6:27 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff is following up his first All-Star appearance by getting his first opportunity to start a season opener. Brewers manager Craig Counsell announced Friday that Woodruff will get the start when Milwaukee begins the season July 24 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Month: July 2020
2:31 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods‘ return to the PGA Tour at the Memorial Tournament might not last as long as he had hoped. Woods sputtered along all morning Friday, struggling to find the fairway while shooting a 4-over 76 that put him at 3 over through the first two rounds and in
6:25 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Bryson DeChambeau had his worst-ever score on a hole when he had a quintuple-bogey 10 on the par-5 15th hole during the second round of the Memorial Tournament on Friday. To make matters worse, the score took DeChambeau from safely inside the cut line to missing the weekend at
4:53 PM ET The NFL remains determined to start training camps on time, which in some cases means next week. NFL players, following a Thursday night conference call with several team physicians, are aware that a delay in the start of camps is unlikely. The key now, NFLPA leaders say, is to figure out the
5:44 PM ET Game developer Electronic Arts will alter the upcoming release of Madden NFL 21 to remove logos and the team name of the Washington Redskins after the team this week announced forthcoming changes, an EA representative confirmed to ESPN. The last-minute change to the popular football simulator game was first reported by Kotaku.
6:15 PM ET As the scheduled start of NFL training camps draws closer, the league and the players’ union on Friday unveiled some of the steps they’re taking to educate players and team personnel about how the league plans to operate during the coronavirus pandemic. Assuming there is a season and teams travel to and
5:06 PM ET Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — Former Army outfielder and captain Jacob Hurtubise has signed with the Cincinnati Reds. The Zionsville, Indiana, native becomes the first baseball player to receive a professional offer since the U.S. Department of Defense endorsed a policy last November to allow service academy athletes to pursue professional
4:36 PM ET Indiana has paused voluntary workouts for football after six participants tested positive for COVID-19 this week. The pause in workouts is only for the football program and the Indiana athletics department emphasized it does not impact individuals who have been cleared to participate in voluntary workouts from the Indiana men’s and women’s
4:27 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — A top Canadian government health official credits the Blue Jays for their willingness to live in a quarantine environment while they host games in Toronto but said Friday problems remain with Major League Baseball’s proposed plan to play in Canada amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s
Jul 16, 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt didn’t want to ruin the surprise. When Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called him earlier this year and told him the team was preparing to seriously pursue his older brother, Derek, 27, in free agency, T.J., 25, thought carefully about what he would tell him. He wanted to