Golf

2024 RBC Heritage odds, predictions: Favorites and picks from the field

[ad_1] By Vik ChokshiFOX Sports Gambling LeadThe Masters might be over, but the PGA Tour moves on. Two weeks ago, we won big on long-shot Akshay Bhatia (+6000) at the Valero Texas Open. Let's see if we can replicate the magic as we turn our attention to the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina.This week's tournament will be played at the Harbour Town Golf Links course, a par-71 track that's
Football

NFL fifth-year option tracker: 2021 first round draft class

[ad_1] The deadline is approaching for NFL teams to pick up fifth-year options on the rookie contracts of 2021 first-round draft picks. Teams must decide on whether to keep those players for a fifth season by May 2.Some teams will sign players -- like Eagles WR DeVonta Smith -- to contract extensions, others will pick up the option and see if the player continues to develop, or teams can decline
Soccer

Leverkusen heal past wounds to lift historic Bundesliga title

[ad_1] Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterApr 14, 2024, 04:03 PM ETClose• Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018LEVERKUSEN, Germany -- The unwanted moniker of "Neverkusen" that has hung over this club can be shelved.No longer are Bayer Leverkusen cast as perennial runners-up. The Werkself's class of 2024 exorcised ghosts of painful failure
Hockey

Capitals clinch playoff berth with unusual empty net goal

[ad_1] Apr 16, 2024, 10:17 PM ETPHILADELPHIA -- T.J. Oshie shot the puck into an empty net and, in the process, scored one of the more improbable game-winning goals in recent NHL history and sent the Washington Capitals to the playoffs.Oshie's empty-net goal with 3 minutes left helped the exhausted Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Tuesday night under absurd circumstances. The score was tied when Philadelphia coach John
Swimming

Laure Manaudou is First French Athlete in Olympic Torch Marathon

[ad_1] Laure Manaudou is First French Athlete in 2024 Olympic Torch Marathon French swimmer Laure Manaudou was the first representative of France to receive the Olympic torch in the relay from Greece to Paris that began Tuesday. The flame was lit in Ancient Olympia Tuesday morning at a ceremony overseen by the Hellenic Olympic Committee and with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach present. The flame will be carried over
Top Headlines

Sources: Bucks preparing to be without Giannis Antetokounmpo

[ad_1] Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 10:27 AM ETThe Milwaukee Bucks are preparing to be without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for the start of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, but are hopeful treatment on his left calf strain will allow him to return sometime later in the series, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.Antetokounmpo has been undergoing around-the-clock treatment on the calf, sources said.The third-seeded Bucks open
Nascar

Is Chase Elliott officially back after win at Texas?

[ad_1] Bob Pockrass FOX NASCAR Insider FORT WORTH, Texas – Is Chase Elliott back?To answer that, maybe the first thing to determine is ... was he ever gone before winning Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway?Well, consider this:--He had not won in his last 42 starts, which followed a stretch of 18 victories in 154 starts. During that stretch, his Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron and Kyle Larson had combined for
Top Headlines

John Sterling, 85, Yankees’ longtime radio voice, retires

[ad_1] Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 05:37 PM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.John Sterling, the longtime radio voice of the New York Yankees, has decided to retire, effective immediately, the club announced Monday.Sterling,