in their latest fiscal year, which included their second straight season without a playoff appearance, a large contract extension for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and change in head coach from Mike McCarthy to Matt LaFleur. Green Bay’s
5:17 PM ET Unless there is a last-ditch effort to salvage negotiations for a fight between light heavyweight world titlist Sergey Kovalev and middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez, Kovalev will move on to an Aug. 24 mandatory defense against Anthony Yarde, Main Events promoter Kathy Duva, who represents Kovalev, told ESPN on Friday. With Alvarez
5:08 PM ET After missing out on Kawhi Leonard, Rob Pelinka believes the Los Angeles Lakers moved forward by putting together a versatile roster that addressed personnel mistakes made from a year ago. The general manager spoke on Friday about the Lakers adjusting quickly after Leonard’s decision to join the LA Clippers and learning from
4:46 PM ET Former Seattle Seahawks draft pick Malik McDowell, who is looking to find a team with which to start his career, has been suspended for the first two weeks of the 2019 season, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. McDowell was chosen 35th overall by Seattle out of Michigan State in 2017, but
5:14 PM ET Oakland Raiders guard Richie Incognito has been suspended two games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. The discipline was not unexpected, given Incognito’s spate of off-the-field issues before the Raiders signed him to a one-year “prove it” deal on May 28. “We’re all going to take ownership with Richie,” Raiders general
3:53 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — On the face of it, normal service was resumed during Friday practice at Silverstone. Two weeks after struggling with cooling issues in Austria, Mercedes returned to the top of the timesheets on Friday with its drivers split by less than a tenth of a second. The faster of the
4:07 PM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Ryota Murata regained the WBA “regular” middleweight title with a dominant performance against Rob Brant at Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan, on Friday.
3:49 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The St. Louis Blues‘ Stanley Cup championship run had an ubiquitous soundtrack to it: Laura Branigan’s 1982 disco classic “Gloria,” which became their postgame victory song, while “Play Gloria!” became a rallying cry found on T-shirts, hats and other trinkets sold inside and outside the arena during the postseason. The
3:38 PM ET New York Jets tight end Chris Herndon, a key player on offense, was suspended four games Friday for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, stemming from a June 2018 drunken-driving arrest in New Jersey. Herndon is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games. He will be eligible to