11:29 PM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Hicks, a player his manager calls one of the “more underappreciated” in baseball, was lounging Saturday afternoon, sitting comfortably in the plush leather chair in front of his locker as college football games flickered on nearby flatscreens. The American League East race is over. The key now for
11:19 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Erik Karlsson made his debut in front of San Jose Sharks fans on Saturday night. Not as a defenseman, but as a model. The crowd roared as Karlsson skated out in the Sharks’ new third jersey, the “stealth” black-on-black sweater, during the first intermission of their
7:32 PM ET ATLANTA — Golfers know how nice it looks to see 3s on the scorecard, and Tiger Woods made a bunch of them Saturday at East Lake to take his first 54-hole lead in a tournament since his last victory in 2013. Woods began his round with five consecutive 3s and six birdies
1:56 AM ET ATLANTA — The chaos that constantly surrounds him can never be overstated. An incessant combination of cheers, chatter and combustion follows him from green to tee, down the fairway, with moments of peace coming only during his shots. You wonder how Tiger Woods manages to deal with the level of noise and
9:32 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show LONDON — Anthony Joshua has given Deontay Wilder a deadline of December to agree terms to face him on April 13. The WBA-IBF-WBO world
11:06 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch passed Brad Keselowski with 38 laps to go and held off hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night. Busch won for the 50th time in his career, the sixth time on the 0.75-mile oval and
8:11 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Miles Wood to a four-year, $11 million contract. General manager Ray Shero announced the signing Saturday. Wood will earn $2.5 million annually in the first three years of the contract and $3.5 millon in 2021-22. Wood, who scored a career-high
6:00 PM ET LONDON — It is a mark of Anthony Joshua’s unwavering self-belief and champion quality that as he stood in the ring post-fight — while Alexander Povetkin sat, catching breath and taking stock — the focus was already on April 13 next year, and a potential unification fight with Deontay Wilder. There was
Sep 21, 2018 Some of the ATP Tour’s biggest names have descended upon Chicago for this weekend’s second annual Laver Cup, an exhibition featuring stars from Europe against the best from the rest of the world. Sure, no points are allocated, but that’s a moot point when you have this level of awesomeness on one
6:00 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show LONDON, England — Luke Campbell got revenge over Yvan Mendy with a unanimous points win in a WBC world lightweight title eliminator on Saturday.