11:20 AM ET Associated Press No Carlos Alcaraz, no problem for Spain. In front of a partisan home crowd in Valencia, Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Serbia in the Davis Cup finals on Wednesday to move to the top of its group. The top-ranked Alcaraz had arrived in Valencia the previous day but
8:11 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a featherweight main event between Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen for a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 29, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Bout agreements have not been signed, but the 145-pound contest is close to being official, sources told ESPN. The UFC Fight Night
5:56 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — In his first game with the Los Angeles Rams, linebacker Bobby Wagner wore a thigh pad with a visible image of the late Kobe Bryant in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey. The Southern California native said Bryant was “somebody that has inspired me,” and that he wanted to
7:30 PM ET LeBron James detailed his disappointment with the NBA’s punishment of Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, writing “our league definitely got this wrong” in a series of social media posts Wednesday. Sarver was banned from the NBA for one year and fined $10 million after the league on Tuesday released its findings from
7:00 PM ET The NCAA has instructed college football programs to remove the names of any student-athletes who entered the transfer portal since the new portal windows went into effect on Aug. 31, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by On3Sports. The schools were also told not to contact any student-athletes who entered the
7:11 PM ET WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of Division I athletic directors at the annual fall LEAD1 meeting on Wednesday expressed a “strong preference” to keep FBS football under the NCAA if it can be more streamlined and less bureaucratic. Tom McMillen, the CEO and president of the organization representing the 131 athletic directors
5:56 PM ET Brianna Williams Washington Wizards star Kyle Kuzma isn’t waiting for the NBA season to continue making memorable fashion statements. On Wednesday, Kuzma participated in New York Fashion Week. Read more: Kyle Kuzma’s pregame outfits include everything from leather to oversized sweaters 2 Related The 27-year-old wore a hooded, all-black outfit with a
6:45 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t know when it will click for the Green Bay Packers‘ young receivers, but he knows what he has to do until it does. “I’ve got to play the same way,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “I don’t play the way I played in 2011, [but] I’ve got
6:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Minor league baseball players officially unionized Wednesday, joining the Major League Baseball Players Association after an arbitrator validated the union-authorization cards and MLB recognized the MLBPA as the players’ bargaining representative. The
6:22 PM ET The Ottawa Senators agreed to terms with Tyler Motte on a one-year, $1.35 million contract, the team announced Wednesday, securing one of the last remaining veteran forwards on the market. Motte, 27, started last season with the Vancouver Canucks before a March 21 trade to the New York Rangers in time for