Jul 4, 2018 CHICAGO — The Cubs won their sixth straight game on Wednesday, all in come-from-behind fashion, while tallying five or more runs in their eighth straight contest. But it was infielder Javier Baez who continued to steal the show — literally. In the 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, Baez stole home for
1:14 AM BST He’s the son of an All Blacks great, yet Michael Little could end up wearing the red and white of Japan as he continues to star for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby. And he has a message for those who want to bring an end to the Sunwolves when the current SANZAAR
2:36 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Ronda Rousey was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on Thursday, becoming the first female inductee in the company’s history. Rousey was the UFC’s first women’s champion, holding the bantamweight belt from 2012 to 2015 and defending it six different times. She won her first 12 professional mixed
11:05 PM ET Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin has found a home with the San Francisco 49ers after a breakout season in 2017 and a three-year, $20 million contract extension. He wanted those he loves to have a home too, so he bought a new house for his mother, Tamina, and sister Deja, who has cerebral
10:54 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young and Utah Jazz rookie Grayson Allen got into a brief altercation Thursday in the final game of Utah Jazz Summer League. The play occurred just after halftime during a Hawks offensive possession. After coming off a pindown, Young popped out to the top
10:30 PM ET The UFC’s return to Germany has taken another hit. Ilir Latifi, who was scheduled to fight Glover Teixeira in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Hamburg, is injured and out of the July 22 event, multiple sources told ESPN. The promotion is currently looking for a replacement to fight Teixeira. Latifi
9:51 PM ET Former four-time, two-division world titleholder Orlando Salido was elected as a state deputy in Mexico in Sunday’s election. Salido won election in Sonora’s state legislature in a district that includes his hometown of Ciudad Obregon. He ran in the same party of Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. “It’s time to get
10:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Less than 24 hours after UFC 226 lost its co-headliner, UFC officials breathed a sigh of relief after seemingly avoiding another crisis. At the end of Thursday’s UFC 226 pre-fight news conference, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier tripped over a speaker and fell to the ground. He laid
9:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Seattle Mariners right fielder Mitch Haniger was scratched from Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels with a bruised right knee. If you snooze, you lose, but that’s not an issue for Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz, who seems to have pregame shuteye down to a science. The Mariners also
9:22 PM ET Associated Press ONEIDA, Wis. — Defending champion Katherine Kirk shot a 10-under 62 to take the first-round lead at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic on Thursday. Kirk wasted no time in picking up from where she left off last year. Starting on the back nine, Kirk opened with three consecutive birdies and