Month: June 2022

2:39 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — It might seem coincidental that Rory McIlroy is again playing some of the best golf of his career at a time when the new LIV Golf Invitational Series is threatening the PGA Tour. However, McIlroy, an outspoken critic of the new circuit being fronted by two-time Open winner Greg
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8:29 PM ET DALLAS — For the second straight year, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has been fined for violating rules regarding offseason practices, according to owner and general manager Jerry Jones. McCarthy was fined $100,000, and the Cowboys were docked an organized team activity for 2023 for holding practices that were deemed too physical
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6:53 PM ET A.J. Harris, the No. 20 recruit in the ESPN 300, committed to Georgia on Thursday. Harris is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback from Central High School in Phenix City, Ala. He chose the Bulldogs over Alabama, Florida, Clemson, Ohio State and others. He is rated as the No. 4 overall cornerback in the
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6:04 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights traded forward Evgenii Dadonov to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in exchange for Shea Weber‘s contract. There was no salary retained in the deal. Weber, 36, had captained the Canadiens since 2018. He did not play last season because of multiple injuries and was moved to long-term injured
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5:21 PM ET The NCAA’s transformation committee on Thursday announced recommendations that would provide athletes with windows to enter the transfer portal each year, and changes to the current infractions process designed to result in faster outcomes. The proposed transfer recommendations are “intended to stabilize the transfer environment,” according to the NCAA’s news release, and
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5:16 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to a 4-year deal with John Tortorella to be their head coach, ESPN NHL analyst Kevin Weekes reported on Thursday. Tortorella most recently coached the Columbus Blue Jackets for six seasons before the team announced after the 2020-21 season that he would not return. Under Tortorella, the
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4:56 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev defeated Ilya Ivashka for the second time in a week, beating the Belarusian 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Halle Open. Medvedev, who also eliminated Ivashka in ‘s-Hertogenbosch last week, saved three set points when trailing 5-4 in the
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