5:56 PM ET LONDON — Imagine how good Arsenal could be if Mikel Arteta gets the financial backing he called for this week. The Spaniard used the buoyancy created by Wednesday’s unexpected victory over Premier League champions Liverpool to highlight an “enormous” gap to the top two in England, suggesting “there is no magic” to
5:14 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Thomas‘ caddie left on the back nine of his third round at Memorial Tournament on Saturday. “Jimmy (Johnson) just wasn’t feeling well,” Thomas said. “He was feeling dizzy. I mean, I can tell he was light-headed and just didn’t have a lot of energy. I mean, I told
7:18 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm showed Saturday in the Memorial why he’s one of the most explosive players in golf. With his clubs. A back nine that capped off what he considers one of the best rounds of his career gave Rahm a 4-under 68, turned a four-shot deficit into
8:00 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — What a difference a week, some extra-thick grass, more wind and faster greens can make. All that has happened in the week between the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial Tournament, which were played on the same course. There were 16 players who finished more than 10 shots under
3:14 PM ET Jack Hermansson wasted no time in reasserting his place among the upper echelon of UFC middleweight contenders. The native of Sweden, who fights out of Norway, had won four in a row prior to having his momentum abruptly halted by last September’s TKO loss to Jared Cannonier. On Saturday, in the co-main
6:22 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Authentic gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record-extending ninth victory in the $1 million Haskell Stakes Saturday, holding off late charging Ny Traffic by a nose at Monmouth Park. Jockey Mike Smith put the Santa Anita Derby runner-up on the lead at the start and
7:05 PM ET Texas cornerback Kobe Boyce, citing depression, says he is “taking a step away from football” to focus on his mental health. Boyce, a fourth-year junior who played in 19 games with six starts for the Longhorns, issued a statement on Twitter on Saturday. “For a few years now I have been battling
5:42 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Bubba Wallace still doesn’t agree with Michael McDowell about what happened on the track, but he’s happy his damaged bumper is going to a good cause. Wallace wrecked out of the qualifying race for NASCAR’s All-Star race Wednesday night at Bristol after he was turned from
12:27 PM ET Doc Rivers was fortunate to meet Rep. John Lewis several times and the LA Clippers coach hopes to continue Lewis’ fight for equality and liberty. As the NBA mourned the death of the civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman on Saturday morning, Rivers reflected on Lewis’ life spent fighting for civil
3:13 PM ET If the NBA is going to determine its awards for the 2019-20 season based on games played up to when it went on hiatus March 11, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel thinks L.A.’s final weekend before the break should be seriously considered. The Lakers beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks,
As Lewis Hamilton celebrated the incredible landmark of the 90th pole position of his career at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the man who was perhaps expected to pose the strongest opposition to him this weekend was scratching his head down in seventh place. Last year, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was on pole position for this
1:16 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — It was more than avoiding missing the cut for the first time in 18 appearances at the Memorial Tournament for Tiger Woods. It was also more than bouncing back from a poor performance in the second round. Woods wanted to test his back after it gave him problems throughout
11:36 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Team Green 162 for 5 (Shafiq 50, Khan 3-42) trail Team White 249 (Rizwan 54*, Shah 5-55) Pakistan’s bowlers again dominated on the second day of the intra-squad match at the Incora County Ground, Derby. The ball seamed and swung under leaden skies and 17-year-old Naseem Shah took advantage
11:43 AM ET Associated Press Edmonton Oilers defenseman Caleb Jones says he tested positive for the coronavirus before training camp. Jones said Friday he tested positive when he returned to Edmonton from his home in Dallas. He says he was asymptomatic. The NHL is not releasing the names of players who test positive for the
9:19 PM IST West Indies 32 for 1 (Joseph 14*, Brathwaite 6*) trail England 469 for 9 by 437 runs England need to take 19 wickets in two days if they are to keep their series alive against West Indies after the third day of the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford was a washout.
Lewis Hamilton beat team-mate Valtteri Bottas to lead a Mercedes one-two in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes were in a league of their own – Hamilton beat Bottas by 0.181 seconds while Racing Point’s Lance Stroll in third was 0.93secs off the pace. Stroll headed a Racing Point second row alongside team-mate Sergio
4:53 PM ET The NFL remains determined to start training camps on time, which in some cases means next week. NFL players, following a Thursday night conference call with several team physicians, are aware that a delay in the start of camps is unlikely. The key now, NFLPA leaders say, is to figure out the
5:44 PM ET Game developer Electronic Arts will alter the upcoming release of Madden NFL 21 to remove logos and the team name of the Washington Redskins after the team this week announced forthcoming changes, an EA representative confirmed to ESPN. The last-minute change to the popular football simulator game was first reported by Kotaku.