Aug 14, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN TULSA, Okla. — Wearing a pair of white-and-black trunks his grandfather gifted to him, Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh made his pro boxing debut Saturday night with a first-round TKO of Jordan Weeks. Ali Walsh, 21, displayed the kind of flair for the dramatic Ali would surely be proud
Month: August 2021
7:19 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Trailing on the back nine at Oakmont for the first time all week, Austin Greaser responded by winning four straight holes and closing out Travis Vick on the 17th hole in their semifinal match Saturday in the U.S. Amateur. Greaser has yet to play the 18th hole
Aug 14, 2021 Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Austin Cindric went for the win Saturday. AJ Allmendinger and Justin Haley opted for the points. It proved to be the difference at Indianapolis. Cindric took the lead to start the third stage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race and pulled away for his series-leading fifth win of
8:41 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. CHICAGO — New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton told manager Aaron Boone to remove him from his current role as the team’s closer after his latest blown save of the season. Britton spoke to Boone in the wake of
Aug 14, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Warrick Dunn arrived at Florida State in 1993, he had just lost his mother, and worried about how he would care for his siblings back home in Louisiana. But there was something about the way coach Bobby Bowden made him feel at ease, and it had nothing to
Aug 14, 2021 South Carolina starting quarterback Luke Doty suffered a sprained ankle and is questionable to play in the Gamecocks’ season opener against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 4. Doty, a sophomore, started the final two games for South Carolina last season, throwing a combined two touchdowns and two interceptions in losses to Georgia and
Aug 14, 2021 Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Russell Henley was grateful to get through the round with the lead at the Wyndham Championship. He hopes to hold on for 18 more holes for his first PGA Tour victory in four years. Henley shot a 1-under 69 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead. Henley,
Aug 14, 2021 Associated Press FIFE, Scotland — Ariya Jutanugarn bogeyed the final two holes for an even-par 72 on Saturday at windy Dumbarnie Links, leaving her tied for the lead with Charley Hull and Ryann O’Toole in the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. Three strokes ahead entering the round, Jutanugarn had five birdies, three
Aug 14, 2021 Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Doug Barron eagled the par-5 18th for his second straight 6-under 64 and a 1-stroke lead Saturday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Shaw Charity Classic. The 52-year-old Barron also had five birdies and a bogey at Canyon Meadows. He won the 2019 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open for
6:25 PM BST First half tries by scrum-half Cobus Reinach and wing Aphelele Fassi led much-changed South Africa to a scrappy 32-12 victory over Argentina on their return to the Rugby Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday. The Springboks rested the majority of the side that beat the British & Irish Lions in their