2:44 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to compete in the Masters, will be an honorary starter along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player at the 2021 tournament in April. Elder, 86, who received death threats in 1975 when he was the first Black player invited to the Masters, qualified
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2:04 PM ET LSU’s showdown against Alabama on Saturday is in jeopardy as the Tigers deal with multiple players in quarantine as a result of COVID-19 testing. Multiple players, including starters, will be unavailable, coach Ed Orgeron said on Monday. Some have tested positive while the majority are out as a result of contact tracing.
Women’s T20 Challenge 2020 Final: Trailblazers beat Supernovas by 16 runs to win their maiden title.© BCCI/IPL Trailblazers (118 for 8) defeated Supernovas (102 for 7) by 16 runs in the final of the Women’s T20 Challenge 2020 to win their maiden title. Chasing an under-par 118 for 8 after Radha Yadav became the first player
1:55 PM ET Two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes has withdrawn from her featherweight title defense against Megan Anderson next month for undisclosed reasons, according to multiple sources. Nunes (20-4) was scheduled to defend her 145-pound title against Anderson (10-4) in the main event of UFC 256 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas. The UFC has
1:52 PM ET Health officials around the NBA have expressed concern for how to prepare players for a potential 72-game regular season with a training camp that starts on Dec. 1, less than a month away — especially for the teams that haven’t played games since March and the two conference champions. “It’s going to
IPL 2020 Final, MI vs DC: Hardik Pandya has been crucial for Mumbai Indians in UAE© Twitter Hardik Pandya rallied support for defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 final against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday. The match will take place at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. The
11:48 AM ET Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has opened up on his experiences with depression and has said returning to live with his parents in Canberra this year has been good for his mind and soul. Kyrgios, who started seeing a psychologist in 2018, has been criticised by some for not caring enough about his tennis
9:00 AM ET Welterweight world titlist and ESPN No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Terence Crawford defends his belt against former titleholder Kell Brook in the main event of a Top Rank Card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Saturday. And while the welterweight division is packed with talent, including titleholders Errol Spence
6:18 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods won his 15th major championship title at the Masters last year. But you knew that. And you knew it was his first major in 11 years. And you knew it was his fifth Masters victory. And you knew 14 years had passed since he last won a
7:57 AM ET UFC fans are anxiously awaiting Conor McGregor‘s Octagon return, which is expected to be Jan. 23 vs. Dustin Poirier. But until bout agreements are signed, it’s not a done deal, and according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, this fight is not yet a done deal. So what happens if it falls through? And
7:04 PM ET This week’s football game between UCLA and Utah at the Rose Bowl has been pushed back a day, and will now be played Saturday night, the Pac-12 announced Sunday. The move comes two days after Utah was forced to cancel its season opener against Arizona because the Utes did not have enough
6:21 PM ET The Houston Texans took offers for wide receiver Will Fuller before the Nov. 3 trade deadline but ultimately did not find a deal that suited them, with interim head coach Romeo Crennel saying the speedy playmaker wouldn’t be traded “for peanuts.” If Fuller had been traded, it wouldn’t have sat well with
Rohit Sharma has been omitted from all three squads for Australia tour due to an injury.© AFP India opener and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is set to be a part of the Australia series that follows the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League. But he will not be flying with the rest of
5:36 PM ET Arsenal were crying out for the structure and stability Mikel Arteta has brought to the team, but nights like Sunday with a crushing 3-0 defeat to Aston Villaunderline why they will need more to succeed in the long run. It is just a week since the Spaniard was widely praised for facilitating
8:54 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The PGA Tour Champions season will last at least another day. The final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship will be played on Monday after Kevin Sutherland and Paul Broadhurst traded pars through six playoff holes in near darkness. Broadhurst played a superb final round on
3:20 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — After 90 minutes between the Premier League’s best two teams there was no clear winner, and if anything, Manchester City‘s 1-1 draw with Liverpool served as more evidence that this season’s title race is open to anyone. After a weekend that saw Southampton, Tottenham and Leicester all
8:49 PM ET Just call it manifold destiny. Sunday evening at Phoenix Raceway, the coronation of Chase Elliott became official. The promise that became the potential finally resulted in the payoff. The kid is still a couple of weeks shy of his 25th birthday, but to longtime NASCAR fans he feels so much older than
6:38 PM ET ESPN News Services AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR’s most popular driver is now a Cup champion, too. Chase Elliott took the torch from teammate Jimmie Johnson by winning his first Cup title Sunday, driving from the back of the field to Victory Lane at Phoenix Raceway. The win for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet