5:38 PM ET Junior Johnson, a bootlegger turned NASCAR Hall of Famer immortalized as the “Last American Hero,” has died, NASCAR announced. He was 88. NASCAR said Johnson had been in declining health and had entered hospice care this week. “Junior Johnson truly was the ‘Last American Hero,'” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France said
4:33 PM ET A highly significant middleweight bout has been booked for the first quarter of 2020. Former champion Robert Whittaker will meet contender Jared Cannonier at UFC 248 on March 8 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Friday. In his last fight, Whittaker lost the title to Israel Adesanya. ESPN has him ranked No.
4:18 PM ET Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Al Woods has been suspended without pay for the team’s next four games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Friday. The suspension begins immediately and will include the final two games of the regular season and any playoff games for which Woods is
4:00 PM ET The NBA is discussing a $1 million per player purse for the winners of the proposed 30-team in-season tournament, league sources told ESPN. The league is hopeful that an additional financial incentive would motivate players to treat a new tournament with a competitive fervor. The NBA wants an in-season tournament that would
3:01 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper could be out for an extended period after suffering a lower body injury making a save against the Minnesota Wild. The Coyotes said Friday that Kuemper is week-to-week after he was injured in the third period of the Coyotes’ 8-5 loss to
2:42 PM ET Dillon Danis has his second fight set since his infamous outside-the-cage brawl with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Danis, the teammate of Conor McGregor, will meet Kegan Gennrich at Bellator 238 on Jan. 25 in Inglewood, California, Bellator president Scott Coker announced Friday on Twitter. Danis is a well-known Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout attempting to crossover
12:51 PM ET The Minnesota Twins have signed right-handed relievers Tyler Clippard and Sergio Romo, the team announced. Clippard joins the Twins as a free agent and his one-year deal is worth $2.75 million, sources tell ESPN. Clippard, 34, appeared in 53 games last season with the Cleveland Indians. He was 1-0 with 8 holds.
12:41 PM ET After giving an impassioned speech about his hometown while accepting the Heisman Trophy, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow will have his high school football stadium in Athens, Ohio, named after him. The Athens City School District Board of Education announced Thursday it has directed its superintendent and the Athens High School administration to
5:30 PM GMT It may not immediately look like it but the situation in South African cricket is steadily improving, so much so that captain Faf du Plessis is upbeat ahead of the four-Test series against England that starts on Boxing Day. On the third day of the team’s training camp in Pretoria, du Plessis
12:25 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Quarterback Daniel Jones will start for the New York Giants Sunday against the Washington Redskins, coach Pat Shurmur said Friday. Jones missed the last two weeks with a high ankle sprain suffered against the Green Bay Packers in Week 13. Eli Manning started the