7:47 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Jeff Maggert shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to increase his lead to four strokes in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, with Bernhard Langer second in a bid for his record sixth PGA Tour Champions season points title. Maggert birdied three of the first four holes in a
Month: November 2019
7:26 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin thought he was the favorite to win NASCAR’s championship but now finds himself in danger of not even making it to the title round. Chase Elliott is fairly certain he has backed himself into such a hole that his only chance at a championship is
6:44 PM ET Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is in no danger of losing his job, according to athletic director Bill Beekman. Beekman told the Lansing State Journal that dismissing Dantonio “is not even a discussion” despite a disappointing 2019 season. He added, “Mark’s our head coach, there’s no doubt about that.” Dantonio became Michigan
6:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Celtics guard Marcus Smart was fined $15,000 by the NBA for public criticism of officials, money Smart himself predicted he’d lose when he went after the referees following Boston’s 108-87 win in Charlotte over the Hornets on Thursday night. “Really just, I wish they would call the game the right
5:56 PM ET Memphis freshman James Wiseman, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, suited up for the Tigers on Friday night despite being ruled ineligible by the NCAA earlier in the day. Memphis said in a statement Friday that Penny Hardaway, before he was the Tigers’ coach, provided $11,500 in moving
6:05 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Now that players have filed for free agency and teams have elected to make a few qualifying offers — or not — some developments are starting to take shape as the offseason
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers haven’t asked quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to throw much this season, but they’ve consistently asked him to throw when it matters most: on third down. More often than not, Garoppolo has delivered. “That’s usually where quarterbacks earn their money,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “You
5:29 PM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Khabib Nurmagomedov said Friday that Conor McGregor would need to win 10 straight fights to earn a rematch for his UFC title. McGregor hasn’t fought since Nurmagomedov beat him by submission for the UFC lightweight title in October last year. The Irish fighter last month outlined his plan
5:32 PM ET A pair of UFC fighters were fined for their conduct before and during UFC 244 last week. The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) handed down fines to both Corey Anderson and Kelvin Gastelum on Friday, New York State Department of State spokesperson Mercedes Padilla confirmed to ESPN. Anderson was fined the
5:22 PM ET TCU freshman quarterback Max Duggan is expected to play Saturday against No. 12 Baylor, a source told ESPN on Friday. Duggan and reserve quarterback Mike Collins both were injured on the final series of TCU’s loss at Oklahoma State last week. Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson said earlier this week that Duggan,