2:56 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer is going to miss the US Open and be sidelined for what he said will be “many months” because he needs a third operation on his right knee, a procedure he said will leave him with “a glimmer of hope” that he can return to competition. Federer announced
6:49 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Even for James Piot, the scrappy Michigan kid who isn’t afraid to set the bar high, his target Sunday in the U.S. Amateur was bordering on audacious. He was 3 down and running out of time. Standing on the 10th tee, Piot set a goal of playing
8:06 PM ET Associated Press ASH, England — Calum Hill of Scotland closed with a 5-under 67 for a 1-stroke victory at the Cazoo Classic on Sunday to clinch his first European Tour title. Hill finished at 16-under 272, 1 shot ahead of Alexander Levy of France. The 26-year-old Hill finished in a tie for
6:26 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Doug Barron birdied the final three holes for his third straight 6-under 64 and a two-stroke victory Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Shaw Charity Classic. The 52-year-old Barron also eagled the par-5 11th in a back-nine 30 at Canyon Meadows. He also won the 2019 Dick’s
6:14 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — AJ Allmendinger took advantage of two frightening multi-car crashes, the leader getting spun out and a penalty – all in the final five laps – to win the Brickyard 200 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Making only his second NASCAR Cup start of the season, the 39-year-old
11:43 AM ET Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate any prize money she wins from this week’s Western & Southern Open tennis tournament to relief efforts in Haiti. Haiti was rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning that has left more than 700 dead. Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is a native of Haiti. Really
4:48 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Camila Giorgi completed a stunning run at the National Bank Open, beating Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to win the title in her first WTA 1000 final. Giorgi, who was unseeded and came in ranked 71st, used a strong service game to best the sixth-ranked
4:44 PM ET Associated Press Ryann O’Toole won her first LPGA Tour event in 228 starts, closing with a bogey-free 8-under 64 at Dumbarnie Links for a three-shot victory in the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday. After tapping in for a closing par, the 34-year-old O’Toole was showered with champagne and greeted with
Aug 12, 2021 After recording her first victory as a professional mixed martial artist in June, Claressa Shields will return to the PFL cage on Oct. 27, the boxing champion announced Thursday. PFL officials confirmed to ESPN that she will face Abigail Montes, 21, of Mexico. “I’m always in training. I’m always working,” Shields said
2:36 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Golf’s regular season came to a close on Sunday, with a lot of last-day jockeying to get into the field when the FedEx Cup playoffs start next week at the Northern Trust. Only the top 125 advance to the first event. After that, the
Aug 14, 2021 TULSA, Oklahoma — Joshua Franco settled the score on Saturday, capping a rivalry that climaxed with a controversial finish in November and ended at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a decisive victory over Andrew Moloney in the ESPN main event. “The Professor” retained his secondary WBA title at 115 pounds
Aug 15, 2021 Saturday was a boxing fan’s dream, as long as they had enough screens to watch it all. Vergil Ortiz Jr. survived an early scare from Egidijus Kavaliauskas and pushed his record to 18-0 with 18 knockouts, putting himself directly into the welterweight world title conversation. And after a second fight between Joshua
11:27 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — William Byron got some help this week preparing for NASCAR’s first road race at Indianapolis. It paid off Sunday. The 23-year-old North Carolinian won the pole for the Brickyard 200, posting a fast lap of 100.044 mph on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s
Aug 15, 2021 The older man kept moving. To his left, back along the ropes, circling to his right. Guillermo Rigondeaux, even at the age of 40, shuffled around the ring an infuriating amount of time as John Riel Casimero looked for any punch that might touch the former champion. It was vintage Rigondeaux. On
Aug 15, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN TULSA, Okla. — Joshua Franco settled the score with Andrew Moloney on Saturday, capping a rivalry that climaxed with a controversial finish in November and ended at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a decisive victory in the ESPN main event. Franco, nicknamed “The Professor,” retained his secondary WBA
Aug 14, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN TULSA, Okla. — Wearing a pair of white-and-black trunks his grandfather gifted to him, Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh made his pro boxing debut Saturday night with a first-round TKO of Jordan Weeks. Ali Walsh, 21, displayed the kind of flair for the dramatic Ali would surely be proud
Aug 14, 2021 Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Austin Cindric went for the win Saturday. AJ Allmendinger and Justin Haley opted for the points. It proved to be the difference at Indianapolis. Cindric took the lead to start the third stage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race and pulled away for his series-leading fifth win of
Aug 14, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Warrick Dunn arrived at Florida State in 1993, he had just lost his mother, and worried about how he would care for his siblings back home in Louisiana. But there was something about the way coach Bobby Bowden made him feel at ease, and it had nothing to