7:45 PM ET Australia’s selection chairman Trevor Hohns feels Alex Carey should be given more leadership exposure so that he may be a legitimate captaincy contender whenever Tim Paine’s time is up, even if he is doubtful whether there would be room for both to play in the Test team this summer. Having successfully retained
6:27 PM ET The mad scramble to find a short-notice opponent for 2018 fighter of the year and former undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk to fight in his heavyweight debut is over. Usyk will face Chazz Witherspoon in a scheduled 12-round fight on Saturday night (DAZN) at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Matchroom Boxing
6:42 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved the sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs. News outlets report the commission on Tuesday unanimously approved Churchill Downs’ bid to buy Turfway Park for $46 million. Churchill President Kevin Flanery says the purchase is a $150 million investment in
6:43 PM ET With a driver as young and talented as Kyle Larson, it was just a matter of time until he won again. But let’s not forget what comes with that victory Sunday at Dover: a spot in the Round of Eight, and an ultra-valuable five extra playoff points to help him compete for
5:22 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk is expected to miss four to six weeks with a sprained left medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The Niners announced the injury and time frame on Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after Juszczyk suffered the injury in a 31-3
4:32 PM ET Junior bantamweight world titlist Jerwin Ancajas will make his eighth defense when he faces Jonathan Rodriguez on Nov. 2, Top Rank announced on Tuesday. The bout will be the co-feature of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card headlined by the previously announced fight between junior lightweight world titlist Miguel Berchelt and
3:12 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The PGA Tour Champions is returning to the St. Louis area next year for the first time in nearly 20 years. The tour announced a four-year deal Tuesday with St. Louis-based Ascension. The Ascension Charity Classic will be held Oct. 2-4 at Norwood Hills Country Club, which
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Two new eras dawned last week. They were separated by 24 hours, the Hudson River and a palpable amount of enthusiasm. Aesthetically, the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers were on parallel tracks heading into this season. The longtime rivals were both in rapid rebuilds. They added franchise
1:52 PM ET The UFC has found Brok Weaver‘s replacement for the UFC Fight Night Tampa card on Saturday. Mike Davis has agreed to step in on short notice to fight Thomas Gifford, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The fight will be contested at 155 pounds, and the card will proceed with 14 fights. Weaver’s
2:23 AM ET Third-string scrumhalf Cobus Reinach scored a hat-trick of tries in 11 minutes as South Africa celebrated their 500th Test by storming into the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a 66-7 victory over Canada on Tuesday. The Springboks ran in six tries in the first half-hour at Kobe Misaki Stadium, and Canada’s woes