Manny Pacquiao could have postponed or canceled his boxing comeback when opponent Errol Spence Jr. dropped out less than two weeks before their Aug. 21 showdown. “I’m not disappointed at all, because my hard work in training is not wasted,” Pacquiao said Wednesday. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) didn’t hesitate to replace Spence with Yordenis Ugás (26-4, 12 KOs), the Cuban WBA welterweight champion, just 11 days before the pay-per-view show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The two soccer players faced off against one another for the bronze medal.

Already identified by its U.S. Open heritage, Oakmont Country Club was named the second “anchor” course for the U.S. Open in an announcement Wednesday that includes bringing nine Opens for men and women to Pennsylvania. Four of them will be at Merion, which was chosen to host the 2030 U.S. Open. The final piece of what was called the “impregnable quadrilateral” in 1930 was the U.S. Amateur at Merion.

“He died in my arms at my house,” Krzyzewski said.

The Golden State Warriors are concerned with how Ben Simmons would fit with Draymond Green.

Professional TV troll Skip Bayless got a taste of his own medicine on Wednesday. And he tried his best to not take it. At the conclusion of a segment on FS1’s Undisputed, during which Bayless questioned whether Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy’s weight undermines his ability to motivate pro athletes, host/moderator Jenny Taft chimed in. Skip [more]