10:01 PM ET Featherweight Shakur Stevenson, one of boxing’s top prospects, is all set for his first professional fight in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, and when he and opponent Alberto Guevara came face to face at the final pre-fight news conference on Thursday afternoon they were joined by a special guest, who made
10:07 PM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Tyler Ankrum took the lead when Brett Moffitt ran out of fuel with less than two laps to go and cruised to his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory Thursday night at Kentucky Speedway. The 18-year-old Ankrum finished 7.373 seconds ahead of Stewart Friesen on the
9:51 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco‘s smile remains bright, his mood and outlook as positive as ever. Outwardly, the Indians right-hander doesn’t seem different. He’s determined not to let cancer change him. “I never put anything bad on my mind,” Carrasco said. “Everything’s good. So I don’t feel different. I just push
12:43 AM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — All-Star infielder Alex Bregman left Houston’s game at Texas on Thursday night after a ground ball bounced up and hit him on the chin. Manager AJ Hinch said during an in-game interview on the ESPN broadcast that it looked like Bregman’s chin was split open. Hinch
10:01 PM ET The most unpredictable NBA summer ever continued Thursday night when the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul and a bevy of first-round picks, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In Houston, Westbrook will be reunited with James Harden. The two were
8:35 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. — Roberto Diaz shot a 9-under 62 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the John Deere Classic. Playing in the final group of the day off the first tee, the 32-year-old Mexican player birdied four of the first holes, eagled the par-5 10th and birdied three
10:59 PM ET PFL 4 was everything the Professional Fighters League hoped for when they established their playoff format. Six out of eight fights ended before the final horn Thursday, with five first-round finishes dramatically altering the composition of the playoff brackets in the welterweight and women’s lightweight divisions. Pre-season favorites Magomed Magomedkerimov and Kayla
7:50 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL has put its full-time officials program on hold as part of ongoing labor talks with the NFL Referees Association, multiple sources said Thursday. Barring a turn in negotiations, the decision
7:41 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Alena Sharp of Canada and Youngin Chun of South Korea shared the Marathon Classic lead at 7-under 64 on Thursday, a stroke ahead of Stacy Lewis and three others at Highland Meadows Golf Club. The 38-year-old Sharp, winless on the LPGA Tour, had eight birdies and a