8:03 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Russell Henley rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on his first hole and never really let up Saturday until he had a 6-under 65 and doubled the size of his lead to six shots in the World Wide Technology at Mayakoba. This is the sixth
8:49 PM BST Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Untested since their second pool match against France, England had had it much their own way throughout the tournament and expected to have it much the same in their semifinal, but their opponents Canada refused to make it easy, forcing them to work until the final minute in
7:18 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LAFC won its first-ever MLS Cup title, beating the Philadelphia Union 3-0 on penalty kicks after a thrilling, roller-coaster final at Banc of California Stadium on Saturday finished 3-3 after extra time. Substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy, in just his second appearance for the club, was LAFC’s hero, coming off
7:36 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light heavyweight title in lopsided fashion with a unanimous decision over Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The win — via scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111 — comes after Bivol broke through in May with an upset victory over
6:52 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bernhard Langer beat his age by two shots Saturday with a 9-under 63, giving him a one-shot lead over Paul Goydos in the TimberTech Championship and a chance to move closer to the PGA Tour Champions record for career wins. Langer opened with three straight birdies,
Nov 5, 2022 Associated Press Dow Finsterwald earned a place in golf history as the first player to win the PGA Championship in stroke play and the last U.S. captain of a Ryder Cup before continental Europe was invited to join. More than a major champion and Ryder Cup player, he devoted his life to
2:07 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell was sidelined for last week’s 27-22 win at Tampa Bay after being listed with an illness on the injury report. But it was more than a cold that knocked out the six-time Pro Bowl player, who missed his first game of the
3:10 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the eighth straight time, edging an entertaining semifinal 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) to stay on track for a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title Saturday. The 21-time Grand Slam champion next faces unseeded Danish teenager Holger Rune, who has never been in a
7:15 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The baseball gods wasted no time in giving Philadelphia Phillies boss Rob Thomson his first big managerial moment in the Fall Classic. Five months after taking over from the fired Joe Girardi, Thomson had already navigated the Phillies’ underwhelming end to the regular season and three challenging rounds of the
South Africa vs Netherlands, T20 WC Live: SA look to seal semis spot© AFP South Africa vs Netherlands, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Live Updates: Temba Bavuma-led South Africa will look to seal their semi-final spot when they take the field against the Netherlands on Sunday. The Proteas currently have five points in the Super
12:49 PM ET Associated Press Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will miss the rest of the season after suffering an abdominal muscle tear while playing at the Paris Masters. The Spanish teenager pulled out during a second-set tiebreaker against fellow 19-year-old Holger Rune in their quarterfinal on Friday. Following medical exams, the US Open champion posted details
9:49 AM ET Associated Press Shannon Boxx, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the United States and member of their 2015 World Cup team, has been appointed vice chair of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s participant safety task force. Maryland State Youth Soccer Association executive director Greg Smith was also picked as a vice chair. –
On the eve of India’s final T20 World Cup group game against Zimbabwe, star batter Virat Kohli celebrated his 34th birthday in Melbourne. Kohli has been in top form in the ongoing tournament. He has hit three unbeaten fifties so far, and is also the leading run-getter in the tournament with 220 runs so far.
9:22 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Star Ohio State tailback TreVeyon Henderson is not available for Saturday’s game against Northwestern, a surprise addition to the Buckeye injury report. Henderson is No. 2 Ohio State’s leading rusher this season with 552 yards. He’s averaging 5.8 yards per carry and has scored six rushing touchdowns. Henderson had 78
8:00 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN THE ATLANTA HAWKS don’t have a point guard. It seems like a jarring statement, especially for a team that features Trae Young, who led the NBA in total assists a season ago. This summer the Hawks added Dejounte Murray, who finished fourth in the league in assists per game while
3:40 AM BST England booked their place in the Rugby World Cup final with a nail-biting 26-19 win over Canada at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, a length-of-the-field try by Abby Dow swinging the game in the two-time champions’ favour. The tournament favourites, who will be playing in a sixth straight final, extended their
8:25 PM ET Liz LozaESPN Fantasy managers and sports bettors (who followed my advice) were thriving with points and payouts in Week 9. All five of my props hit, which means the pressure is on in Week 9. I’m Sherlocking hard to uncover sneaky advantages with six teams on bye. Utilizing ESPN’s metrics database and
6:58 AM ET Associated Press SHIGA, Japan — Momoko Ueda of Japan shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-stoke lead after three rounds of the Toto Classic. Ueda also held a one-shot lead after the second round. Ueda, who had a three-round total of 14-under 202, is one shot ahead of Gemma