4:37 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short, a two-time Pro Bowler, will have season-ending shoulder surgery for the second straight season, coach Matt Rhule said Wednesday. The 31-year-old suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s win at Atlanta when he hit quarterback Matt Ryan. It was Carolina’s third
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10:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The 17th NBA title in Lakers franchise history is still fresh in the minds of the fans, but any public celebration of the championship in Los Angeles will have to wait. The Lakers announced Monday that because of safety precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team will hold
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6:10 AM ET The longest season in NBA history is finally complete. More than a full calendar year after teams reported to training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned champions, accepting the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Sunday night inside the NBA’s campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The NBA’s bubble was
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1:23 PM ET A UFC title shot will officially be on the line this Saturday when featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung meet at UFC Fight Night in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday that the winner of Saturday’s main event will “absolutely” be next to challenge
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7:03 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The Los Angeles Dodgers were hoping to ride whatever momentum they built in Tuesday’s ninth inning into Game 3, and they wound up doing so in unprecedented fashion. The Dodgers, losers of the first two games of this best-of-seven National League Championship Series, scored 11 runs in Wednesday’s first
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6:58 PM ET Conor McGregor is in. McGregor revealed Wednesday on Twitter that he has accepted a Jan. 23 fight against Dustin Poirier. However, he also said that he wants the fight to happen at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. “Jerry Jones is a friend and the stadium can hold
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8:14 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said Wednesday he expected players to “stand together as a unified group” to show appreciation for the school and fans during the playing of the school song “The Eyes of Texas” after games, but didn’t say what would happen if they
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