6:29 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin climbed from his car at Talladega Superspeedway and was shocked to learn he had not only topped the speed chart, but reached nearly 205 mph in pacing practice. “It really caught me off guard,” Hamlin said Friday after his lap at 204.904 mph. The Daytona
5:30 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Doug Barron lost his great start with three bogeys over his last four holes and had to settle for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead over Woody Austin after the opening round Friday in the SAS Championship. This is the last regular-season event on the
4:57 PM ET Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez is preparing for his move up to light heavyweight to challenge for a world title in a fourth weight division, but he did take time out to watch rival Gennadiy Golovkin’s recent fight and came away unimpressed. Golovkin won a disputed unanimous decision over Sergiy Derevyanchenko —
6:04 PM ET Last October, Oleksandr Usyk, the undisputed cruiserweight world champion at the time, found himself surrounded by boxing greats during the WBC’s 56th annual convention. Usyk, in a hotel in his hometown of Kiev, Ukraine, was like a kid in a candy story. Usyk was giddy as he sat with heavyweight royalty in
3:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — WWE’s next big show is going to have some serious combat sports flavor. Boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez have signed to perform in WWE Crown Jewel on Oct. 31 in Saudi Arabia, it was announced Friday at a news conference at T-Mobile
3:13 PM ET Matthew Fitzpatrick, seeking to be a European Tour winner for the fifth straight year, took a step in the right direction when he earned a one-stroke halfway lead over Joachim Hansen at the Italian Open on Friday. Englishman Fitzpatrick carded six-under-par 65 to edge ahead of Dane Hansen (66) in the second
2:29 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There’s a chance Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey will be back on the field on Sunday for the first time in three weeks. The Jaguars listed Ramsey as questionable for the home game against the New Orleans Saints after he practiced on a limited basis all week because of
7:00 AM ET RALEIGH, North Carolina — The first thing you notice is the grunting. Walk by the Carolina Hurricanes‘ weight room, and there’s a good chance you’ll see the biggest gym rat on the team. “You peek your head in and see him,” says forward Jordan Martinook. “He’s got his head down, his hat
6:41 AM ET Australia lurched into the World Cup quarter-finals with an unconvincing 27-8 bonus-point victory over Georgia in their Pool D clash on Friday amid swirling winds and rain at Shizuoka Stadium as Typhoon Hagibis started to make its presence felt. Australia had already qualified for the quarter-finals before their first clash with Georgia
1:44 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Warren Deutrom, the chief executive of Cricket Ireland, has restated his interest in Ireland touring Pakistan. He had been in Lahore for the recently concluded T20Is against Sri Lanka and was very impressed with the way the series went off. “First of all, we have been treated fabulously well,” Deutrom