1:17 PM ET Featherweight world titlist Oscar Valdez will make his sixth defense on June 8 — just not against the opponent originally anticipated. Valdez defend his 126-pound belt against Jason Sanchez in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card on June 8 (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET with
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2:03 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars released quarterback Cody Kessler on Thursday, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, which helps clear a path for sixth-round draft pick Gardner Minshew to win the backup job behind Nick Foles. Kessler started four games last season and completed 65 percent of his passes for
2:01 PM ET The San Francisco Giants placed catcher Buster Posey on the seven-day concussion list and left-hander Drew Pomeranz on the 10-day injured list with a left lat strain on Thursday. Catcher Aramis Garcia and right-hander Tyler Beede were recalled from Triple-A Sacramento in corresponding moves. Posey, 32, a six-time All-Star and former National
11:19 AM ET The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious business over a race weekend, but this blog will aim to bring you some of the more colourful moments from the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. New digs As the first race after the flyaways, the Spanish Grand Prix
12:57 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Lewis Hamilton says he has noticed an improvement in the performance of his teammate Valtteri Bottas ever since one of his engineers crossed sides in the Mercedes garage. A reshuffle of Mercedes engineering staff was prompted when Bottas’ former race engineer, Tony Ross, left the F1 operation at the
5:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares will miss the world hockey championships for Team Canada after suffering an oblique injury during practice in Slovakia, it was announced Thursday. Hockey Canada said Thursday it contacted the Maple Leafs and it was agreed it was best for Tavares to return to
12:56 PM ET Whatever issues Jofra Archer may have experienced in winning acceptance in England’s ODI side, it seems the Test team has long been convinced of his potential value. Certainly Stuart Broad, one of those seamers who may come under pressure for his Test place, is in no doubt of Archer’s qualities. Not only
12:46 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Max Verstappen does not think Formula One can ever match the sort of drama produced in this week’s epic Champions League semifinal matches. Liverpool and Tottenham produced stunning comebacks to defeat Barcelona and Ajax, booking both English clubs a place in the final on June 1. Liverpool’s involved scoring
6:21 PM ET NHL InsidersESPN The conference final round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs is set to begin on Thursday, May 9. Our writers, analysts and editors weigh in with their predictions for each series: ESPN experts panel: Sean Allen, NHL fantasy columnist; Ben Arledge, associate editor; Pierre Becquey, deputy editor; John Buccigross, SportsCenter
6:49 AM ET Owners and their employees stood on the front stretch, angry and confused. Fans were frozen in the grandstand, brows furrowed, staring at the racetrack’s public address speakers, waiting on an announcement that might finally cement the event’s final finishing order. The competitors themselves simmered, trying not to overreact as one of the