7:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Unified welterweight world titlist Errol Spence Jr. was in stable condition Thursday evening at a Dallas hospital after being involved in a serious one-car accident. “Spence is awake and responding and is listed in stable condition,” his representatives said in a statement. “He didn’t sustain any broken bones or
6:39 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Police arrested San Diego Padres minor league pitcher Jacob Nix after he was accused of breaking into a suburban Phoenix home through a doggie door and was shot with a Taser by the homeowner. Nix, who is facing two counts of criminal trespassing, was released this week from
5:54 PM ET The leading mixed martial arts promoter is launching UFC Event Centre in partnership with IMG Arena, the first in-game wagering product from the UFC, UFC president Dana White announced Thursday night. “The UFC Event Centre and its official data feed will be a game changer for how UFC fans engage with our
5:39 PM ET Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A Florida man working for a former NFL agent has been barred from several North Carolina university campuses after pleading guilty to violating the state’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago. Willie James Barley Jr., 35, was indicted in September 2013 on four felony counts of
5:22 PM ET UCLA receiver Theo Howard announced Thursday he will redshirt this season and enter the transfer portal. Howard, who caught 107 passes between the 2017 and 2018 seasons, has appeared in one game this year but has not recorded a catch. He will have one year of eligibility remaining. pic.twitter.com/OBRCifvJSx — Theo Howard
4:40 PM ET UFC women’s strawweight contender Nina Ansaroff is hitting the pause button on her fighting career. Ansaroff will take one year off from the UFC in an attempt to have her first child with fiancée Amanda Nunes, she told ESPN. Nunes is the UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion. “I’m not pregnant yet,
1:45 PM BST Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1
4:00 AM BST TOKYO — England’s final pool stage match against France and New Zealand’s game against Italy have both been cancelled due to the expected impact of Typhoon Hagibis but World Rugby is hopeful Japan’s key match against Scotland on Sunday will go ahead as planned. England players sing the anthem before the Rugby
1:43 PM ET The Washington Nationals overcame a slow start and long odds to reach the National League Championship Series and are now the favorites to reach the franchise’s first World Series. The Nationals stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers with a late-inning rally in Wednesday’s decisive Game 5 victory to advance to the NLCS against
12:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is soaking up the negativity ahead of what he wants to be his first All-Star season. Young told Yahoo Sports in a story published Thursday that he goes so far as to keep negative tweets on his phone as motivation. Whether it’s shots