Month: August 2023

Aug 14, 2023, 12:05 PM England have called up Northampton’s Alex Mitchell to replace Jack van Poortvliet in their World Cup squad after the scrumhalf was ruled out of the tournament having sustained an ankle injury in Saturday’s 19-17 win over Wales, the RFU said on Monday. Van Poorvliet had established himself as the probable
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Cale Makar can’t quite comprehend how, after just four NHL seasons, he’s being compared to perhaps the greatest defenseman in hockey history. Wayne Gretzky said Makar is “the closest player we’ve ever seen offensively and defensively” to Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr. Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy told “The Cam and Strick” podcast this
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The 2023 PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup season is down to two events and 50 golfers. After battling the brutal heat and humidity at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, the surviving players will head to the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs this coming week, the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club outside Chicago.
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Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 09:36 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Megan Schofill won the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday at Bel-Air Country Club, beating Latanna Stone 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. The 22-year-old Schofill, from Monticello, Florida, is a graduate student entering her fifth season at Auburn University. “It’s definitely a dream
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Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 10:20 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Ben Shelton beat Wimbledon quarterfinalist Christopher Eubanks 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the first round of the Western & Southern Open, with the tournament’s future in Cincinnati in doubt. Also in the first round, Adrian Mannarino eliminated fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3,
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Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 07:58 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Major League Baseball is looking into social media posts involving Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, the team said Sunday. Franco did not play in Sunday’s 9-2 loss to Cleveland. “During today’s game, we were made aware of the social media posts that
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