EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLIV Golf League CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said last week's addition of Spain's Jon Rahm, the third-ranked golfer in the world, is validation of the circuit's 54-hole format that incorporates individual and team golf.Norman, speaking to ESPN from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday morning, said several players have contacted LIV Golf League officials to inquire about the…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNFL owners will vote Wednesday to award Super Bowl LXI to Los Angeles, per league sources.The vote will be taken at the league meetings in Dallas with the Super Bowl set to return to Los Angeles in 2027.The game will be televised by ESPN and ABC. It will be ESPN's first Super Bowl telecast and ABC's first telecast…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick deflected multiple questions about his job status Wednesday, repeating the same answer each time: "I'm getting ready for Kansas City."Belichick's 3-10 team hosts the Chiefs on Sunday, a game that was flexed from ESPN's "Monday Night Football" mainly due to the team's struggles.Speculation about Belichick's future has swirled in…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe struggling St. Louis Blues fired coach Craig Berube on Tuesday night.Drew Bannister, coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds, St. Louis' AHL affiliate, was named the team's interim coach by president of hockey operations Doug Armstrong. Bannister will travel to St. Louis on Wednesday and serve his first game behind the bench Thursday when the Blues host the Ottawa…