6:18 PM ET To: The United States Golf AssociationFrom: Kevin Van Valkenburg, ESPN senior writer (current 8.8 Index) Greetings to all my friends and fellow golf obsessives (golf nerds?) at the USGA! I hope this finds you well. I realize this is an extremely busy time for the organization, what with the 121st playing of
Month: June 2021
10:02 AM 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 Promoter Eddie Hearn has announced he will host three events on back-to-back Saturdays in July in August in the garden of the company’s headquarters
10:39 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Novak Djokovic won his 19th major title and second at Roland Garros following back-to-back comeback wins over Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Barbora Krejcikova proved she wasn’t just a doubles specialist with her first major singles title. Of course, she won in doubles too alongside her partner Katerina Siniakova
10:57 PM ET George Kambosos Jr. says unified lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez has underestimated him and that he will make the American look “very very silly” when the two square off in Miami on Saturday. Kambosos (19-0, 10 KOs), is unwavering in his belief he has the game plan to defeat Lopez (16-0, 12
8:11 AM ET UFC 263 was a night of clear answers to a lot of questions. Israel Adesanya had a much easier time in his rematch against Marvin Vettori, and added to his legacy as middleweight champion. So has he done everything he has to do to prove his greatness in the division, or does
Jun 12, 2021 Long before he was a global superstar and one of the most lethal goal scorers in soccer history, Robert Lewandowski was just a 17-year-old kid from Poland who was too short and too scrawny, and who showed up one afternoon to learn that his club didn’t want him anymore. What does Lewandowski
India women’s Test vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday said the players picked the brains of men’s Test team deputy Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the one-off Test match against England. India and England women will face each other in a one-off Test beginning June 16 at Bristol. After that, both sides will square off in three
8:00 AM ET The U.S. Open arrives with plenty of drama. Jon Rahm has been in isolation since having to leave the Memorial. Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka have been feuding. And there’s Phil Mickelson, fresh off his improbable win at the PGA Championship, arriving in his hometown searching for that elusive U.S. Open title.
7:30 AM ET The NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility because of COVID-19 restrictions resulted in minimal redshirts for top-ranked college football prospects last season. Immediate experience for these touted players, while not affecting their eligibility clock, was a no-brainer for most coaching staffs. However, injuries and stacked depth charts still led
12:53 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks have unveiled a gold uniform referencing the Sonoran Desert and the state’s Hispanic culture as the latest alternate jersey in the City Connect collection. The jersey reads “Serpientes” across the front, intended to highlight Arizona’s Hispanic culture, while the uniform patch features the Arizona state flag and a reference
7:00 AM ET You could make the case that the seeds of the modern football passing game, college and pro, were planted around 50 years ago. Bill Walsh was tweaking the Cincinnati Bengals‘ offense and crafting what would become the West Coast offense. Don Coryell took what would be known as his Air Coryell offense
7:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN Nineteen NFL teams open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week. Nine held theirs last week, with four teams electing to cancel. Teams that opted out of mandatory minicamps this week are the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers. The Philadelphia Eagles were the first team to skip theirs
7:00 AM ET If the 2011 Stanley Cup Final were pitched as a movie script, it would have been rejected for being too outlandish. One player biting his opponent. A series-long suspension after a star player was stretchered off the ice after a hit. Goalie trash talk in the media. The heavy underdog upsetting the
Simon Lee, the head groundsman at Hampshire, has hinted that the pitch for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final will have some “pace, bounce, and carry.” India and New Zealand will clash in the WTC final, slated to begin on June 18 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. While Lee admitted that making such
10:06 PM ET With the Denver Nuggets on the brink of playoff elimination, league MVP Nikola Jokic was ejected from Sunday night’s game with a Flagrant 2 foul after taking a wild swing in frustration at Phoenix Suns guard Cameron Payne. After a lengthy review, Jokic was handed the Flagrant 2 and ejected from Game
11:15 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Larson was back in the NASCAR All-Star race, and got another $1 million by winning it again. Larson held off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski during the final 10-lap shootout at Texas on Sunday night, after a slippery three-wide pass to get back in front and
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Crowder a goner? A year ago, the Jets’ wide-receiver situation was so dire that they opened the season with Chris Hogan in the starting lineup — the same Hogan who is now playing professional lacrosse. The position
10:40 PM ET Game 4 of the NBA playoff series between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns took a dramatic turn when Denver big man Nikola Jokic, the league’s newly crowned MVP, was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul with 3:52 remaining in the third quarter and the Nuggets trailing the Suns by 8. Jokic
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