7:35 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies have granted Dwight Howard‘s representatives permission to speak with other teams that might be interested in the veteran center, league sources told ESPN. One of those teams is the Los Angeles Lakers, who are exploring options at center after DeMarcus Cousins was lost with a torn ACL. The Lakers’
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7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jack Whitaker, whose Hall of Fame broadcasting career ranged from the first Super Bowl to Secretariat’s Triple Crown to short essays from major sporting events, died Sunday morning, CBS reported. The network said Whitaker died of natural causes in his sleep in Devon, Pennsylvania. He was
7:17 PM ET New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard should be ready to play Week 1, coach Pat Shurmur said Sunday. Shepard, who suffered a fractured left thumb last month, is no longer in a no-contact jersey at practice, a fact that was noticed by reporters Sunday. After the practice, Shurmur was asked if
7:19 PM ET MEDINAH, Ill. — Tiger Woods could potentially have some tough decisions to make when it comes to deciding who will fill out his U.S. Presidents Cup team that will play against an International squad later this year. One of them involves himself. Another involves U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland. Neither player qualified
7:19 PM ET MEDINAH, Ill. — Tiger Woods could potentially have some tough decisions to make when it comes to deciding who will fill out his U.S. Presidents Cup team that will play against an International squad later this year. One of them involves himself. Another involves U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland. Neither player qualified
7:19 PM ET Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — Andy Ogletree was in danger of being blown out of the U.S. Amateur final. He kept his poise — and his confidence — and came back to win. Ogletree won the U.S. Amateur on Sunday, rallying to beat John Augenstein 2 and 1. Ogletree was 4 down
6:49 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Antonio Brown left training camp again Sunday and while Mike Mayock said it was over the receiver’s anger from being denied use of his helmet, the Oakland Raiders general manager also issued an ultimatum to Brown. “You all know that AB is not here today, right?” Mayock told a
6:25 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have enough concerns about Aaron Rodgers‘ sore back that they held him out of practice again Sunday and have not committed to playing him in the preseason. But coach Matt LaFleur continued to paint it as a precautionary measure and maintained things likely would
1:46 PM ET The field for the Tour Championship is set. No more last-minute points calculations, seeing who is on the inside and who is on the outside. Thirty players will show up at East Lake next week for a chance at the $15 million prize that goes to the winner of the FedEx Cup
6:22 PM ET Associated Press MEDINAH, Ill. — Justin Thomas had more stress than he wanted and answered with the shots he needed Sunday at Medinah to win the BMW Championship and claim the No. 1 seed going into the FedEx Cup finale. Thomas watched a six-shot lead shrink to two in a span of