6:23 PM ET MESA, Ariz. – The Chicago Cubs are taking steps to “enhance” their domestic violence training and awareness in the wake of shortstop Addison Russell being suspended for 40 games late last year after violating the league’s domestic abuse policy. Russell will be a full participant in spring training but will sit out
6:10 PM ET Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko overcame strong winds and a determined Mihaela Buzarnescu to advance to the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-2 victory on Tuesday. Both Ostapenko and Buzarnescu are aggressive players and finished with more unforced errors than winners, but the Latvian was more
6:07 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is looking forward to serving as an ambassador for his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend during All-Star festivities. Curry, who spent most of his childhood in Charlotte while his father, Dell, starred for the Hornets, and went to school at Davidson
6:00 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Prior to making his first PGA Tour start of 2019, Sergio Garcia took to social media on Tuesday to again apologize for behavior that got him disqualified on Feb. 2 from the Saudi International, a European Tour event. Garcia, 39, committed “serious misconduct” under Rule 1.2a during the
5:48 PM ET Associated Press What would a Presidents Cup be without Fred Couples involved? Go back to 2007 to find the last time Couples was not part of the matches. Beginning in 2020, the Genesis Open will have a significantly higher purse, offer a three-year PGA Tour exemption to the winner (up from two
6:08 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — New Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury may have said he liked Kyler Murray in October, but Tuesday he said he’s sticking with Josh Rosen. “Our feelings toward Josh haven’t waned or changed or anything,” Kingsbury said. “I get we have the first pick and so there’s going to be
6:04 PM ET Joe Root, England’s captain, acknowledged Shannon Gabriel could have said something he “might regret” during their exchanges on the third day’s play in St Lucia. Stump mics caught an interaction between Gabriel, the West Indies fast bowler, and two England batsmen, Root and Joe Denly, which ended with Root saying: “There’s nothing
4:36 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta is dealing with an upper-body injury and is out indefinitely. The team placed Maatta on the injured list on Tuesday. The 24-year-old played just 4:57 in Monday night’s 4-1 win over Philadelphia before leaving the game. He did not return. Maatta has one
4:52 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — The annual PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club that is now run by Tiger Woods‘ foundation will get a big upgrade beginning in 2020, putting it in the same status as tournaments associated with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Sources told ESPN that the Genesis Open will
4:30 PM ET Mayara Munhos Cris Cyborg was stunned by Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 in Los Angeles in December, suffering only her second mixed martial arts defeat, and her first by knockout. Nunes went on to become the women’s featherweight and bantamweight champion, the first female UFC fighter to hold the belts simultaneously in