9:54 PM ET Newly released evidence in the federal government’s criminal case against attorney Michael Avenatti suggested that employees at Nike were paying high-profile college basketball prospects’ handlers and families tens of thousands of dollars in under-the-table payments. In a July 30, 2016, email from Carlton DeBose, the director of Nike’s EYBL grassroots basketball division,
10:12 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tyler Reddick drove from last to first and won the Xfinity Series race Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway after leader Justin Allgaier hit the wall late. Reddick, the Xfinity Series points leader and defending series champion, had to start last in the field because his car
9:18 PM ET Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco faced live hitters on Friday for the first time since his leukemia diagnosis. Carrasco, who has been out since June 5, threw pitches to hitters from the Indians’ Class A affiliate. “It’s a huge boost to him,” manager Terry Francona told reporters on Friday. “Even if this
8:40 PM ET Cain Velasquez‘s young pro-wrestling career will continue on. Following his critically acclaimed debut match earlier this month, the former UFC heavyweight champion has signed on to wrestle on Lucha Libre AAA’s two cards coming up this fall in the United States, sources told ESPN on Friday. The first is Sept. 15 at
8:41 PM ET Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — Teenager Cohen Trolio advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals by beating Austin Squires 3 and 1 on Friday. The 17-year-old rising high school junior from West Point, Mississippi, won the final three holes of the match — Nos. 15-17 at Pinehurst No. 2 — to end Squires’
7:55 PM ET MEDINAH, Ill — For a majority of the field at the BMW Championship, only 36 holes remain in their 2018-19 season. This is the second of three FedEx Cup Playoff events, with only 30 players advancing to next week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta. Here are a few of the storylines this weekend
1:08 PM ET NASHVILLE — One of the New England Patriots‘ biggest question marks could now become a top strength. That changed in a “Flash” with Josh Gordon‘s conditional reinstatement. In Thursday’s practice, the depleted state of the Patriots’ wide receiver corps was highlighted by one of the first passes quarterback Tom Brady threw in
7:59 PM ET Jose Napoles, one of the greatest welterweight world champions in boxing history, died Friday, the WBC announced. He was 79. Nicknamed “Mantequilla” — Spanish for “Butter” — for his smooth boxing style, Napoles was a two-time welterweight world champion who boxed from 1958 until 1975. He was inducted into the International Boxing
7:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH — One day after their replacement shortstop for Javier Baez made a critical ninth-inning error in a late collapse to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs recalled infielder Addison Russell while demoting outfielder Albert Almora Jr. to Triple-A Iowa. “There was going to be fewer at-bats against left-handed pitching,” general manager
7:48 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Denny Hamlin won the pole for Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, a crucial short-track showdown for drivers trying to qualify for the playoffs. The Daytona 500 winner turned a lap at 129.230 mph in his Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in Friday’s qualifying session. His