2:37 PM ET The London series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will feature a giant mascot race with a British spin. Winston Churchill, Freddie Mercury, King Henry VIII and the Loch Ness Monster will race around the warning track at London Stadium. The four were chosen by fans who voted
2:18 PM ET Michelle Wie is taking the rest of the year off from competitive golf, she announced Friday on Instagram. “After doing everything I could to play this year, I have made the decision to take the rest of the year off from competitive golf,” Wie said. “My team and I believe that this
2:03 PM ET After France served up one of the dullest Formula One races in recent memory, the Red Bull Ring provided as entertaining a second practice session as you’re ever likely to see. What’s more, amid the red flags and splintered carbon fibre there were signs that Ferrari is genuinely quick in Austria. 1
7:16 PM ET Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced Friday that they have arrested the man behind the shooting of baseball great David Ortiz in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Police said Victor Hugo Gomez was detained in the Caribbean country. No further details were immediately released.
2:19 PM ET Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have arrested the mastermind behind the shooting of baseball great David Ortiz earlier this month in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Police said Friday that Victor Hugo Gomez was detained in the Caribbean country. No further details
1:40 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The players’ union says the Tampa Bay Rays would need its permission to play games in Montreal. Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week the low-drawing Rays may explore a split season in Montreal. No timetable for the possible plan was announced “There is a lot of work that
8:00 AM ET CHICAGO — A potential final piece to the Chicago Cubs‘ bullpen made it back to the majors Thursday, as the team called up new closer Craig Kimbrel, who earned the save in a 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves. After Kimbrel made four appearances at Triple-A Iowa, the organization is hopeful he’ll
12:05 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The super-sized main event for UFC Minneapolis is official as heavyweight headliners Francis Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos both made weight Friday morning ahead of the card Saturday night. Ngannou weighed in at 255.5 pounds, while Dos Santos hit the scale at 249. The winner could be next in line
4:37 AM ET Britain’s Geraint Thomas and Colombia’s Egan Bernal will be joint leaders of Team INEOS at the 2019 Tour de France. Reigning Tour de France champion Thomas, 33, will co-lead with Bernal — who will be competing in just his second Tour de France. Dylan van Baarle is the only new rider to
12:43 PM ET The NBA will implement a coach’s challenge at the upcoming summer leagues and anticipates using the rule during the 2019-20 regular season as part of a pilot program, per a memo sent to teams this morning and obtained by ESPN. Coaches will get only one challenge per game, whether it is successful