5:38 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on Thursday underwent surgery on his right shoulder for the second time in three offseasons. Team physician Dr. Pat Connor, who repaired Newton’s partially torn rotator cuff in March of 2017, performed what the team described as arthroscopic surgery. Newton missed the final two
5:42 PM ET Reliever Adam Ottavino started his New York Yankees career by doing something never done in team history, and that’s tough to do. In announcing the three-year deal for the 33-year-old, it was revealed that he will wear No. 0, the number he wore in Colorado. No Yankee has ever worn the number
5:00 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was fined $25,000 on Thursday for escalating an on-court altercation by pushing Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng in the face on Tuesday. Booker and Dieng were each assessed a technical foul and ejected after the incident, which came with 5:24 remaining in the third quarter of the
5:04 PM ET New York Knicks rookie Allonzo Trier apologized Thursday for sending a profane Twitter message to a fan after a loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. The message addressed a defensive breakdown late in the fourth quarter that led to a key 3-pointer for Houston in the Rockets’ 114-110 victory. “Getting
4:00 AM ET College football’s musical chairs among quarterback transfers hasn’t yet stopped. More than a dozen FBS quarterbacks are on the move, and three teams that played in the College Football Playoff this past season — Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame — saw former starters transfer out. Having patience, learning the offense and waiting
4:11 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The Power 5 conferences unanimously passed legislation on Thursday at the NCAA convention requiring their schools to make mental-health services and resources available for student-athletes. The legislation is meant to further strengthen mental-health services already provided on campus. As part of it, schools will distribute mental-health education information and
2:24 PM ET Bellator MMA’s Juan Archuleta probably has an interesting closet. He requires a wide range of clothing size. Archuleta (21-1) meets Ricky Bandejas (11-1) in a key bantamweight contest on Saturday at Bellator 214 in Los Angeles. If you didn’t even know Archuleta competed in Bellator’s 135-pound division, don’t feel bad. Prior to
3:17 PM ET The lines between MMA and professional wrestling have been getting blurrier over the last few years. Brock Lesnar has crossed back and forth multiple times and won championships in both worlds, while trailblazer Ronda Rousey has gone from the UFC to one of the WWE’s hottest acts. CM Punk was less successful
2:38 PM GMT ESPN staff Cornal Hendricks will play his first XVs rugby match as a professional since 2015 on Saturday, having been named to start for the Bulls in a Super Rugby preseason match against the Lions in Pretoria on Saturday. Hendricks, a former Cheetahs and Springboks winger, retired in 2015, on medical advice,
1:10 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo has a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee will be out for the season, the team announced Thursday. An MRI taken Thursday revealed the injury, and Oladipo will undergo surgery at a date to be determined. Can the Pacers still compete in the East with their