5:58 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha, are collaborating with Davidson College to launch
6:24 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Phil Mickelson knows his chances of making the American Ryder Cup team are, at best, a long shot. Despite his unlikely victory at the PGA Championship this spring, his streak of being a player on every Ryder Cup team since 1995 will most likely come to an end
2:01 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association, in partnership with NYC Parks, will renovate the Greg Marius Court at Holcombe Rucker Park in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, the players’ union announced Thursday. In a project funded by the NBPA, the renovation of the iconic court includes repairing and leveling the pavement, the replacement
5:40 PM ET Despite the United States men’s national team’s failure to qualify for the last World Cup, it begins 2022 World Cup qualifying next week with significantly heightened expectations. In the nearly four years since the USMNT didn’t punch a ticket to Russia, the player pool has experienced an unprecedented amount of breakthroughs in
1:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — United States Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker said that he’s spoken individually to Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka about putting their running feud to rest for the good of American golf, and each has agreed it won’t be an issue at Whistling Straits. Whether that holds up, however,
2:51 PM ET Associated Press The Philadelphia Flyers signed No. 1 center Sean Couturier to an eight-year contract extension worth $62 million. Couturier counts $7.75 million against the salary cap with his contract that begins after next season and runs through 2029-30. It’s the same value as the contract Andrei Svechnikov agreed to with the
1:40 PM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic will begin his bid to win the US Open for a men’s-record 21st major tennis championship and to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by facing a player who comes through qualifying. Win that match and Djokovic’s path — as determined by Thursday’s draw — could include 2014 finalist
2:20 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. suffered a retinal detachment/break in his left eye during sparring weeks before his scheduled fight with Manny Pacquiao, the 31-year-old unified welterweight champion told ESPN. During a session at the World Class Boxing Gym in downtown Dallas, Spence said, he felt something amiss, stopped the session and
England captain Joe Root’s third hundred in as many Tests against India took his side closer to a series-levelling win at the Yorkshire batsman’s Headingley home ground on Thursday. Root’s 121 — his third century in as many matches this series — was the centrepiece of England’s 423-8 at stumps on the second day of
7:00 AM ET August is nearly history, and the 2021 MLB playoff picture is starting to come into focus ahead of September’s stretch run. Are the rampaging New York Yankees — a newly minted member of our top five — making a case for being the best team in baseball? How far have the struggling
11:30 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Gabriele Marcotti Manchester City and Cristiano Ronaldo are close to reaching an agreement over a sensational move to the Etihad Stadium, sources have told ESPN. Sources told ESPN that City boss Pep Guardiola and Ronaldo spoke on the phone on Thursday morning ahead of his possible departure from Juventus. –
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is likely to suffer a grid penalty at some point this season for exceeding his permitted engine allocation. Honda has discovered that the power-unit in Verstappen’s car when he crashed with Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix cannot be repaired. Verstappen is already on his third of three allowed engines.
11:26 AM ET Forward Andrei Svechnikov has agreed to an eight-year, $62 million deal with the Carolina Hurricanes, it was announced Thursday. The 21-year-old Svechnikov had 15 goals and 27 assists in 55 games last season — his third with the team. The deal has an average annual value of $7.75 million. “Andrei is one
10:03 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills wide receivers Isaiah McKenzie and Cole Beasley on Thursday disclosed they were fined for violating the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol. McKenzie tweeted out a picture of the letter he was sent by the NFL detailing multiple documented violations of the protocol. He said he was fined
Golfer, new papa Rory McIlroy says he’s mentally and physically exhausted After playing in 34 tournaments in 15 months, golfer Rory McIlroy says he’s physically and mentally exhausted. McIlroy says he has been struggling to find balance between playing golf and being a new father. He plans a two-week break before the Ryder Cup. 4h
7:30 AM ET When asked last month about the possibility of a 12-team College Football Playoff, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was blunt in his disapproval. “Our team isn’t for it,” he said. “They don’t want to play more games. And to be honest with you, I don’t know if there’s 12 teams good enough.” How
7:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith THE GOLF CART is already moving when the driver, Ben Askren, waves his hand for me to get in. The tour of the Funky Farms ranch has begun. It’s a wild, rocky ride over 11 acres of property 20 miles east of Milwaukee. Funky Farms is tucked into a suburban
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will make “a step forward” in the second half of the Formula 1 season. Hamilton leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by eight points heading into this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix as F1 returns after a three-week break. Hamilton said: “We have definitely upped our game. We have also, during the break,