Schools are now free to begin paying their athletes directly, marking the dawn of a new era in college sports brought about by a multibillion-dollar legal settlement.
Diamondbacks righty Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Torey Lovullo announced Friday. Burnes left his last start in the fifth inning with elbow discomfort.
Former Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is coming back to where it all began as he will rejoin the club after being called up from Triple-A to help a faltering Atlanta bullpen.
Bryson DeChambeau chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to a 5-under-par 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Germany’s Martin Kaymer at LIV Golf Virginia on Friday in Gainesville, Virginia.
Rory McIlroy tumbled out of the RBC Canadian Open on Friday with his second-highest score to par in any PGA Tour round of his career, with Cameron Champ taking a two-stroke lead into the weekend in the final event before the U.S. Open.
The New York Knicks are conducting active due diligence on Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd among other head coaching candidates in their search to replace Tom Thibodeau, sources told ESPN.
