8:42 AM ET Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — American Andrew Landry will play in The Open for the first time next week at Carnoustie after replacing Bernd Wiesberger in the field. Tournament organizers made the announcement Wednesday, with Wiesberger saying on social media that he was having problems with an ongoing wrist injury. The
8:33 AM ET After F1’s historic triple header and entertaining, championship-altering contests in Austria and Great Britain, ESPN’s F1 editors Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders, and columnists Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker, weigh in on the biggest talking points after 10 races of the 2018 season. Does Haas need to replace Romain Grosjean? MH: He’s
7:00 AM ET One of the more intriguing elements to the Manny Machado trade discussions — beyond the question of Machado’s destination — is the Baltimore Orioles’ approach to fielding offers for the four-time All-Star. ESPN’s Buster Olney has spoken to competing executives who see a more focused, purposeful and engaged Orioles front office this
9:32 PM BST Greg GrowdenESPN Rugby Close After more than 30 years with The Sydney Morning Herald and Fairfax Media in Australia, Greg Growden now writes exclusively online for ESPN. Never afraid to step on toes, you can expect plenty of compelling insight from one of Australia’s most renowned writers. At last an Australian local
4:50 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” WIMBLEDON
7:53 AM ET You have to come up with something pretty special to impress a sporting superstar like Conor McGregor on their birthday. Malki Kawa, the manager for Jon Jones, said Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show that he is “very confident” the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency will reach a decision on Jones’ case by the
7:52 AM ET To get your mind around exactly how ridiculous South Africa’s pace gifts are at present, consider this: Dale Steyn, almost certainly the greatest fast bowler of his generation, has the worst average among the frontline quicks in his squad. His 419 wickets have come at 22.32; Vernon Philander averages 21.46, Kagiso Rabada,
Free-Kick: France book World Cup final spot as England vs. Croatia looks set to be a battle of the midfield President of France Emmanuel Macron enters the team’s dressing room. It is only a few minutes after Les Bleus beat Belgium and reached their third World Cup final. The place is not going totally bonkers
After 18 rounds of competition, Super Rugby has just one weekend left to run of its regular season. The New Zealand and Australian conference titles have been won by the Crusaders and Waratahs respectively, thus earning home quarterfinals, but their opposition for the opening week of the finals remains unknown. Meanwhile, there is a real
5:05 AM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner reckons Ferrari’s engine has replaced Mercedes as the benchmark engine in Formula One. Mercedes has owned the class-leading engine since the introduction of V6 power units in 2014. Ferrari fought Mercedes for the championship until the final stages of last season but has launched a stronger title