7:56 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Jessica Korda was prepared for another bone-chilling round at Old American Golf Club. Maybe, a bit too prepared. “My immediate regret when I was on the front nine, my kneecaps started to sweat and I didn’t have pants I could take off,” Korda said. “What a
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6:38 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson will open his first year of semi-retirement by racing the Rolex 24 at Daytona as part of an Action Express Racing lineup revealed Friday that should be among the best in the field. The seven-time NASCAR champion will be teamed with Simon Pagenaud, Kamui Kobayashi
4:30 PM ET Former major league pitcher Chris Young will be the new executive vice president and general manager of the Texas Rangers, the team announced Friday. Young, a 6-foot-10 right-hander who went 79-67 with a 3.95 ERA for the Rangers, Padres, Mets, Mariners and Royals during his 13-year playing career, had been serving as
6:39 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Billy Joe Saunders stayed in contention to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez by retaining his world super-middleweight title via a slick, unanimous points win over
12:49 PM ET Arsenal‘s best results under Mikel Arteta have come in a style markedly at odds with the philosophy the Spaniard outlined when taking charge last December. “There are some things that have to have a blueprint,” he said at the time. “We have to have passion, we have to be dominant, we have
1:30 PM ET Ohio State on Friday confirmed it will play Saturday’s game at Michigan State because COVID-19 issues within the program have improved. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes (4-0) are set to fly to East Lansing, Michigan, on Friday night. Ohio State canceled last week’s game at Illinois hours before the scheduled kickoff because of a
4:21 PM ET The NBA schedule has been released for the first half of the 2020-21 season. The regular season tips off on Dec. 22, 72 days after the Los Angeles Lakers hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy inside the NBA’s Orlando bubble. Since then, we’ve had the NBA draft, a flurry of coaching changes and
4:56 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Trace McSorley went from being the Baltimore Ravens’ No. 3 quarterback to their only quarterback on the active roster Friday, although reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson could get activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list this weekend. The Ravens placed top backup Robert Griffin III on injured reserve Friday after
Mercedes’ George Russell completed a clean sweep of Friday’s two practice sessions at the Sakhir Grand Prix as he subbed for Lewis Hamilton. Russell beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.128 seconds with the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas 11th. The Finn set the fastest lap of the session, just under 0.2secs quicker than Russell,
1:03 PM GMT France coach Fabien Galthie named an inexperienced and youthful team as expected to face a seasoned England side in the Autumn Nations Cup final, making six changes for Sunday’s clash at Twickenham. An agreement between the federation and the Top 14 meant that no player could be involved in more than three
1:54 PM ET The greatest MMA flyweight fighter ever will look to add another belt to his collection. Demetrious Johnson will get his long-awaited shot at the ONE Championship flyweight title against champion Adriano Moraes on Feb. 24, Asia’s ONE announced Friday. The current plan is for the card to be in Singapore, though that
Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the T20I series against Australia on Friday.© Twitter Ravindra Jadeja was on Friday ruled out of T20I series against Australia. Fast-bowler Shardul Thakur was added to the squad. Ravindra Jadeja was hit on his head in the final over by a bouncer from Mitchell Starc and was replaced by Yuzvendra Chahal in
Lewis Hamilton is recovering but “in bed and not feeling great” following his coronavirus diagnosis on Monday, according to his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Hamilton is missing this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix as a result of his diagnosis. Briton George Russell, on loan from the Williams team, is filling in for him. Wolff said:
10:47 AM ET The NHL is now aiming for a mid-January start date with a 52 or 56-game schedule, at best, sources confirmed to ESPN. That NHL’s initial target of Jan. 1 became unfeasible, because of necessary time for training camp — plus extra time promised to the seven teams that did not make this
12:13 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took accountability for his struggles during an address to the team this week, a gesture that is resonating well in the locker room as Philadelphia looks to break out of its three-game losing streak Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. “The first step is admitting where
7:30 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Ukrainian tennis player Stanislav Poplavskyy has been given a lifetime ban for participating in match-fixing activities, the Tennis Integrity Unit said Friday. The TIU said Poplavskyy took part in match-fixing and “courtsiding” activities on multiple occasions between 2015 and 2019. Courtsiding involves transmission of live scoring data from
11:57 AM GMT Anthony Watson will replace injured Bath teammate Jonathan Joseph on the wing for England’s clash against France in the Autumn Nations Cup final on Sunday in the only change from the team who beat Wales last time out. Watson, who overcame his own injury to start on the bench against Wales, came
Britain’s George Russell set fastest time in first practice at the Sakhir Grand Prix as he had his first miles in Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was fourth, 0.322secs off the pace. The Finn made a series of mistakes on his laps and damaged his car in an off-track moment at