Month: August 2020

8:47 PM ET Associated Press OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — One of the toughest tests of the year made it clear that par would be a great score at Olympia Fields. Leave it to Hideki Matsuyama to make a 65-foot birdie putt on his final hole Thursday to lead the BMW Championship. Matsuyama, the Japanese player
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8:50 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — There was not a lot of talk publicly from players — including Tiger Woods — about possibly skipping the first round of the BMW Championship on Thursday, potentially joining others in the sports world who are not playing games this week as a form of protest of racial
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9:50 PM ET While a fight with Georges St-Pierre has long been on UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s MMA bucket list, St-Pierre said Thursday that the chances of him returning to the Octagon are “incredibly low.” “It takes three parties to make a fight,” St-Pierre, who officially announced his retirement from the UFC in February
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8:27 PM ET Fans of Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys made their case to sign Lionel Messi on Thursday by taking to the streets of the 33-year-old’s native Rosario as speculation over where the Barcelona star will play next season dominates sports headlines worldwide. A parade of Newell’s fans, mainly in cars due to the
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7:38 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar talked to Lionel Messi over the phone on Thursday about the possibility of the Barcelona captain joining the French club, sources have told ESPN. Messi’s future has become a considerable point of discussion after he shocked Barcelona by telling them he wants to leave on Tuesday. — Lowe:
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7:02 PM ET New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen apologized Thursday night, saying he falsely accused MLB commissioner Rob Manfred of proposing a plan that would have had players stage a one-hour walkout during New York’s scheduled home game against the Miami Marlins instead of not playing at all. Van Wagenen’s initial comments,
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2:39 PM ET The NHL will not play any playoff games Thursday in solidarity with other leagues protesting the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, sources told ESPN. The decision postpones games between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks. Sources had told ESPN that
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1:16 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have placed left-handed reliever Andrew Miller on the 10-day injured list with shoulder fatigue. The move was made retroactive to Aug. 24. Miller is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA and two saves in seven appearances this season. Right-hander Junior Fernandez was activated from the injured list in a
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