9:09 PM ET Jake Paul, one of the most polarizing up-and-coming stars in boxing, has a new home. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter has a deal in place for his next boxing match to be distributed by Showtime Sports, Paul’s adviser Nakisa Bidarian told ESPN on Wednesday. Paul’s team and Showtime are in advanced talks about the potential
4:38 PM ET The fate of a proposed heavyweight unification match between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could be greatly determined in the next two days. In a letter to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn on Wednesday, the WBO ordered Hearn to “show cause” within 48 hours why the sanctioning body should not force Joshua (24-1,
3:23 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts said he is “not above” a competition when asked whether he feels the coaching staff has committed to him as Philadelphia’s starter. Coach Nick Sirianni has not publicly named Hurts QB1, citing the importance of creating competition at every position. “I value everything that Coach has
8:39 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Council plans to act on legislative proposals next month that would allow athletes to be paid to be sponsors, social media influencers and product endorsers, the governing body for college sports announced Wednesday. The council will take up the issue at its meeting June
2:41 PM ET The United Soccer League and USL Championship side Loudoun United announced that they are launching an investigation into allegations of fans racially abusing players from New York Red Bulls II. The alleged incidents took place in Tuesday’s match between the two sides. One incident in particular was highlighted on social media in
10:26 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Down a key player, the Indiana Pacers wanted to make sure they still came out with the right intensity for Tuesday night’s play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets in Indianapolis. Not only did the Pacers accomplish that goal, they maintained that intensity for 48 minutes as they drubbed the Hornets
5:44 PM ET The SEC announced on Wednesday that it has sent an additional $23 million to each of its 14 member schools to make up for financial losses because of COVID-19. The conference estimates an average shortfall of $45 million per athletic program. “The extraordinary circumstances produced by the global pandemic have presented colleges
2:04 PM ET The NHL retested some teams for COVID-19 on Wednesday after what it believed were false positive results from one U.S.-based lab on Tuesday. The St. Louis Blues were one of at least two playoff teams impacted, both of which were scheduled to play Wednesday night. “We have discovered discrepancies in Covid test
3:43 PM ET The UFC is targeting a new date of July 24 for a bantamweight fight between former champion TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen, multiple sources told ESPN, confirming an MMA Junkie report. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is working on finalizing the 135-pound contest. Once official, it will headline a
2:03 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA (AP) – Swiss teenager Dominic Stricker now has a 2-0 career record after beating Marton Fucsovics 7-5, 6-4 Wednesday in the second round of the Geneva Open. Stricker, the French Open junior champion, beat a top-50 opponent for the second straight day in his ATP tournament debut. The 419th-ranked