7:39 PM ET The PGA Tour season came to a close Sunday at the Wyndham Championship. Now, it’s on to the three-week FedEx Cup playoffs, beginning this week at the Northern Trust (Norton, Massachusetts), the BMW Championship (Olympia Fields, Illinois) and the Tour Championship (Atlanta). The top 125 qualified for the Northern Trust. After that,
Month: August 2020
6:13 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sammy-Jo Johnson has signed for the Sydney Thunder in the Women’s Big Bash to complete a pair of off-season moves following her state switch from Queensland to New South Wales. Seam-bowling allrounder Johnson has been an integral part of the Brisbane Heat’s WBBL success with 38 wickets across their back-to-back
7:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam will stand in support of quarterback Baker Mayfield and any other Cleveland players who kneel during the national anthem this season. Mayfield was one of the first prominent NFL players to say he intended to take a knee as a way of
6:22 PM ET Texas freshman receiver Troy Omeire suffered a torn ACL in practice on Saturday and will be out for the season, Texas announced on Sunday. The 6-3, 230-pound Omeire was battling for playing time as the Longhorns look to replace Devin Duvernay, a first-round pick in this year’s NFL draft, as well as
6:17 PM ET Georgia will open preseason practices on Monday without one of its two high-profile quarterbacks, as USC transfer JT Daniels hasn’t been cleared from a torn ACL that he suffered with the Trojans in the 2019 season opener. In a teleconference with reporters on Sunday, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart also said that Wake
4:30 PM ET ESPN staff It was a day of positive vibes for quarterbacks during Sunday’s 2020 NFL training camps as Alex Smith of the Washington Football Team was cleared for football activity and activated off the physically unable to perform list, capping a remarkable recovery from a leg injury that nearly cost him his
2:20 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs placed right-hander Tyler Chatwood on the 10 day injured list with a mid-back strain, retroactive to Aug. 13, the team announced Sunday. Chatwood, 30, was scheduled to pitch on Monday but instead Kyle Hendricks will take the ball in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the St. Louis
12:39 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed infielder DJ LeMahieu on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left thumb. LeMahieu appeared to suffer the injury on an awkward swing during Saturday night’s victory over the Boston Red Sox. The American League leader in batting average joins fellow Yankees stars Aaron Judge and
3:54 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a sprained right knee. Bichette “felt something” in his knee during Saturday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays while stretching, according to manager Charlie Montoyo. Bichette was then sent for an MRI. Bichette leads the Blue
5:27 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — St. Louis Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez became the first pitcher to allow four straight home runs in his major league debut when the Chicago White Sox hit him around in the fifth inning Sunday. Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez connected during a six-run inning,