9:24 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Clint Bowyer hopped off his pit stand at Bristol Motor Speedway to learn he’d won the fan vote to advance into NASCAR’s All-Star race — an announcement met by a roar from the grandstands. It wasn’t the raucous ovation typically heard in Thunder Valley, but after four
6:33 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Dwyane Wade deleted a tweet in support of TV host Nick Cannon in the wake of the entertainer being fired for making anti-Semitic remarks on a podcast. After initially tweeting at Cannon, “We are with you,” followed by a black fist and “Keep leading!” Wade later deleted the tweet and
7:02 AM IST Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis have returned – at least loosely – to the national team fold after being named in a 26-man preliminary squad for Australia’s proposed white-ball tour of England in September. Test batsman Travis Head has also been named in a white-ball squad for the first time since he
6:07 PM ET Jurgen Klopp was right: records don’t inspire Liverpool. A sense of embarrassment almost did after uncharacteristically gifting Arsenal their two first-half goals, but they failed to rally sufficiently and this 2-1 defeat ends any chance of surpassing Manchester City‘s record 100-point mark this season. Nobody should be too hard on Liverpool after
6:34 PM ET Associated Press Del Mar canceled racing for the upcoming weekend after 15 jockeys tested positive for COVID-19. All the track’s riders and personnel who work in the jockeys’ room were tested by San Diego County public health officials at the request of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Of the 15 positive tests,
6:59 PM ET Associated Press A limited number of owners will be allowed at Saratoga on the day that their horse is entered to race. The New York Racing Association says the size of an ownership group will be limited to eight people who possess a license per horse. The application to attend must be
7:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — Two horses have died after suffering racing injuries at Los Alamitos, which was put on probation by the California Horse Racing Board after a spike in horse fatalities. Tacy, a 5-year-old mare, was pulled up while racing Sunday night at the Orange County track. She was
4:05 PM ET The franchise-tag extension deadline has come and gone. While a long-term contract between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys seemed to make sense for all parties involved, the two sides weren’t able to come to terms. Prescott will play out his $31.4 million franchise tag for the 2020 season before we go
6:39 PM ET A new featherweight title contender will emerge Wednesday night on “Fight Island.” Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The card is the second of four consecutive events the UFC has scheduled for Yas Island, which has been dubbed
3:24 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for 15 days by the Arkansas Racing Commission after two of his horses tested positive for a banned substance. The commission said in a ruling announced Wednesday that the suspension will run Aug. 1-15. The Oaklawn Park stewards
6:25 PM ET Myles Garrett‘s contract extension with the Cleveland Browns contains $100 million in total guarantees, the most ever paid to a defensive player, according to league sources, with $50 million guaranteed at signing. The Browns’ star pass-rusher signed the record-setting five-year extension Wednesday. The team did not disclose financial terms, but sources told
6:15 PM ET Miguel Marriaga’s 10-round featherweight fight against Mark John Yap has been canceled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after Yap weighed in 8.7 pounds over the limit Wednesday. Yap weighed in at 136.7 pounds for the 128-pound fight, while Marriaga was at 127.3. The fight was scheduled to headline a Top Rank
3:53 PM ET Tiger Woods hasn’t been this big of a long shot at the Memorial Tournament-an event he’s won five times–in a long time, and bettors can’t get enough of him. Woods is set to return to the PGA Tour this week after a five-month layoff initially caused by a stiff back and extended
RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Southlake, TXCarroll High School 6’3” 205 92 2 DT Bradenton, FLIMG Academy 6’4” 300 91 3 DE Miami, FLMonsignor Edward Pace High School 6’5” 235 91 4 DE Baltimore, MDSt. Frances Academy 6’2” 235 90 5 CB Santa Ana, CAMater Dei High School 6’1”
4:09 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Amid face masks, disinfectant and temperature checks for the coronavirus, Dominic Thiem defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4) 6-4, 10-8 in the men’s final of a grass-court exhibition tournament on Wednesday. The Steffi Graf Stadium in Berlin’s Grunewald district was largely empty for the match with spectator numbers restricted.
4:45 PM ET PGA commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that he’s hopeful of having at least some spectators in attendance during tour events before the end of 2020. “I mean, we’re doing everything we can to be prepared to have fans at our tournaments certainly in the final quarter of the year post-Tour Championship,” Monahan
3:45 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Considering they are about to resume the season amid a pandemic, the Blue Jackets are healthier than they have been in a long while. When the NHL halted play in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, injuries to top players had piled up and coach John Tortorella
1:42 PM ET The NHL announced finalists for its rookie of the year and coach of the year awards Wednesday. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes, Chicago Blackhawks left wing Dominik Kubalik and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most