6:29 AM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It all comes back to Scotland and St. Andrews on the 150th edition of The Open. It’s a place where the game’s greats bid farewell to this championship. It’s where hopes have been shattered in the Valley of Sin in front of the 18th green, or the “Road
Month: July 2022
6:30 AM ET Notre Dame‘s Marcus Freeman understands why he stands out in the Black college coaching community. The history of Black men getting opportunities to lead FBS programs is limited, even as representation of Black players has increased on the field. About half of Power 5 teams have never hired a Black head coach,
5:39 AM ET The 10th stage of the Tour de France was halted for 10 minutes on Tuesday after half a dozen climate activists tried to stop riders on the road before being pulled out of the way by police and a senior organisers’ official. The activists, one of them wearing a t-shirt which said
Jul 12, 2022 Associated Press MEGEVE, France — Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar lost another teammate when George Bennett was forced out of the race before Stage 10 following a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday. Bennett, a New Zealander who rode in support of Pogacar with the UAE-Emirates team and was set to
12:20 PM ET Associated Press MEGEVE, France — Magnus Cort Nielsen won a two-man sprint in a photo-finish to claim the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday at the end of a hilly trek in the Alps that was interrupted by protestors. It was Cort Nielsen’s second stage win at cycling’s biggest
9:45 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani will help make up the American League’s All-Star Game starting lineup 30 miles from here at Dodger Stadium on July 19. They entered Tuesday within the top 10 in the majors in FanGraphs wins above replacement, trending toward potential MVP consideration. And yet the
2:48 AM ET Evander Kane is staying with the Edmonton Oilers on a new four-year contract, he announced in a Twitter post Tuesday night just hours before the NHL free agent market opens. Kane’s deal has an average annual value of $5.125 million against the salary cap. Kane totaled 22 goals and 17 assists in
CSA has said that it has taken a risk with an eye on “securing the long-term sustainability of the game” by forfeiting three ODIs in Australia, which form part of the direct-qualification pathway for the next 50-over World Cup. The reason for the decision is to launch its own T20 franchise league, but there is
10:09 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Santi Aldama scored 31 points, David Roddy added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies tied the Las Vegas summer league record for points in a game in a 120-84 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. The Grizzlies (2-1), who never trailed and led by double figures for
8:42 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist in early July and is expected to be fully recovered to return sometime near the start of the regular season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Middleton, who will turn 31 next month,