Month: July 2021

8:50 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Billy Andrade and Stephen Ames shot 5-under 65s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open. Andrade had five birdies and no bogeys on an Omaha Country Club course that dried out after the sun broke through and the wind came up in
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7:56 PM ET Associated Press KENNESAW, Ga. — Authorities announced the arrest of a man Thursday in connection with the killing of three men found shot to death on the golf course of a suburban Atlanta country club. Cobb County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. marshals arrested Bryan Rhoden more than 25 miles from where the
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6:59 PM ET The Orlando Magic are closing in on Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley and he’s emerged as the strong front-runner to become the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Conversations are ongoing, but Mosley, 42, has separated himself in the organization’s process, sources tell ESPN. As the Magic move into
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6:01 PM ET Former LSU left tackle Dare Rosenthal announced Thursday that he will transfer to play football at Kentucky. “My decision was not based on my athleticism alone,” Rosenthal said as part of his announcement on Twitter. “It was based on me attending the University that I believe can help mold and shape me
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10:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: We recently discovered that our previous preseason release of the Football Power Index in April contained data and modeling errors. We have remedied the issues and are re-releasing FPI here ahead of the 2021 season. ESPN Analytics regrets the error. In five of the past six seasons, the top spot
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4:17 PM ET Major international soccer tournaments are funny beasts. After a grueling, nine-month club season, we shuffle all the rosters, have these new teams play between three and seven games together, and then draw far-reaching conclusions and referendums — Player A is clearly overrated, Coach B’s tactics are a shambles, Country C’s time has
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3:27 PM ET Major League Baseball has extended Trevor Bauer’s paid administrative leave another seven days, beginning Friday, amid the investigation into sexual assault allegations against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. MLB announced the extension, which was widely expected, on Thursday after reaching an agreement with the MLBPA. Bauer’s original seven-day paid leave was set
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2:12 PM ET James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was seen on a video with French police Thursday afternoon, but sources told ESPN that Harden was not arrested and was never taken into custody. French media reports said that the Brooklyn Nets star, who’s been seen around Paris with Kanye West and Lil Baby,
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2:54 PM BST The British & Irish Lions will play back-to-back matches against the Cell C Sharks on Saturday, in replacement of the weekend’s original game against Vodacom Bulls which was postponed due to members of the South African team testing positive for COVID-19, the Lions announced on Thursday. Lions Rugby said the change is
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1:18 PM ET North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Thursday that during a team discussion about the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, his players were against the format and preferred six to eight teams. During a wide-ranging Zoom with reporters, Brown mentioned that ACC commissioner Jim Phillips had asked all coaches to get feedback from
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2:37 PM ET Former Georgia receiver Demetris Robertson, whose career has been hampered by injuries, announced on Thursday that he’ll transfer to Auburn for his senior season. It marks the second time Robertson has changed schools. A former four-star prospect, Robertson started out at Cal on a promising note, catching 50 passes for 767 receiving
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12:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN There’s a COVID-19 outbreak in Tyson Fury’s camp, which will inevitably cause his July 24 heavyweight championship fight against Deontay Wilder to be postponed, sources told ESPN on Thursday. No official determination has yet been made on whether the fight, set to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
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