9:25 PM ET The chief executive of RISE, a nonprofit whose mission statement says it aims to “eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations,” acknowledged Friday that the organization will face major challenges retaining the support of professional athletes after it was revealed this week that its founder, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen
Month: August 2019
9:09 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Jimmie Johnson‘s feud with Ryan Blaney is showing no signs of slowing down heading into the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway Johnson still wants Blaney to apologize for making contact from behind going into a turn nearly a week ago at Watkins Glen. The seven-time
8:00 PM ET Junior welterweight world titlist Regis Prograis has pulled out of the World Boxing Super Series tournament final. Prograis and Lou DiBella, his promoter, also filed suit against tournament organizer Comosa AG, a Swiss company, in U.S. federal court for the district of New Jersey on Friday. They accused Comosa AG of refusing
At £40 million, Alex Iwobi’s Deadline Day move from boyhood club Arsenal to Everton has made him the most expensive Nigerian transfer ever, and saved the Super Eagles from an embarrassingly quiet window. Finally, a Nigerian has cracked into the top 10 of all-time most expensive African transfers. Iwobi moved into sixth spot, pushing Egypt’s
8:23 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Dustin Johnson has missed nine birdie chances from 10 feet or closer at Liberty National, which ordinarily might annoy him. He’s hitting it so well that he still leads The Northern Trust Open. Johnson birdied three of his last six holes Friday, finishing with an approach
7:34 PM ET TORONTO — New York Yankees starter Luis Severino took a massive step forward Friday in his return from the shoulder and back troubles that have sidelined him since spring training. For the first time since he was a surprise pregame scratch in an early-March Grapefruit League outing, Severino threw off a pitcher’s
7:32 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Rory McIlroy had a two-stroke penalty rescinded at the Northern Trust on Friday after PGA Tour rules officials conferred with the United States Golf Association and determined there was no intent by the player to improve his lie in a bunker. McIlroy went to remove what he thought
7:09 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have traded defensive end Eli Harold to the Philadelphia Eagles for offensive tackle Ryan Bates. The teams announced the trade Friday evening, one day after a pair of offensive linemen suffered injuries in the Bills’ preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts. Bates signed
7:07 PM ET Aspen Ladd will need to do some work before fighting at bantamweight in her next bout. The California State Athletic Commission has suspended Ladd’s license to compete at bantamweight, pending documentation from physicians, CSAC executive officer Andy Foster confirmed Friday with ESPN. Ladd looked ill weighing in the day before UFC Sacramento
7:41 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Brad Keselowski will be joined by family and friends during the NASCAR Cup race Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. And for the first time, Keselowski hopes to be able to celebrate a victory with them at the track about 70 miles away from his hometown in suburban