11:32 PM ET When Shakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez square off for a vacant featherweight world title the winner will answer the question of whether it was better to be on the fast track to the title fight or the slower, steadier climb into contention. The bitter rivals will meet in the main event of
10:04 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Washington Redskins have preached patience with rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins. They’d like that patience to continue, but they might not have a choice. In Washington’s 19-9 loss to Minnesota on Thursday night, Haskins relieved starter Case Keenum, who entered the concussion protocol at halftime and could not continue. If
8:00 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Maddon recalled the time he told Mark Langston, seated in the front row on Thursday afternoon at Maddon’s introduction as manager of the Los Angeles Angels, that he was going to someday make No. 70 famous. He harkened back to a night in 1975, at the Drury Plaza
11:31 PM ET All 22 fighters scheduled to compete at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Singapore have successfully made weight, including welterweight headliners Ben Askren and Demian Maia. Askren (19-1) weighed in at 170.5 pounds, while Maia (27-9) hit the welterweight limit of 171 pounds. That bout will headline the event, which will take
11:18 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Thursday Night Football games often feel like a total slog. With such a quick turnaround from the previous game preventing players the ability to recover like normal, the expectation of sluggish, sometimes sloppy play is expected. After a slow start, the Minnesota Vikings rattled off their fourth straight victory, a
11:00 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom is the favorite to become the next general manager of the Boston Red Sox, a source tells ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Bloom, 36, is the Rays’ senior vice president of baseball operations. He has spent 15 years with the team in capacities including minor league operations, player
10:58 PM ET The longtime major league umpire who earlier this week sent a threatening tweet that included a reference to a rifle has apologized for the post. In a statement to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Rob Drake expressed regret for the since-deleted tweet and said he’ll learn from it. “Once I read what I had
9:10 PM ET Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft, has been suspended 25 games for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy, the league announced Thursday night. Ayton tested positive for a diuretic. The National Basketball Players Association already is preparing an arbitration case to reduce or rescind the
10:17 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Maddon was an outsider when Tyler Skaggs died unexpectedly on July 1. He only read about the nasty fallout, which thrust the Los Angeles Angels into the middle of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Maddon never asked about any of it during the interview
10:01 AM ET In a season that began with the feeling that Alabama-Clemson V was an inevitability, neither are as likely now to win it all as Ohio State. That’s according to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, which gives the Buckeyes a 30% chance to win the College Football Playoff, a decent distance beyond the 24%