11:21 AM ET Forget winning the WBC heavyweight title. Tyson Fury’s TKO victory over Deontay Wilder in their rematch resulted in another accomplishment that Tyson Fury had never achieved: a spot in the top 10 of our pound-for-pound list. Fury broke through in the rankings of a number of our panelists, including that of former
1. David Pastrnak, LW, Bos LW1 1 2. Connor McDavid, C, Edm C1 8 3. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col C2 2 4. Brad Marchand, LW, Bos LW2 3 5. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm C3 4 6. Jack Eichel, C, Buf C4 5 7. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB RW1 6 8. Auston Matthews, C, Tor C5
12:17 PM ET Associated Press WESTON, Mass. — Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is cleaning house, and you might be surprised by what he’s selling. The man known to Red Sox fans as Big Papi is, of course, selling tons of memorabilia from his baseball career. But he is also selling other sundry
12:03 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs plan to use their franchise tag on Chris Jones if they cannot reach a long-term deal with the star defensive lineman, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The source said the Chiefs will continue working toward a new contract with Jones and would use the franchise tag if
12:19 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith expressed confidence the players will approve the new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL, but understands why some players might be upset. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is also the team’s player rep, J.J. Watt and Russell Wilson have been among the higher-profile
9:06 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — One year ago, then-lightweight titlist Mikey Garcia, jumped up two weight divisions to challenge welterweight titleholder Errol Spence Jr. in a really big fight. Garcia, widely hailed as one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters, had called out Spence for months, and with no big fight in the offing against
11:59 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain – An engine issue curtailed Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’ running on the penultimate day of Formula One’s preseason tests, while Sebastian Vettel went quickest in the Ferrari. With reigning champion Hamilton at the wheel in the afternoon session, Mercedes was uncharacteristically slow to emerge from the garage as work took
11:38 AM ET MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs left-hander Brad Wieck was found to have an abnormal heartbeat during his pre-spring physical, leading to a cardiac ablation earlier this week. “The ablation was successfully performed at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago on Monday morning and Brad returned to Arizona [on Wednesday],” the team said in a
11:47 AM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Arizona — Indians reliever Emmanuel Clase could be sidelined three months with a strained back muscle, another blow to Cleveland’s pitching staff. The hard-throwing Clase, the centerpiece of an offseason trade that sent two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber to Texas, experienced upper arm discomfort following a bullpen
11:11 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State defensive end Chase Young said Thursday he believes he is the best player in this year’s NFL draft, but the league’s talent evaluators are going to have to wait and see for themselves. Young said at the scouting combine that he will not take part in any of