2:55 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jockeys competing in California won’t be allowed to strike a horse more than six times during a race, and then only in an underhanded position, according to a new rule approved by the California Horse Racing Board. The rule would allow no more than two strikes in
Month: June 2020
9:15 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Harold Varner III took his place in history in the PGA Tour’s technology era, all because of a triple bogey. Jordan Spieth had his lowest 36-hole score in four years. Rory McIlroy shot 63 with a bogey on his final hole. The strongest field of the
9:20 PM ET Three Clemson student-athletes — two football players and a men’s basketball player — have tested positive for the coronavirus, the school reported Friday. Clemson conducted 128 tests on football and basketball players. Tests for 12 women’s basketball players all came back negative, as did additional tests of 41 staff members who work
2:01 PM ET Ray Ciccarelli, who gained notoriety for saying in a Facebook post that he intends to leave NASCAR’s Truck series over the sport’s recent changes to policies regarding the national anthem and the Confederate flag, is now leaving the door open to racing next season. “That’s to be determined,” Ciccarelli told Frontstretch.com on
8:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — While Major League Baseball and the affiliated minor leagues are shut down, an independent circuit is set to open on July 3 with some fans in the seats. The American Association said Friday its six teams will play in three hubs due to the coronavirus, at
3:50 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN George Hill took a moment to regather himself. While discussing the current status of black people in America on Friday morning during a video conference panel presented by Amp Harris Productions, the Milwaukee Bucks guard grew emotional. He shared his personal experience with racism while growing up in Indiana and
8:29 PM ET When the National Basketball Players Association conducted a conference call and vote on restarting the season a week ago, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was an active participant — although his questions were of a mundane nature. As an injured player, sources say Irving asked, would he count among the Nets allotted
8:08 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — He wanted to get bigger and stronger, and Bryson DeChambeau delivered on his pledge. DeChambeau had plenty of time to work on his physique during the COVID-19 pandemic, a project that began late last year during his first break. Now he’s so big that DeChambeau figures
4:30 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s latest economic proposal to players slightly closes the financial gap between the sides but still falls shy of the union’s desire for full prorated salaries, leaving the sides at
5:39 PM ET Tiger Woods‘ yacht, Privacy, was spotted headed up the East Coast earlier this week from Florida, but if it ends up docking in Hilton Head, South Carolina, the golfer will not be joining the vessel with the intention of playing the local PGA Tour event. The deadline for entry to the RBC