9:25 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Phil Mickelson called the concept of a new professional golf tour that would bring together big names with huge purses “intriguing,” adding that he is “curious” about what the Premier Golf League is putting together. Several players and agents have been approached by the league about participating, according to
8:08 PM ET MIAMI — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra responded swiftly to swingman Jimmy Butler not being selected as a starter for next month’s NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, calling his omission “a joke” and adding that he’s hopeful it will help change the voting process. “I just think it’s ridiculous that we’re still in
8:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The putting stroke he lost somewhere between the practice green and the first tee eventually returned, but not until after Tiger Woods four-putted the first green for a shocking double-bogey 6 on Friday at Torrey Pines. Woods recovered to shoot 1-under-par 71 on the South Course to finish in
8:27 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The PGA Tour is raising the prize money at The Players Championship to $15 million, making it the largest purse in golf unless any of the majors decide to up the ante this year. The winner of the March 12-15 event at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra
7:55 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle will be making his Super Bowl debut on Feb. 2 and, in addition to his large entourage of friends and family, he’ll be bringing a couple of special guests along with him. In conjunction with financial-services company USAA and the Tragedy
1:01 AM GMT Varun Shetty January 25: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades in Sydney Our XI: Aaron Finch, Moises Henriques, Steven Smith, Beau Webster, Mohammad Nabi, James Vince, Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Boyce, Tom Curran, Kane Richardson NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant)
7:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Luis Rojas never expected to be the man behind the microphone. Eleven days earlier, he was preparing for his second spring training as the Mets’ relatively anonymous quality control coach. Now he is a major league manager, just like his dad, tasked with lifting New York’s perennial
7:31 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Already a World Series MVP, six-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove catcher, Salvador Perez became something else when he stepped onto the main stage at the Kansas City Royals‘ annual FanFest: a U.S. citizen. Perez took his oath of citizenship on Friday, the completion of a
7:52 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — After six consecutive losses, Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton decided to mix things up on Friday night. Walton decided to start Bogdan Bogdanovic at guard over Buddy Hield against the Chicago Bulls — but not as a form of punishment. And his gamble worked. “We don’t win that
8:15 AM ET When Chandler Morris stepped onto a small stage to announce his college commitment on Jan. 2, he was followed by his father, Chad. Chad had seen hundreds of commitments on TV as a college coach. Some had gone his way and some didn’t. He would typically get anxious waiting to see whether