2:52 PM ET The Ottawa Senators went into full rebuilding mode on Thursday, trading star defenseman Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks. The Senators received center Chris Tierney and defenseman Dylan DeMelo, prospects Josh Norris and Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional 2019 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2020 first-round pick for their captain. If
10:49 PM ET Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — David Skinns birdied the final hole for a 7-under 64 and the first-round lead Thursday in the Albertsons Boise Open, the third of four Web.com Tour Finals events. Aiming to stylishly cap a rookie season that Hurricane Maria almost denied her, Maria Torres shared the first-round lead
11:24 AM ET Karim Zidan In December 2016, five months after his Hollywood talent agency had purchased the UFC, Ari Emanuel was on a plane headed to Moscow. The CEO of WME-IMG (now called Endeavor) was with longtime UFC president Dana White, and they were on their way to meet Russia’s then-minister of sport, Vitaly
11:07 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Chicago Cubs won the game, but may have lost Pedro Strop. Hitting for himself with one out and the bases loaded in the top of the 10th inning and the Cubs holding a 4-3 lead over the Washington Nationals, Strop hit a sharp grounder to third baseman Anthony Rendon.
11:34 PM ET When the fight between Pablo Cesar Cano and Ruslan Madyiev was stopped between the fifth and sixth rounds, Cano sure looked like the loser. His face was slathered in blood pouring from a deep gash on his forehead, but the Mexican veteran was actually the winner. The scheduled 10-round junior welterweight bout
9:07 PM BST George Smith, the legendary Wallabies back-row, was in his suit and tie, talking about tackling to three former, experienced rugby players at a central Bristol hotel Tuesday evening. Tackling is a part of life that has become as familiar to him as putting clothes on, going to the supermarket or, probably, breathing.
8:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Hurricane Florence continues to impact college football games this week. The kickoff for Middle Tennessee’s game at No. 3 Georgia on Saturday has been moved to noon due to concerns about the impact of the storm. Young Transportation, which furnishes buses for Clemson and Appalachian State, has deployed its
8:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — While unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin has made his views on Canelo Alvarez and the two performance-enhancing drug tests he failed in February well known, GGG has been somewhat measured, though pointed, in his comments. The same cannot be said for Abel Sanchez, Golovkin’s longtime trainer, who has
7:44 PM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora expressed frustration Thursday when asked about President Donald Trump downplaying the number of people who died in the aftermath of a hurricane that devastated Puerto Rico one year ago, calling the president’s tweets “disrespectful.” As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas on Thursday morning, Trump disputed the
7:51 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports LAS VEGAS — The dramatic part of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is the element of four drivers being eliminated from championship contention after each of the three-race rounds to set up a