1:48 PM ET The idea was simple: A chance to interview McLaren’s up-and-coming junior driver as he completed a lap of the Hockenheim grand prix circuit. Lando Norris would throw a McLaren 570s through the corners and it would be my job to throw questions at him. Needless to say, Norris held up his side
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2:09 AM ET In a grueling, punch-filled bout, Andrew “El Chango” Cancio, 29, won a unanimous 10-round decision over Dardan Zenunaj, 31, in a junior lightweight bout. The match was the featured bout of a Golden Boy on ESPN card on Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Cancio, of Blythe,
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1:34 AM ET PITTSBURGH — It was only appropriate the Chicago Cubs completed their 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday by turning a double play to end the game, as it was their seventh of the evening, tying an MLB record. “That’s pretty firm right there,” manager Joe Maddon said. “You don’t normally
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1:35 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Two rounds of voting were not enough to break the deadlock
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12:16 AM ET Bellator MMA already has one champion-versus-champion super fight on its 2018 schedule. Darrion Caldwell would apparently like to see it add another one. UFC Fight Night in Beijing will feature a heavyweight bout between Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes, sources tell ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Caldwell (13-1) dominated Noad Lahat (12-4) in a
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10:53 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Texas teen Cole Hammer and Norway’s Viktor Hovland advanced Friday at Pebble Beach in the U.S. Amateur to set up a semifinal match. Hammer, the 18-year-old Houston player headed to the University of Texas this fall, beat England’s Alex Fitzpatrick 3 and 2. Hammer is 17-1
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10:20 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Sung Hyun Park relied on the same steady style that has helped make her one of the LPGA Tour’s top players. When her putts kept rolling in Friday, she was virtually unbeatable. Park shot a 9-under 63 for a share of the lead with Lizette Salas during the
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10:54 PM ET Spain’s Jon Fernandez, one of the best prospects in boxing, will return to fight in the United States when he faces O’Shaquie Foster in a 10-round junior lightweight bout on Sept. 21. The fight, announced by promoter Lou DiBella on Friday, will headline a tripleheader on “ShoBox: The New Generation” (Showtime, 9:45
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