8:04 PM ET Associated Press Next year will be the final leap into “Poppie’s Pond,” ending 40 years of the only LPGA major held on the same course and still known in some corners simply as the Dinah Shore. The LPGA Tour announced Tuesday that Chevron is taking over as title sponsor of the year’s
Month: October 2021
7:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko and Richard Commey have agreed to a deal for a Dec. 11 fight at Madison Square Garden, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The clash of former lightweight champions will air following the Heisman Trophy presentation, one of the most coveted dates and time slots on Top Rank’s
8:18 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark pleaded not guilty Monday in Los Angeles to two counts of possession of an assault weapon, the L.A. County district attorney’s office said. The pleas stem from incidents in March and June of this year, during which Clark was arrested both times on
8:52 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have released linebacker Jaylon Smith, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The move comes as a surprise since Smith has not missed a game in his career and the Cowboys are on the hook for his full $7.2 million base salary. The team had some trade
4:52 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau hinted at it during the Ryder Cup, and now it is going to happen: a golf match between DeChambeau and year-long adversary Brooks Koepka. The 12-hole match (not 18) between the two golfers who feuded for much of 2021 will take place on Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving, at
4:02 PM ET In the wake of a fighter’s death, the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) medical advisory committee has issued a statement urging athletic commissions to exercise caution when it comes to bare-knuckle fighting. In the statement written Tuesday by co-chairman and ringside physician Dr. Michael Schwartz and obtained by ESPN,
4:27 PM ET Kylian Mbappe doesn’t give many interviews, but when he does, he’s very often honest. So when he was asked by French newspaper L’Equipe to describe the mood right now within the French national team camp, his answer was telling. “The dynamic is less positive.” Frankly, he could easily have said “negative,” but
4:24 PM ET Atlanta Falcons starting nickel corner Isaiah Oliver is out for the season and will need surgery, a source told ESPN, after he was carted off the field with a knee injury Sunday against the Washington Football Team. The team placed Oliver on injured reserve Tuesday. Oliver, a second-round pick in 2018 out
5:23 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots and free-agent linebacker Jamie Collins are working toward a deal that will bring back Collins for a third stint with the team, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Collins was released by the Detroit Lions on Sept. 28 after the team couldn’t find a trade
4:16 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner on Tuesday said he’s encouraged by his talks with the NHL and NHLPA after accusing teams of giving players pain medication without prescriptions in a controversial Twitter thread Saturday. Lehner intended to bring attention to the stalemate between the Buffalo Sabres and Lehner’s former teammate Jack