8:31 PM ET Claressa Shields isn’t wasting any time getting back in the cage. Less than two weeks after her MMA debut, the boxing standout is now booked for a return to PFL on Aug. 27 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, promotion officials told ESPN. No opponent has been named yet. The
7:51 PM ET Associated Press MALLORCA, Spain — Fifth-ranked Dominic Thiem retired from his match at the grass-court Mallorca Championships on Tuesday because of pain in his right wrist, less than a week before the start of Wimbledon. The 27-year-old Austrian was leading 5-2 against Adrian Mannarino, but he grimaced and clutched his wrist after
6:07 PM ET GLASGOW, Scotland — They came to Hampden Park hoping for a night to remember, but in the end, Scotland’s success-starved supporters had to make do with a goal they will never forget. Croatia’s 3-1 victory in Glasgow secured the 2018 World Cup finalists qualification for the round of 16, but it was
5:26 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Outfielder George Springer was in the Toronto Blue Jays‘ lineup Tuesday night for only his fifth game this year, and this time he hopes to stay. The three-time All-Star began the season on the injured list because of a strained right quadriceps muscle. He played in four games
4:50 PM ET The Atlanta Braves placed left-hander Max Fried on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of a blister on his left index finger. Fried had been scheduled to start Wednesday in the Braves’ series finale against the New York Mets at CitiField. The move was made retroactive to Saturday. Last Friday, Fried pitched
1:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is out of the lineup Tuesday as he serves a one-game suspension for his outburst during Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres. Votto had been suspended for two games and fined but had the ban reduced to one game on appeal, according
4:29 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Mets got some mixed injury news on Tuesday. Right fielder Michael Conforto is set to make his return from the injured list, but the team confirmed that left-handed pitcher Joey Lucchesi is headed for season-ending Tommy John surgery. Conforto, who has been out since suffering
5:49 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cleveland Indians right-hander Aaron Civale appears headed to the injured list because of soreness in the middle finger on his pitching hand, another major hit for a banged-up staff. The major league leader with 10 wins, Civale left in the fifth inning of Monday night’s win over the
4:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been suspended five games and fined for throwing at Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco on Saturday and triggering a benches-clearing altercation, MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill announced Tuesday. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo also received and will
3:29 PM ET Associated Press Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice. The 60-man field was set Tuesday based on the world ranking with a half-dozen late withdrawals, a list that included U.S. Open runner-up Louis Oosthuizen