9:28 PM ET ST. LOUIS — The PGA brought the drama on Day 1. There was Rickie Fowler, getting off to a good start as he tries to capture that elusive first major. There were Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas playing before a packed house. But when the day closed, it was Gary
5:49 PM ET After a career-high 37 points last season, forward Christian Dvorak was rewarded by the Arizona Coyotes with a six-year extension. The 22-year-old’s deal carries an annual average value of $4.45 million, according to reports. “We are very pleased to sign Christian to a long-term contract,” Coyotes general manager John Chayka said in
10:02 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DEARBORN, Mich. — It took Joe Gibbs Racing about three months into the 2017 season to start returning to its 2016 form following the introduction of a new Camry body style. Some would
5:42 PM ET Chamatkar SandhuESPN Darren Till is just a month away from perhaps becoming only the second UFC champion from England, and the chance was given to him against his own wishes. Till (17-0-1) defeated Stephen Thompson (14-3-1) last May in Till’s hometown of Liverpool, England. After getting the nod from the judges, he
5:12 PM ET Britain’s former world champion Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the European Championships road race on medical advice, British Cycling announced on Thursday. Sunday’s projected clash between 2011 world champion Cavendish and Slovakia’s current world champion Peter Sagan around the streets of Glasgow had been billed as a final day highlight of
9:00 AM ET As the season approaches and debates heat up about which teams have the most difficult schedules and who has the easiest path to the College Football Playoff, we are here to help clear the air. Or maybe muddy the waters, depending on your argument. With the help of ESPN’s Football Power Index,
4:28 PM ET Associated Press Nashville Predators general manager David Poile headlines the 2018 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Former University of Michigan coach Red Berenson, three-time Olympic medalist Natalie Darwitz, retired NHL referee Paul Stewart, Poile and the late Leland “Hago” Harrington will be inducted on Dec. 12 at a ceremony
4:41 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Stefon Diggs and Xavier Rhodes, both preaching “family first” but saying their competitive nature got the best of them, returned to practice Thursday after getting benched by Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer on Wednesday. The two players began jawing in practice Tuesday and had exchanged heated trash talk through
4:32 PM ET Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Wildcats that will go through the 2022 season, the school announced Thursday. University officials approved the deal Wednesday. ESPN’s new Playoff Predictor loves Clemson in 2018. The Big 12? Not so much. And watch out for Notre Dame.
10:10 PM ET Investigators looking into how members of Ohio State’s football program handled domestic assault allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith have not yet contacted Smith as part of their inquiry, his attorney confirmed Thursday afternoon. Ohio State’s administration appointed a special working group late last week to review allegations made by Courtney