11:48 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Maurice Hooker, with a smile on his face the whole time, seemed as relaxed as could be without care in the world when asked for his feelings about defending his junior welterweight world title in his opponent’s hometown. Hooker has made the trip from his home in Dallas across
11:23 PM ET Roger Federer produced his best performance yet at the ATP Finals to overcome Kevin Anderson and ensure his place in the semifinals in London. The Swiss world No. 3, aiming for his 15th semifinal in 16 appearances at the season-ending event, was dominant on serve and showed moments of absolute class to
11:23 PM ET Dominic Thiem overcame Kei Nishikori in straight sets to record his first win at the 2018 ATP Finals and keep alive his slim hopes of qualifying for the semifinals. The Austrian world No. 8 — already beaten by Kevin Anderson and Roger Federer in his first two round-robin matches — flew out
1:01 PM ET For the first time in his professional career, Jorge Masvidal may go a full calendar year without a fight in 2018. He is anxious to return though, and wants it be against the best name possible. The UFC has already offered him a fun one: welterweight Nick Diaz, who hasn’t fought since
11:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will not play Thursday against the Lightning with an upper-body injury, and he could miss more time. “Sid will not play tonight,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “Right now his status is day-to-day, but my sense is it’s going to be a week.” Sullivan stressed
11:08 AM ET Unretiring former two-division world titleholder Robert Guerrero, former heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola, a strawweight world title fight and up-and-coming light heavyweight Anthony Yarde will highlight the non-televised undercard of the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury heavyweight title fight on Dec. 1 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The main event and three
11:08 AM ET Associated Press DETROIT — A young man who was fired from his food service worker job at the Detroit Tigers‘ home stadium after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza has been sentenced to 18 months of probation. Twenty-one-year-old Jaylon Kerley also was ordered Thursday to take an anger management class
10:46 AM GMT NSW Waratahs halfback Jake Gordon and Queensland Reds flyer Jordan Petaia will make their Wallabies debuts against Italy in Padova on Saturday (Sunday 0100 AEDT). In an effort to shake up his struggling attack following last week’s dismal 9-6 defeat in Cardiff, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has opted to select the free-running
10:59 AM ET Former Purdue student Tyler Trent, who has a rare form of bone cancer, became such a national sensation during the Boilermakers‘ victory over Ohio State last month that there was a significant rise in donations supporting cancer research. Now, the 20-year-old Trent will have his own bobblehead, with a portion of the
The next generation of England stars ensured Wayne Rooney’s final game ended with a win as the Three Lions cruised to victory over the U.S. The FC crew share their takeaways from the friendly between England and the U.S., highlighting the USMNT’s need for direction and a permanent coach. LONDON — U.S. goalkeeper Brad Guzan