1:47 PM ET Associated Press The USGA is leaning more on the world ranking for pros and amateurs, along with current money lists on American tours, to create a U.S. Women’s Open field that will not have qualifying, because of the coronavirus pandemic. The exemption categories announced Wednesday were designed to reflect a typical U.S.
Month: July 2020
3:39 PM ET Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said a spring college football season “would be a last resort” to safely squeeze in the sport during the coronavirus pandemic, citing the impact it would have on the 2021 fall season as a major hurdle. Barbour said discussions about potentially playing college football in the
1:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN One of the proposed dates for the third fight in the trilogy between WBC heavyweight titlist and lineal champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is Dec. 19, Top Rank president Todd duBoef said. “Us, and the Fury and Wilder camps are targeting that as one of the potential dates,” duBoef
1:24 PM ET Alabama has had at least two five-star commitments in each recruiting class going back to the 2017 cycle, and that streak will continue in 2021 after five-star defensive end Dallas Turner announced his commitment to Alabama on Wednesday. Turner is the No. 13-ranked prospect overall and joins five-star offensive lineman J.C. Latham,
4:14 AM ET The McLaren Group, which includes the Formula One team, has arranged a £150 million financing facility with the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), the Gulf bank said on Monday. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the company hard, with sales of its supercars plunging during a factory shutdown. It announced 1,200 redundancies in
6:29 AM ET Former Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin has been confirmed as Renault’s reserve driver for the 2020 season. 1 Related Sirotkin was Renault’s reserve driver in 2017 and 2019, but the role has greater significance this year with the potential for drivers sitting out of sessions because of positive coronavirus tests. The new F1
12:17 PM ET The family of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was glad that he was arrested last week because that meant they knew where he was. Toles, who has struggled with mental illness, was charged in Key West, Florida, with trespassing property after he was found sleeping behind a Federal Express building at
12:41 PM ET Associated Press The Kansas City Royals have launched what they are calling a “Fanbassador” program in which up to 500 fans may purchase a plastic cutout of their likeness for $40 apiece that will be displayed in a seat at Kauffman Stadium during the abbreviated 2020 season. A portion of the proceeds
9:25 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN Growing up playing NBA 2K games, Zion Williamson dreamed of one day being on the cover. After just one season in the NBA, the New Orleans Pelicans rookie has turned that dream into a reality. Williamson was named one of the three cover athletes for NBA 2K21 on Wednesday morning.
11:14 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo still remains undecided on whether or not he will report to Orlando with the organization for the NBA restart. Although he’s undecided, a league source told ESPN Oladipo will be included on the Indiana Pacers’ travel party list, but they’re still working with him on