8:40 PM ET Junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez’s first defense against top contender Antonio Orozco, agreed to two weeks ago, is now official. Ramirez will take on Orozco on Sept. 14 at the Save Mart Center in Ramirez’s home region of Fresno, California, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions announced on Thursday. The fight
8:48 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A number high-profile players, including LeBron James and Steph Curry, skipped Team USA minicamp this week. But the reigning MVP, James Harden, didn’t and he looked as motivated as any player Thursday at UNLV. Harden said he’s chasing the feeling he had in the Western Conference Finals in Games
8:26 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Colt McCoy agreed to a one-year extension with the Washington Redskins, a deal that could make him one of the NFL’s higher paid backup quarterbacks, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. The one-year extension for 2019 is worth up to $7 million. There are void and buyback provisions in the
8:23 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are making a “strong push” for Texas Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels, according to a source familiar with the situation. The Cubs stepped up their efforts on Thursday after losing out on lefty J.A. Happ, who was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees.
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7:38 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — For sale: hockey great Mario Lemieux‘s 50-room Quebec summer home. The price of the 6-year-old chateau-style Mont-Tremblant residence: $21,999,066, the last few dollars an ode to Lemieux’s famous No. 66. Realtor Michel Naud said the asking price was strategic as the Pittsburgh Penguins owner knew putting the property
7:10 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Marcos Baghdatis beat fifth-seeded Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday in the BB&T Atlanta Open to set up a quarterfinal match against fourth-seeded Matthew Ebden. The 33-year-old Baghdatis, from Cyprus, has won two straight matches at Atlantic Station after losing seven of his previous eight. “It’s been a
6:45 PM ET Associated Press OAKVILLE, Ontario — Robert Garrigus made a birdie after a rock saved his ball from water and had a one-stroke lead at 9-under 63 when first-round play in the RBC Canadian Open was suspended Thursday because of high wind and potential lightning strikes. “Hit it right in the middle of
6:24 PM ET Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — Longtime Carroll College football coach Bob Petrino Sr., the father of Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino and Idaho coach Paul Petrino, has died at his home in Montana. He was 81. The Carroll athletic department said Petrino died Thursday in Helena. A cause of death was not
shares Tim Paine chats with Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer © Getty Images Australia’s selection panel has been formally shaved down to three members, with the new coach Justin Langer to take primary responsibility for the Twenty20 format after the resignation of Mark Waugh. Langer will act as “chair” in discussion around T20I squads,