1:18 PM ET Associated Press Aaron Stewart was always around golf even when he wasn’t heavily invested. Now he’s involved in ways he never imagined. Stewart, the son of late three-time major champion Payne Stewart, has been appointed tournament director of the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida. The event is the season
Month: October 2019
Rays opener Diego Castillo is done after seven batters. He’ll give way to lefty Ryan Yarbrough with a runner on first base with two down in the second. Yarbrough has frequently been the bulk pitcher in these spots with seven relief outings of at least four innings. In tonight’s situation though, bulk may not be
12:27 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Samuels will be sidelined for approximately a month after having arthroscopic surgery on his knee Monday, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday. Samuels, the main backup to starter James Conner, has rushed for 50 yards and also has 13 receptions for 83 yards this season. He also has
12:07 PM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold was cleared for contact and will start Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced. Darnold, diagnosed four weeks ago with mononucleosis, had been dealing with an enlarged spleen — a residual effect of the illness. He said he felt well enough to play last week,
12:05 PM ET American teenager Coco Gauff stepped in at the last minute to beat Switzerland’s Stefanie Vogele in straight sets to advance through to the round of 16 at the Linz Open in Austria. Gauff, 15, stepped in for sixth seed Greece’s Maris Sakkari, who withdrew with a wrist injury, to beat Vogele 6-3,
7:00 AM ET Who’s the No. 1 team in college football right now? As we approach the midpoint of the season, with the initial College Football Playoff rankings less than a month away, there are nearly a dozen teams with an argument for the top spot. Here are nine top undefeated Power 5 teams (sorry,
11:53 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Fox has hired former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski as a football analyst, the network announced Tuesday. “I’m extremely excited to be joining Fox Sports,” Gronkowski said in a statement, adding that he looks forward to learning from fellow broadcasters “as I embark on this new chapter
11:37 AM ET The Boston Red Sox began an overhaul of their coaching staff Tuesday, announcing that pitching coach Dana LeVangie has been reassigned to the professional scouting department. LeVangie, 50, who has been with the Red Sox organization since being drafted as a catcher in 1991, was in his second season as pitching coach.
11:46 AM ET Kevin Durant said Tuesday that the New York Knicks can’t rely on their “brand” to land the best players, many of whom don’t even remember the franchise being good. “I think a lot of fans look at the Knicks as a brand and expect these younger players in their lifetime don’t remember
7:00 AM ET Does postseason performance matter for impending free agents? It might, at least a little, although modern-day front offices are less prone to emotional buying based on small sample size performances. Does Joe Kelly get a three-year, $25 million contract with the Dodgers coming off a 4.39 ERA if not for his dominant