4:19 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. won a Monday race at Dover International Speedway for the second time in his career, pulling away from the field down the stretch to reach victory lane for the second time in three races. Truex won his first career NASCAR Cup race on June
9:16 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Former unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin’s recent parting with longtime trainer Abel Sanchez due to a dispute over compensation meant GGG was
4:34 PM ET Opening Bell: The complete Canelo LAS VEGAS — It’s a measure of a top fighter when he can win against high-quality opponent — and do so without any controversy — on a night when he is perhaps not at his very best. That was the case with Canelo Alvarez, who unified three
4:12 PM ET Marc J. Spears HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors injured center DeMarcus Cousins said he expects to play again this season after suffering a partially torn quadriceps muscle and envisions a “very nice ending” to the 2018-19 campaign. “For me, my goal is I ain’t planning on sitting,” Cousins told The Undefeated after
7:30 AM ET While preparations for the 2019 NHL draft are in full swing, it’s important to keep one eye on the future. Every player develops differently, and these projections could change over time, but let’s look at the early favorites to be the No. 1 overall picks in 2020, 2021 and 2022, along with
3:37 PM ET Associated Press The Detroit Red Wings have hired Pat Verbeek as assistant general manager to work with Steve Yzerman. Verbeek joins Yzerman, the longtime Red Wings captain who was recently named GM, after working for him with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yzerman stepped down as Lightning GM before the season. 1 Related
2:43 PM ET Ron Darling, former New York Mets pitcher and current broadcaster for SNY, said in a statement Monday that he has thyroid cancer. “After the removal of the mass on my chest along with further tests, I have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer,” said Darling, 58. “My doctors have said they are optimistic
2:56 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Defending champion Petra Kvitova defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 7-6 (5) to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Monday. The second-seeded Czech outlasted Mladenovic by winning the last three points in the tiebreaker to close out the match in nearly two hours. Kvitova, seeking her fourth
2:11 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers added former NHL head coaches Michel Therrien and Mike Yeo to Alain Vigneault’s staff on Monday. The announcement was made by executive vice president and general manager Chuck Fletcher. Vigneault voiced his approval for the moves. “I am excited to add Michel and Mike on our coaching staff to
5:02 PM ET Still have burning questions about Maximum Security’s disqualification in the 2019 Kentucky Derby and wonder what happens next on the Triple Crown trail? Here’s a handy guide: Will Maximum Security run in the Preakness Stakes? According to his owner, Gary West, Maximum Security will skip the Preakness on May 18. Once upon