7:50 AM ET The FedEx Cup playoffs are upon us, earlier than ever, with one fewer event and far more money at stake — and an intriguing and controversial way to end the competition. Now in its 13th year, the FedEx Cup — which is a season-long points race that concludes with a series of
1:56 PM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Otto Wallin have come to terms to meet on Sept. 14, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN on Friday. The fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card, will take place at an MGM property in Las Vegas, meaning the MGM
4:03 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The catch rate itself is eye-popping enough. New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas caught 85 percent of the passes thrown his way last season — 125 of 147, to be exact, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats. That was the highest rate of any receiver since at least 1986,
1:34 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton is keeping a close eye on Red Bull’s form in the coming months to see if the team’s recent form is a sign of things to come. Hamilton and Mercedes have a comfortable lead in both championships, but Max Verstappen is the in-form driver on the grid
3:42 PM ET Featherweight sensation Michael Conlan returns home to face Diego Alberto Ruiz in a 10-round battle in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at Falls Park, Belfast in Northern Ireland on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Conlan (11-0, 6 KOs) has fought once before in Belfast, a points victory
3:00 AM ET Big Picture One of the things Virat Kohli spoke about in his press conference before leaving India was the opportunity the cricket calendar – with three forms of the game – afforded in getting over defeats that sting. India have had almost a month to lick their wounds after the loss against
11:54 AM ET No, the Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t make a big splash at the deadline — but pitching help is still on the way for the team that owns MLB’s best record. On Friday night, L.A.’s top pitching prospect, Dustin May, will make his major league debut on the mound against the San Diego
11:06 AM ET In typical Eddie Alvarez fashion, he found a way to battle back — in more ways than one — and make the ONE lightweight grand prix final. Alvarez, the former UFC lightweight champion, defeated former ONE champ Eduard Folayang by rear-naked choke submission at 2:16 of the first round Friday in Manila,
11:17 AM ET The Denver Broncos, trailing 10-7, drove deep into Atlanta Falcons territory late in the fourth quarter of the Hall of Fame game Thursday night. Hundreds of thousands of dollars — much of it from professional bettors — was at stake. By kickoff, more money had been bet on the NFL preseason opener
10:33 AM ET Former tennis prodigy Andrea Jaeger approached 15-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff on the grounds of Wimbledon last month, shortly before the youngest-ever qualifier in the tournament’s history played her first match. Jaeger, who was playing in the Legends event, introduced herself and flashed her competitor credential. She told Gauff who she once was: