12:56 PM ET In an era when world titleholders usually fight only twice per year, junior featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete is set for his fifth bout in 12 months. Navarrete will make his fourth defense when he faces Mexican countryman Francisco Horta on Dec. 7 (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET) at the Auditorio GNP Seguros
12:27 PM ET Associated Press Robert Mathis of Alabama A&M, Erik Williams of Central State University and coach Joe Taylor have been selected for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Quarterback Earl Harvey of North Carolina Central, defensive back James Hunter of Grambling State and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference commissioner Dennis Thomas round
11:09 AM ET Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen is the Formula One driver he rates highest at the moment because of his tendency to attack at all opportunities. Alonso is one of the most successful drivers of the modern era but walked away from the championship at the end of 2018. Alonso’s
10:59 AM ET Home favourite Louis Oosthuizen produced a stunning birdie blitz to card a faultless nine-under-par 63 for a three-shot lead after the first round of the European Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday. Former Open champion Oosthuizen, seeking his maiden title in the tournament regarded as ‘Africa’s Major’, turned in 32 and roared
10:36 AM ET A man has been arrested and charged with felony vandalism for allegedly pulling the face mask off a Joe Montana statue outside Levi’s Stadium on Monday. Santa Clara police announced in a statement Wednesday that Jorge Alberto Lopez faces the charge for vandalizing the statue, which is part of a two-statue display
10:41 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s investigation into illegal sign stealing is expected to expand beyond the 2017 Houston Astros and look into whether other teams, including the 2019 Astros, used technology to aid hitters,
Play 02:38 From Lower Dir to top tier, the Naseem Shah story Waqar Younis has backed Pakistan’s young pace bowlers not to be intimidated in the two Tests against Australia but has warned them about getting carried away by the conditions they are likely to face. Pakistan, who have never won a series in Australia,
9:49 AM ET Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby underwent surgery for a core muscle injury Thursday and is out a minimum of six weeks, the team announced. General manager Jim Rutherford said that the surgery was performed by Dr. William Meyers of the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. The team said in a statement that Crosby
9:33 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Eight days ago, New York Jets CEO Christopher Johnson gathered the team off the practice field. It got quiet. Some players wondered, “Why is the owner talking to us?” Johnson isn’t a spotlight guy, not a big talker, so his impromptu meeting caught many by surprise. In his
9:50 AM GMT The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has agreed to pay a £70,000 fine after comments made by its representatives about Typhoon Hagibis were found to have amounted to misconduct and “brought the game into disrepute”. The SRU was also ordered to issue a “meaningful” written apology to World Rugby for the comments —