10:56 PM ET The planned main event for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 29 has taken a hit. Yair Rodriguez was forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight versus Zabit Magomedsharipov because of an ankle injury, UFC president Dana White confirmed Tuesday. Rodriguez’s manager, Abraham Kawa, also confirmed the injury to ESPN. According to sources,
9:47 PM ET Associated Press A shorter PGA Tour season because of the pandemic has led the PGA of America to modify its two major awards for tour players. The Vardon Trophy, which dates to 1937 and is given to the PGA Tour player with the lowest adjusted scoring average, required a player to complete
9:12 PM ET ESPN News Services A group of Pac-12 football players with the #WeAreUnited movement met with officials from the California governor’s office Tuesday to discuss concerns about their schools’ COVID-19 protocols and protecting their college eligibility. The players hope an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom could mandate player-approved, third-party oversight of COVID-19
9:55 PM ET The NCAA board of governors on Tuesday held off making any major decisions about its Division I fall championships in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, instead pushing “an update” to Wednesday, according to a statement on Twitter from NCAA president Mark Emmert. The board, which mainly comprises university presidents representing all
8:36 PM ET Work on a new stadium for MLS side FC Cincinnati resumed on Tuesday following two racist incidents that compelled contractor Turner Construction to hold almost two-hours of anti-bias training session for all workers on the site. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, one incident involved the use of a
4:21 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Left fielder Juan Soto was reinstated by the Washington Nationals from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday after missing the team’s first seven games of the season. Manager Dave Martinez did not put the slugger in Washington’s starting lineup against the New York Mets for the opener of a
12:21 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina announced on social media Tuesday that he was one of the Cardinals to have tested positive for the coronavirus. “Good morning, I am saddened to have tested positive for COVID-19, even after following the prevention recommendations,” Molina, a nine-time All-Star, wrote. “I’ll do everything
8:06 PM ET MLB rosters will be reduced from 30 players to 28 starting Thursday and remain at that number for the rest of the season and postseason, sources confirmed to ESPN. The initial plan had been to reduce the roster to 28 this week before reducing it again to 26 after another two weeks.
4:31 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona continues to undergo medical tests for a gastrointestinal issue, and there remains no clear timetable for when he’ll return to the team. Francona has scheduled appointments with “a series of doctors” at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday, said team president Chris Antonetti,
5:20 PM ET ESPN News Services The delay in the Miami Marlins‘ first game back after a COVID-19 outbreak on the team put their season on pause has been resolved, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Major League Baseball released a statement around three hours before the scheduled 7:35 p.m. start saying the game