1:25 AM ET NEW YORK — It took nearly half the season to do it, but Giancarlo Stanton finally had his first iconic moment at Yankee Stadium. With two outs and a runner on in the bottom of a tied ninth inning Wednesday night, the New York Yankees designated hitter swung at an 84.7 mph
12:27 AM ET Top Rank chairman Bob Arum promotes numerous top fighters and elite prospects, but the best of the bunch are lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and welterweight world titlist Terence Crawford, who rank Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the ESPN.com pound-for-pound rankings. On Wednesday, Arum offered an update on his two most
11:42 PM ET Veteran heavyweight Josh Barnett is in the process of finalizing a mutual release with the UFC. Barnett, 40, confirmed his pending release in a statement to ESPN on Wednesday. MMAJunkie reported earlier that Barnett had secured a release, but he stressed it is not yet finalized. “It’s true that I have asked
Jun 20, 2018 Umar Farooq The owner of the Durban Qalandars franchise is weighting up legal options to challenge Cricket South Africa, accusing the board of abusing their franchise rights agreement. The Qalandars were in line to own a team in the inaugural T20 Global League last year but CSA at first postponed and then
12:27 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies are in discussions with a number of teams to trade the No. 4 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft, league sources tell ESPN. Any such trade would likely include forward Chandler Parsons, whose contract is considered an albatross because of his knee problems. The Grizzlies have several potential trade partners,
10:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland stood before the crowd at the NHL Awards on Wednesday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, thanking those in attendance after having won the Mark Messier Leadership Award for “the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team,
10:55 PM ET Associated Press SEASIDE, Calif. — Ryan Vermeer won the PGA Professional Championship on Wednesday, overcoming front-nine problems to top the 20 qualifiers for the PGA Championship. Phil Mickelson, after taking “a few days to calm down,” said he’s “embarrassed and disappointed” after hitting a moving ball on the green during the U.S.
9:10 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN New York Knicks center Kyle O’Quinn has declined the $4.2 million contract for the 2018-19 season to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources told ESPN. O’Quinn, 28, had his best NBA season for the Knicks and should be among the better back-up centers available in the summer
10:10 PM ET John Ward, the University of Tennessee’s beloved “Voice of the Vols” for 34 seasons in basketball and 31 seasons in football, died Wednesday after battling a lengthy illness. He was 88. Ward’s death was announced in a statement by the Vol Network, which read in part: “It is with a heavy heart
4:56 PM ET The College Football Playoff is entering its fifth season. This one will have a new gambling angle. Las Vegas sportsbooks regularly release odds to win the College Football Playoff National Championship, but the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has taken it one step further. Now, bettors can bet on 78 different teams to