11:05 PM ET Baseball history could be on the horizon as Aaron Judge approaches the elite mark of 60 home runs. The New York Yankees outfielder came one step closer with his 51st homer on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Angels. The Yankees outfielder has had an outstanding season at the plate, batting .296 and
4:31 PM ET Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed senior Spencer Petras will start Saturday in the Hawkeyes‘ season opener against South Dakota State. Petras and junior Alex Padilla both received snaps during spring practice and fall camp. “It’s a long evaluation and we evaluate everything to our guys, starting in January,” Ferentz said Tuesday. “Obviously
11:24 PM ET UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has been forced out of a scheduled bout against Jared Cannonier in October due to a finger injury. Strickland (25-4) revealed the injury on his social media on Tuesday. The Las Vegas-based middleweight said he was about to undergo a “minor” procedure on his finger that he said
1:18 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Serena Williams will be back under the US Open lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. Williams will play the leadoff match of the night session in the main stadium, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday. She will face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.
4:23 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign recently distributed union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks, paving the way for thousands more players to potentially join the organization. “There was tremendous response,”
9:44 AM ET ATLANTA — As Billy Horschel approached the 18th green in Sunday’s final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, he couldn’t help but wonder whether it was the last time he’d play with his good friend, Cameron Smith, on the PGA Tour. Horschel and Smith both live in Ponte
5:56 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker insists the best fights of his career are ahead of him, saying he’s hungrier than ever as he prepares to face Marvin Vettori in Paris this weekend. It has been nearly seven months since Whittaker lost to fierce rival Israel Adesanya for a second time, albeit
8:02 AM ET Manchester United have agreed a €95 million transfer fee, plus €5m in add-ons, to sign Ajax winger Antony. He will be the second-most expensive player in the club’s history (behind the €105m they spent to re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus in 2016), but is he the player to save the club? 2
7:10 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN For the first time in three years, the NBA offseason is back to normal. After the turmoil and upheaval of the past two-plus years, which forced the league to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA is in the middle of a much-needed quiet stretch ahead of next month’s training camps.
7:09 PM ET The Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday ensured a key piece of their rebuilding effort will stick around, signing forward Tage Thompson to a seven-year contract extension worth $50 million. The contract, which begins with the 2023-24 season, rewards Thompson, 24, five months after a career season ended. He led the Sabres with 38