3:02 PM ET Unified women’s middleweight world titleholder Claressa Shields is not going to waste any time getting back into the ring for her next defense. Shields, the two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist, cruised to a shutout decision over Hannah Rankin to retain her two 160-pound belts as well as add a vacant world title
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Does it seem like injuries keep piling up for your team this season? You’re not alone. The 2018-19 season has been especially cruel on the injury front, with stars missing ample time in the first quarter of the season. To assess how your team might stack against the league —
2:35 PM ET The Hall of Fame ballot for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America was announced Monday, and it includes 15 holdovers and 20 new candidates. Edgar Martinez is the top returnee after receiving 70.4 percent of the vote last year, but this is his final year on the ballot, with 75 percent required
There was much at stake when junior welterweight titlist Maurice Hooker and mandatory challenger Alex Saucedo squared off for the belt in Saucedo’s hometown of Oklahoma City. Besides the title, their undefeated records and the prospects of much bigger fights down the line for the fighters, the promoters also had a lot at stake on
Portugal head coach Fernando Santos insists Cristiano Ronaldo is still part of the team’s future and is satisfied his side reached the final phase of the Nations League. Italy coach Roberto Mancini is positive the team is rebounding well from failing to make the 2018 World Cup and is getting better quicker than expected. Sebi
12:12 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — The emotions were difficult to process. There was sadness: When Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy learned the extent of Alex Smith’s season-ending injury, his shoulders slumped, his head lowered as he dressed at his locker. This is not how McCoy wanted to get his first real opportunity in four
2:28 PM ET ATLANTA — There’s really nothing Ezekiel Elliott can’t do for the Dallas Cowboys. If they need him to make a big play in the passing game, he can get outside on a screen and pick up 34 yards, like he did on the Cowboys’ first scoring drive of the game Sunday against
12:57 PM ET If Texas is going to wrap up a bid to the Big 12 title game, it will have to do it without its biggest supporter. Bevo XV, the famed Texas mascot, won’t be on the field for Friday’s game against Kansas because the Jayhawks have a rule prohibiting live mascots. Bevo will
12:50 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton will have surgery on his fractured left pinkie finger and is expected to miss approximately six weeks. Payton suffered the injury in the Pelicans’ victory over the New York Knicks. He had missed the previous nine games because of an ankle sprain before returning to
10:06 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Tyler Reddick took a unique path off the track to the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. Prior to the playoffs, he indicated he hoped he would sign a deal to stay at JR