1:32 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Despite being his team’s best player so far, Tiger Woods will take the morning off at the Presidents Cup on Saturday. Woods, who is 2-0 with partner Justin Thomas and has helped account for 2 of the team’s 3½ points, will rest while Thomas partners with Rickie Fowler in
Month: December 2019
1:21 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Joel Embiid declared Thursday morning that Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal were right: He needed to start looking to dominate games. He didn’t waste time taking their advice to heart. In a spectacular performance at TD Garden on Thursday night, Embiid had 38 points, 13 rebounds, six assists
12:41 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Vaughan Johnson, a member of the New Orleans Saints‘ legendary “Dome Patrol” linebacking corps, died Thursday night at age 57 in North Carolina, according to Saints Hall of Fame general manager Ken Trahan. The four-time Pro Bowler had been battling kidney disease for several years and lung failure most
12:29 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — The International team is going so well at this Presidents Cup that it had to settle for a three-point lead after two sessions at Royal Melbourne. Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay were among those who made sure it was only that. Louis Oosthuizen and Adam Scott rallied
11:44 PM ET BALTIMORE — Five nights after famously rolling a 251, New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell bowled through the Baltimore Ravens for a season-high 87 yards. Coming off an eventful week that included a bout with the flu and a headline-making bowling party, Bell showed flashes of his old form Thursday night
10:42 PM ET Former NBA commissioner David Stern was admitted to a New York City hospital Thursday afternoon after suffering a brain hemorrhage, the league announced. “NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage earlier today for which he underwent emergency surgery,” the NBA said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are
10:37 PM ET The Miami Heat have suspended guard Dion Waiters for a third time this season, they announced Thursday, this time for “failure to adhere to team policies, violation of team rules and continued insubordination.” Waiters will have to sit at least through a Dec. 23 game against the Utah Jazz, meaning he’ll miss
10:33 PM ET UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik got his wish. Less than one week after knocking out Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night last Saturday in Washington, Rozenstruik (10-0) has agreed to meet Francis Ngannou (14-3) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, sources told ESPN. Both sides
10:22 PM ET Heisman Trophy favorite Joe Burrow will arrive in New York for Saturday’s ceremony with a few new lines on his résumé. The LSU quarterback was honored Thursday at the 2019 Home Depot College Football Awards with the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards, given to the best overall player and best quarterback in
9:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Last week, Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley let his head coach shoulder the blame. This week, it’s his quarterback who intended