8:21 PM ET Arizona State tight end coach Adam Breneman is on paid administrative leave amid an NCAA investigation into possible recruiting violations, the university confirmed to ESPN on Sunday night. The Sun Devils first confirmed that they were under investigation by the NCAA back in June but did not specify what the allegations were
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8:25 PM ET The Big 12 executive committee met with the presidents of Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday amid speculation that the two schools intend to depart for the SEC. Texas’ Jay Hartzell and Oklahoma’s Joe Harroz met via videoconference with the committee, which includes Big 12 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Texas
11:04 PM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 before leaving the United States for the Olympics and will miss the Tokyo Games. He’ll be replaced by Patrick Reed. 1 Related DeChambeau, last year’s U.S. Open champion, becomes the highest-profile athlete to test positive for the virus. He said he
5:45 PM ET Nacho Elvira squandered a six-shot overnight lead in the Wales Open and bogeyed the 18th hole before rallying to beat Justin Harding in a playoff to win his first European Tour title on Sunday. Elvira dedicated his victory to Spanish golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena, who was murdered in 2018. Harding three-putted the
4:54 PM ET Norwegian Casper Ruud won his third clay court title of the season on Sunday, beating Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Swiss Open in Gstaad. The world number 14, who has also notched up tournament wins this season in Geneva in May and Bastad last week, proved too
Suryakumar Yadav scored his second T20I fifty against in the 1st T20I against Sri Lanka.© AFP Suryakumar Yadav, with his 360-degree shots, is “amazing” to watch, said India captain Shikhar Dhawan after a crushing 38-run win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 International here on Sunday. Surya scored 50 off 34 balls, his second
1:59 PM ET Arizona Cardinals star pass rusher Chandler Jones is unhappy with his contract status and has requested a trade, sources tell ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Cardinals don’t want to trade Jones and expect him to report to training camp, sources tell Fowler. The 31-year-old Jones appeared in just five games in 2020 before
1:40 PM ET ESPN News Services The Vancouver Canucks placed Jake Virtanen on unconditional waivers Sunday for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract. Canucks general manager Jim Benning confirmed the decision in an announcement on the team’s official Twitter account. Virtanen was placed on leave on May 1 after being
1:05 PM ET Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Australian golfer Minjee Lee won a sudden death playoff against overnight leader Jeongeun Lee6 to clinch the Evian Championship on Sunday for her first major title. Lee6 had to take a drop shot when her second shot on the first extra playoff hole flew into a pond,
11:54 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona missed his second straight game Sunday with a head cold. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said Francona is “still under the weather” and the team’s medical staff felt he would benefit from another day resting at home. He will get more time to
10:08 AM ET The Unites States faltered down the stretch Sunday in a 83-76 loss to France at the Olympics. The U.S. led 74-67 with 3:41 remaining, before Evan Fournier ignited a 14-0 run that helped France secure the victory. Fournier finished with 28 points for France. It is the United States’ first Olympic basketball
Mumbai Indians will face Chennai Super Kings on September 19.© AFP Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings in Dubai in the first match when Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 resumes on September 19, the Indian cricket board said in an official release on Sunday. Sharjah will host its first match on
6:25 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com IN 2016, JESSICA PEGULA’S long-awaited breakthrough seemed inevitable. At the US Open, she advanced through qualifying into the main draw and won her first round match since a knee injury had derailed her three years earlier. Her ascent in the rankings continued throughout the season as she added more WTA
7:27 AM ET THE CICADAS HAVE arrived at Rose Lavelle’s woodsy childhood home, surrounding the Cincinnati cul-de-sac in a siren of shrieking and clattering. A doorbell rings and Janet Lavelle, matriarch of the family, answers and eagerly steps outside. She wants to show a squeamish visitor the backyard, once the playground for one of the
6:00 AM ET STATELINE, Nev. — Two years ago, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was sitting at a table not far from the shores of Lake Tahoe engrossed in a conversation he never envisioned he’d be a part of. Justin Timberlake was sitting across from him, regaling Kelce and others with stories from
12:09 AM ET Ash Barty has been sensationally knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics singles in the first round, stunned by unheralded Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets. The world No.48 beat world No.1 and newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Barty 6-4 6-3 in the biggest shock of the Games to date as the Australian fell
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. “Is it done now? Do I have to continue riding?” Anna Kiesenhofer
Watch as Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer wins a shock gold in the women’s road race, with the Netherlands’ Annemiek van Vleuten winning silver and Elisa Longo Borghini from Italy earning bronze on day two of the Olympics. Watch highlights of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE