4:51 PM ET Associated Press Connor Syme birdied his last three holes to shoot a 2-under 69 Thursday and join a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Andalucia Masters. Syme started with a double bogey on the par-3 third hole but made four birdies on his back nine on a
Aug 28, 2020 The Jacksonville Jaguars will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, according to the preseason 1-32 order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Jags target Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence next April? That’s who ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay had them picking in his early
Chennai Super Kings are the only team yet to begin training for IPL 2020.© AFP Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad will begin training from Friday in the United Arab Emirates after all of their members, except the two who tested positive, tested negative in the follow up test for coronavirus on Thursday. CSK sources told
12:45 AM ET Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos will not be fighting next week in a key UFC light heavyweight bout after all. Teixeira has tested positive for COVID-19 and the UFC Fight Night main event bout scheduled for Sept. 12 has been rescheduled, UFC officials confirmed Wednesday to ESPN. Teixeira vs. Santos is now
11:07 AM ET Nevada bookmakers are locked in a dispute with Churchill Downs that, barring a last-minute resolution, will prevent the state’s sportsbooks from offering pari-mutuel wagering on the Kentucky Derby. The dispute is centered on a price increase requested by Churchill Downs for data from the track, which bookmakers use to take pari-mutuel wagers,
This weekend will mark the end of a significant era in Formula 1 as the Williams family steps down from the Williams team. Sixteen different drivers have won while racing for them – can you name them all? You’ve got five minutes… Can you name every winning driver for Williams? How to play Score: 0
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 faces “big challenges” to secure its future in the context of the world’s environmental problems. “Being critical, you could ask where F1 is and what place it fills – you need to be serious about that,” Vettel said. “There are some big questions to be answered to make sure
9:55 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s attempt to score 100 goals for Portugal could be put on hold with a toe infection forcing the Juventus forward to miss training ahead of Saturday’s UEFA Nations League clash with Croatia. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star goes into this weekend’s fixture in Portugal on 99 goals
Astana rider Alexey Lutsenko claimed the biggest success of his career with victory in stage six of the Tour de France as Britain’s Adam Yates retained the leader’s yellow jersey. Lutsenko left the rest of the breakaway behind on a tough climb 17km from the end of the 191km stage to Mont Aigoual. Yates finished
8:15 AM ET Postponed from its traditional running on the first Saturday in May for the first time since 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Kentucky Derby will take place on the first Saturday of September. Tiz the Law is the morning-line favorite (3-5) and is unbeaten in four starts this year. That includes
6:50 AM ET The NFL is about to enter a truly unprecedented season of football in 2020. It’s impossible to predict what will happen in a typical year, let alone what might happen in a season affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As we’ve seen with Major League Baseball, it would be an upset if all
9:49 AM ET Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN. The Nets announced the hiring Thursday afternoon. In recent weeks, Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks have been aggressive in recruiting Nash to make the leap
8:34 AM ET ATLANTA — Here’s one unconventional way to look at Jon Rahm‘s dramatic 66-foot birdie putt on Sunday during the BMW Championship sudden-death playoff: It pulled him within 2 strokes of Dustin Johnson heading into this week’s Tour Championship. Forget that it was his fifth PGA Tour victory and second in 2020 and
7:40 AM ET Steve KimESPN For the second consecutive week, the boxing schedule is highlighted by a fight that took three attempts to launch. But another long-awaited title fight will finally happen — knock on wood — this Saturday night inside the Top Rank bubble at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas (ESPN+,
2:21 PM ET After an offseason full of frustration, argument and crippling doubt, the 2020 college football season kicks off at the FBS level Thursday night with Central Arkansas visiting UAB on ESPN3, followed by eight other contests through Monday night. It seemed uncertain that we would get to this point this year, but since
8:33 AM ET NEW YORK — Like many toddlers, Stefanos Tsitsipas, at age 3, had an object he lugged everywhere he went. He was a Greek version of the iconic American comic strip character Linus, but instead of a blanket, Tsitsipas’ totem was a towel. “It was like a toy,” Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed
8:29 PM ET Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, who led the New York Mets to an improbable World Series victory in 1969, has died at age 75. The Baseball Hall of Fame announced that Seaver died Monday from complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. “We are heartbroken to share that our beloved husband
Chris Gayle will play for Kings XI Punjab in the upcoming edition of IPL.© Twitter Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) batsman Chris Gayle was seen sporting a big smile in a picture shared by the franchise’s official Twitter handle. The image was accompanied by a reference to the game PUBG, which was banned in India on