7:30 AM ET On Saturday afternoon, for only the second time in their hockey-playing lives, brothers Quinn and Jack Hughes will line up on opposite sides of the ice. And this time they will do it wearing NHL uniforms, just as they had dreamed of while playing on outdoor rinks growing up, honing their preternatural
7:30 AM ET When Dylan Larkin made his NHL debut for the Detroit Red Wings in 2015, at age 19, it was a hockey dream. Larkin grew up in Waterford, Michigan, halfway between Flint and Detroit. He played his state championship hockey game at Joe Louis Arena and hoped one day to return as an
11:11 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Every boxing promoter will try to convince fans and media that the fight they’re about to put on is going to be great. A promoter’s job, of course, is to hype it up and get the audience pumped for the fight. Often, though, it’s just a lot of hot air
10:52 AM ET Ohio State will be without its third-leading tackler and possibly its starting left tackle Friday at Northwestern. Junior linebacker Baron Browning is listed as out for the game on Ohio State’s weekly status report. Browning has 23 tackles, including five for loss and 2.5 sacks. He has made one start for the
9:43 AM ET The UFC’s middleweight division has seen a changing of the guard over the past 12 months, and former champion Chris Weidman found himself on the wrong end of it. Can he get himself on the right side of the changes that are happening at light heavyweight? That’s the biggest question going into
8:49 AM BST Ireland named Garry Ringrose in the midfield to replace the suspended Bundee Aki for their World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand at Tokyo Stadium Saturday. Aki was suspended for three weeks after he received a red card for a high tackle in Ireland’s final Pool A game against Samoa. Robbie Henshaw, who
8:26 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Amy Yang and Nasa Hataoka shared the lead at 5-under 67 after the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Thursday. Both players had six birdies and a bogey for a one-stroke lead. “I’m happy how I played today,” Yang said. “My swing felt very stable …
7:26 AM ET In a commitment carrying league-wide ramifications, Washington Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal has agreed to extend his deal for two years on a $72 million maximum contract, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN on Thursday morning. Beal’s extension, which begins with the 2021-22 season, includes a player option for 2022-23
6:00 AM ET DENVER — The first completed pass of quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ NFL career turned out to be a sign of things to come. On a third-and-10 during the Kansas City Chiefs‘ opening possession of Mahomes’ first career start, he took a shotgun snap and fired into a small window between two Denver Broncos
7:30 AM ET After an unexpected day off, the American League Championship Series resumes in New York with the Houston Astros looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead and the Yankees hoping to even the series and reduce it to a best-of-three. What’s on tap Thursday’s schedule 8:08 p.m. ET: Astros at Yankees, ALCS Game