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Associated Press May 3, 2023, 08:06 PM ET SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. — Pennsylvania club pro Braden Shattuck capped his PGA Professional Championship debut by making a 12-foot par putt on the final hole for a 2-under 70 and a one-shot victory that sends him and 19 others to the PGA Championship in two weeks.

3:40 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets declined the fifth-year option for offensive tackle Mekhi Becton, sources said — a long-anticipated move that makes the 2020 first-round pick a free agent after the 2023 season. The Jets had until Tuesday to make the decision. The option would’ve guaranteed Becton a salary

6:00 AM ET (Editor’s note: The New York Jets are expected to agree to a one-year deal with former Green Bay Packers receiver Randall Cobb on Wednesday.) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The NFL draft probably had a familiar feel for quarterback Aaron Rodgers — Day 1, anyway. Since 2012, his teams have picked a defensive

3:27 PM ET Arkansas cornerback Quincey McAdoo, who started four games last season, has been hospitalized but is in stable condition after a car accident Monday. The team said in a statement Tuesday that McAdoo, a second-year player from Clarendon, Arkansas, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Fayetteville hospital. “He is in stable condition

2:06 PM ET Associated Press Toyota will finally expand its fleet in NASCAR by adding Jimmie Johnson‘s two-car team next season. The addition of Legacy Motor Club will give Toyota eight Camry TRDs in the Cup Series. Toyota has long been the smallest manufacturer in NASCAR and also long eager to add new teams to

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Clemson’s offense is in trouble! Arch Manning is all hype! There’s no way Georgia can three-peat! Not so fast. Spring football is prime time for overreactions. So with spring games wrapped up and the latest transfer portal window closed, let’s go through some of the season’s hottest takes while also

7:00 AM ET Shorter games. More action in the batter’s box and on the bases. Outs becoming hits again. Major League Baseball’s new rules seem to have near universal appeal among fans. But what do the players think? We asked ESPN MLB reporters Alden Gonzalez, Joon Lee and Jesse Rogers to sit down with a

7:56 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — One of the most eventful weeks in New York Jets history began Monday with the trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It ended Saturday with the last of seven draft picks. In a news conference to wrap up the draft, coach Robert Saleh was asked to describe the week,

3:07 PM BST England beat a spirited France 38-33 to win their fifth straight women’s Six Nations title with a Grand Slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham on Sunday to give coach Simon Middleton a fitting farewell. With 58,498 fans in attendance, top-ranked side England struggled with nerves at first before pulling

1:48 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — By the time the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants take the field Saturday for their historic two-game series at Mexico City’s Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium, a flurry of Major League Baseball officials will have waxed poetic about the capital city’s warm reception and appetite

11:05 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies. “Simply put, you can’t talk about the soul of the nation without talking about our service academies,” Biden told the team gathered in the

6:20 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — Qatar is going to host another World Cup. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has picked Qatar to host the 2027 edition of its marquee men’s World Cup. It did not say whether there were any other bidders. Doha will stage all games in the 32-team event, FIBA said,

3:04 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The attorney for Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards said his client will “vigorously defend” himself against misdemeanor third-degree assault charges for allegedly swinging a folding chair and injuring two Denver arena employees after the series-ending loss to the Nuggets. Harvey Steinberg, the attorney for Edwards, issued a statement

8:12 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — The Korea Championship has a home player atop the leaderboard after Park Sang-hyun‘s 25-foot putt for birdie to finish his second round Friday. Park shot a 3-under 69 and joined Yannik Paul (68) at 8 under overall at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club. “I want to prove

12:08 AM ET Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, widely expected to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, was not picked among the 31 selections made on Thursday night. ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both had Levis being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in their final mock drafts. The Colts,

11:53 AM ET Jake Paul and his promotions team are launching a new boxing series called Most Valuable Prospects that will highlight top up-and-coming fighters. The series will begin with a card on May 26 in Orlando, Florida, and it will be headlined by rising star Ashton Sylve, officials told ESPN on Thursday. There will

9:12 PM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was released from a hospital on Wednesday after experiencing what the school referred to as a “medical event” last Saturday night in Fresno, California. “The Barnes family is beyond grateful for the love, prayers and support shown to them by Beaver Nation and beyond,” a statement

4:42 PM ET Colorado players who have entered the transfer portal will have access to practice film from 2022 and earlier, the team said Wednesday, in response to players who had been denied access to the footage. Tight end Zachary Courtney and outside linebacker Kaden Ludwick both told ESPN that when asked, the team would

4:51 PM ET Michigan has built up recruiting momentum after its successful 2022 season and is continuing to reap the benefits in the 2024 cycle. On Tuesday, the Wolverines added ESPN 300 tight end Brady Prieskorn to its class, the No. 92 prospect overall. He’s an in-state recruit out of Rochester Hills, Michigan, and a

7:56 PM ET Winnipeg Jets star forward Mark Scheifele, who suffered an upper-body injury in the team’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night, is day-to-day and could suit up for Game 5 with the Jets facing elimination. Scheifele left in the first period of Game 4 with the injury. The Jets lost