10:03 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Reilly Opelka was knocked out of the New York Open on Friday night by Jason Jung, who has beaten both of the tournament’s past champions en route to his first career semifinal. Jung eliminated the third-seeded Opelka 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 and will face either Jordan Thompson or
9:32 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Matt Kuchar made a mess of the easiest hole at Riviera. He couldn’t find the fairway and felt he was on the defensive all afternoon Friday in the Genesis Invitational. But Kuchar was good enough with the short irons to still manage a 2-under 69, building
9:59 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods is among four players from the top 10 who are skipping the Mexico Championship next week, a World Golf Championships event with no cut and a $10.5 million purse. Woods, who tied for 10th last year at Chapultepec Golf Club but was never in serious
8:38 PM ET Associated Press Country House, who won the Kentucky Derby in 2019 after the first horse over the finish line was disqualified, has been retired because of a foot ailment. Blackwood Stables on Friday said Country House won’t race again after being treated for laminitis in his right front foot. Significant steps were
8:12 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians are already dealing with adversity before taking the field for their first full-squad workout. Starter Mike Clevinger could be sidelined two months after undergoing surgery Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, an injury the right-hander sustained while working out at the team’s
8:21 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — The stars among stars were out in 10-degree weather Friday night to celebrate Chicago’s first NBA All-Star Weekend in three decades. And the league didn’t miss an opportunity to honor two legendary figures in the process. Ahead of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game tipoff, ESPN commentators Stephen A.
8:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — At various times during the comeback, when his world ranking reached heights that made such talk viable, Tiger Woods made no secret of the fact that he very much would like to play in the Olympic golf tournament this summer in Japan. The words never came across as canned.
7:45 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Ross Stripling, among the many Los Angeles Dodgers players who has expressed anger over the Houston Astros‘ sign-stealing scandal, was asked if he would consider throwing at Astros hitters if he were to face them this coming season. Stripling thought about the question for a few seconds before arriving
8:15 PM ET ESPN News Services WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Count Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo among those not impressed or satisfied by the Houston Astros‘ attempts to apologize for — and put behind them — their sign-stealing scandal. “They cheated. They were found guilty of it. And I haven’t heard it yet,”
7:00 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dave Roberts was watching his players throw bullpen sessions and conduct batting practice while members of the 2017 Houston Astros stumbled through pre-arranged apologies on Thursday morning. Later, while addressing an eager media contingent, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager struck a distinct tone — he was done talking about