8:30 PM ET Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — Austin Squires advanced to the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals for the second straight year after winning two matches Thursday. The former Cincinnati player beat Stefano Mazzoli in 19 holes in the round of 32, then topped John Pak 2 and 1 in the round of 16 at Pinehurst
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8:13 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Mets first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 39th home run of the season on Thursday to tie the National League rookie home run record. The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Cody Bellinger set the NL rookie record when he hit 39 in the 2017 season. Alonso’s
8:05 PM ET ESPN News Services MEDINAH, Ill. — On the range, Justin Thomas had no idea where the ball was going. Some five hours later, he had a share of the course record at Medinah. Ultimately, all that mattered Thursday in the BMW Championship was taking a good step toward an important goal. Thomas
7:35 PM ET Despite Andrew Luck‘s prolonged absence and confusion about a lower left leg injury, the Indianapolis Colts have a “guarded optimism” for the quarterback’s availability to open the regular season, according to sources familiar with the team’s sentiments. Colts coach Frank Reich said this week he would like to know who will line
7:20 PM ET Aaron Rodgers was supposed to make his debut in the Green Bay Packers’ new offense under first-year coach Matt LaFleur on Thursday against the Baltimore Ravens, but the team pulled the plug shortly before kickoff. The Packers announced that Rodgers would not play because of back tightness. They called the move “precautionary.”
6:59 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Draymond Green had just told DeMarcus Cousins that he hadn’t seen him look this fit and slim since his college days at Kentucky. He was ready to see the big man wreak havoc on the NBA this season. That was just last week. On Thursday, Green and the
6:49 PM ET LATROBE, Pa. — As the Pittsburgh Steelers broke training camp Thursday, players were still deeply affected by the loss of assistant coach Darryl Drake, who died Sunday. Wide receiver Ryan Switzer got emotional when speaking fondly of his position coach. “I’m a better man, I’m a better husband, I’m a better son,
6:54 PM ET MEDINAH, Ill. — The good news for Tiger Woods on Thursday during the opening round of the BMW Championship was that he looked far better than a week earlier, when back stiffness and a strained oblique caused him to withdraw from the Northern Trust. The bad news was despite some promising signs,
6:17 PM ET Ten of the 13 members of the College Football Playoff selection committee are recused from voting for certain schools this season, according to a release on Thursday from the CFP. The recusal policy remains the same as it has in the past five years, stating, “A recused member is permitted to answer
5:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES — After a disappointing 2018 season, USC Trojans athletic director Lynn Swann said the expectation is for the program and coach Clay Helton to win a conference championship in 2019. “The expectation is that we’re going to win the Pac-12 championship,” Swann said after Thursday’s ribbon ceremony for the recent