11:55 PM ET James van Riemsdyk will sign a 5-year, $35 million deal with Philadelphia Flyers, a source told ESPN’s John Buccigross. Van Riemsdyk had one of the best seasons of his career in 2017-18 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring a career-high 36 goals and adding 18 assists in 81 games. It was his
1:00 AM ET Super middleweight world titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has not been able to get the major fights he has wanted, but he has nonetheless been taking care of lesser opponents while biding his time waiting for a big one. Michael Conlan cruised to a 79-73 decision over Adeilson Dos Santos in an eight-round
Jun 29, 2018 ESPN staff What would summer be without strawberries, cream and tennis? Yes, it’s a World Cup year but next week London plays host once again to the world’s oldest tennis tournament — Wimbledon. But is Roger Federer going to win? How much money will he get if he does? And how do
Jun 30, 2018 Junior welterweight contender Alex Saucedo had all the pressure on him when he faced Lenny Zappavigna on Saturday night. Saucedo was fighting in his hometown of Oklahoma City for only the third time and doing so in his first fight with significant television exposure, in the co-feature of the Top Rank Boxing
8:38 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jerry Kelly squandered the lead, then regained it, and will head into the final day of the U.S. Senior Open with a 1-shot advantage over David Toms. Kelly shot 1-over 71 on Saturday at The Broadmoor to finish at 4 under. He three-putted from inside of
12:37 AM ET Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. — Paul Menard won the pole Saturday for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway. Paul Menard and Ryan Blaney will start from the front row. Take a driver-by-driver look through the field for Sunday’s Cup race. Even though he needed two bags of fluids after Saturday’s
8:20 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies starter Vince Velasquez has left the game after being hit in the right forearm by a line drive. The Phillies said the right-hander had a bruise. He was struck Saturday night by a liner from Washington’s Adam Eaton in the second inning. After getting hit, Velasquez
7:59 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports JOLIET, Ill. — Chase Elliott isn’t questioning whether he should have competed Saturday in the 300-mile Xfinity Series race and isn’t questioning whether he’ll be ready for a 400-mile race Sunday afternoon in
7:51 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Victory was never in question in a happy homecoming for Michael Conlan, who comfortably out-pointed Adeilson Dos Santos on Saturday. Conlan cruised to a
8:22 PM ET Associated Press KILDEER, Ill. — So Yeon Ryu sees another major championship in reach and a spot in history in sight. She knows what she has to do, and she took a big step Saturday. Ryu broke away on the closing holes at Kemper Lakes to take a three-stroke lead in the