9:15 PM ET Heavyweight Chris Arreola, whose three stoppage losses all came in world title fights, is aiming for one more shot in the twilight of his career, but he said if he cannot defeat rising contender Adam Kownacki in their crossroads fight Saturday, he will retire from boxing. “No disrespect to anybody, no disrespect
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was surprised to hear one reporter refer to the Community Shield as a pre-season friendly. Our banker bet won again in midweek and we also tipped Tottenham to beat Real Madrid, but Los Blancos failing to find the net in that one cost us a potential 4/1 winner. The EFL season
7:55 PM ET CHICAGO — Perhaps no team generated as much mystery in the days leading up to Wednesday’s trade deadline as the New York Mets. Would they buy? Would they sell? What did the acquisition of Marcus Stroman signify? After Wednesday’s deadline passed without another splash from the Mets, the answer seems clear enough.
7:42 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Brothers Andy and Jamie Murray have advanced in doubles at the Citi Open. The Scottish Murray brothers beat France’s Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-7(7), 10-5 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals. They rallied to win on their fourth match point. Former No. 1-ranked Andy Murray
6:30 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis is headed back to Madison Square Garden for the second time in two years, sources told ESPN. The UFC is close to finalizing a bout between Lewis (21-7) and former WSOF champion Blagoy Ivanov (18-2) for UFC 244 on Nov. 2 in New York. The
6:15 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A second woman who says she was raped by former Wisconsin Badgers football player Quintez Cephus in his apartment in Madison testified Wednesday that she had been too drunk that night to consent to sex. Cephus, a 21-year-old former wide receiver from Macon, Georgia, is charged with
5:32 PM ET Antonio Trocoli‘s UFC stint lasted about three weeks. The Brazilian light heavyweight fighter earned a UFC contract with a first-round submission victory on Dana White’s Contender Series on July 9 in Las Vegas. But White announced Tuesday night on the show that Trocoli would be cut due to a failed drug test.
3:00 AM ET England 139 for 5 (Winfield 26*, Brunt 25*) beat Australia 122 for 8 (Perry 60*, Brunt 3-21, Ecclestone 3-22) by 17 runs England have denied Australia a limited-overs whitewash with a consolation 17-run victory in the third T20I, the final encounter of their Ashes series, having finally struck on a successful combination
4:00 PM ET Michael Thomas will be at camp soon after signing a record-breaking extension with the Saints. Plus, Von Miller and Josh Allen grant birthday wishes, Baker Mayfield dishes on his relationship with OBJ, and Josh Rosen is gaining ground in the Dolphins’ QB competition. Here’s what you need to know from camps across
2:47 PM ET Heavyweight contenders Hughie Fury and Alexander Povetkin will clash on Aug. 31 at the O2 Arena in London, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Wednesday. The bout will take place on the undercard when pound-for-pound king and unified lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko defends his belts and goes for a vacant title