1:54 PM ET The PGA Tour will no longer require players and caddies who are fully vaccinated to take weekly COVID-19 tests at tournament sites as a condition of competition. The Tour sent a memo to players that was obtained by ESPN that lays out the broad details, with more information to come. “As the
Month: April 2021
News Updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog Tonight we have Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians facing off with Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders. We’ll have the likes of Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Kieron Pollard against the likes of Shubman Gill, Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik. If this blog doesn’t load for you, click
1:24 PM ET Sammis Reyes exited high school with dreams of playing in the NBA. Now he hopes to be the latest former Division I basketball player to make it as an NFL tight end with the Washington Football Team. Washington signed Reyes, who had been training at IMG Academy in Florida as part of
11:49 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals added much-needed depth in the backfield on Tuesday when they agreed to terms on a one-year contract with former Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner. Conner, 25, will be paired with Chase Edmonds to form the Cardinals’ 2021 backfield. It’s expected that they’ll share reps and
News Already without Jofra Archer, the Rajasthan Royals might have to do without another key man Ben Stokes has picked up a hand injury, which has made him a doubt for the rest of the Rajasthan Royals’ campaign at IPL 2021. The allrounder sustained the injury during the Royals’ opening game, against the Punjab Kings,
11:53 AM ET The Tennessee State Tigers officially named Eddie George as the head football coach Tuesday, calling it “the right choice and investment” for the school and its football program. “All I have done has prepared me for this moment, whether that’s my football career, my entrepreneurial endeavors, my acting career,” George said in
11:54 AM ET The date for Ryan Garcia bout against Javier Fortuna has been finalized. Garcia will face Fortuna on July 9, Golden Boy Promotions announced Tuesday. Venue and undercard details have yet to be determined. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) is coming off the biggest win of his young career. The 22-year-old recovered after an
10:43 AM ET The American Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that it has voted to eliminate the league’s intraconference transfer policy, allowing student-athletes to transfer between schools in the league without losing a year of eligibility. The decision, which the league’s athletic directors made unanimously, is effective immediately and comes on the heels of similar decisions
10:38 AM ET The Georgia High School Association has levied a $7,500 fine to Valdosta High School, ordered the Wildcats to forfeit seven victories from the 2020 season, banned them from playing in the postseason in 2021, and declared a handful of players ineligible for next season following an investigation into whether the team used
8:31 AM BST South Africa’s economy is set to lose 6.6 billion rand ($[US]453 million) if this year’s British & Irish Lions tour goes ahead without fans, according to a study commissioned by SA Rugby, which admits it will “do anything” to get some supporters into stadia. The Lions are set to tour South Africa