2:40 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The European Tour lost another tournament on its schedule this year because of the new coronavirus, saying the Kenya government has suspended all international meetings and conferences until a further review in a month. The tour already has postponed tournaments in Malaysia and China that were
Month: March 2020
2:42 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Phil Mickelson has met with the backers of the proposed Premier Golf League — and even played with three of them in a pro-am last month in Saudi Arabia — but said Friday that he is not prepared to give his opinions on the concept. Mickelson, 49, is one
2:31 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men alleging university officials ignored complaints and failed to stop a team doctor who they say sexually abused athletes and other students throughout his two decades there, the school revealed Friday. It is the
2:10 PM ET The governing body of Formula One, the FIA, has set up a Crisis Cell to monitor the spread of coronavirus and its potential impact on global motorsport. The Chinese Grand Prix has already been postponed as a result of the spread of the COVID-19 stand of coronavirus, but all other Formula One
2:08 PM ET The Los Angeles Chargers and restricted free-agent running back Austin Ekeler have agreed to a four-year, $24.5 million deal that includes $15 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The source said Ekeler, 24, could make up to $26 million over the course of the deal through incentives. Ekeler
1:17 PM ET World No. 5 Sofia Kenin edged past France’s Oceane Dodin in the Open 6eme Sens-Metropole de Lyon semifinals on Friday. The reigning Australian Open champion beat World No. 130 Dodin 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2 to set up a semifinal clash with either France’s Caroline Garcia or Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck, who play later
6:19 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Yoel Romero wasn’t the UFC’s first choice to challenge middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. Romero had lost two in a row and three of his past four. On the surface, giving him a title shot at UFC 248 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena didn’t make much sense. Then Adesanya
1:13 PM GMT Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes ahead of his side’s Six Nations clash against France at Murrayfield on Sunday. All three alterations came in the forward line with hooker Fraser Brown replacing Stuart McInally to make his 50th international cap, while Grant Gilchrist and Nick Haining have been selected
1:05 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cleveland Indians outfielder Oscar Mercado will undergo an MRI on his left wrist, which he injured while making a diving catch in an exhibition game. Manager Terry Francona said Mercado, who had a solid rookie season in 2019, will have the imaging tests on Friday. The team
1:48 PM ET Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined $500,000 for “public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding NBA officiating,” the league office announced Friday. The NBA also denied the Mavs’ protest of their loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 22, after which Cuban confronted the referees on the court and criticized them