9:09 PM ET The colt River Derby sustained a catastrophic injury while training at Santa Anita on Wednesday morning, becoming the 27th horse to die in racing or training at the Southern California track since the season began Dec. 26. River Derby, an unraced 2-year-old, suffered a fractured shoulder, his trainer, Ruben Gomez, told the
11:10 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Captain Zdeno Chara started for the Bruins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night, less than 72 hours after he reportedly sustained a broken jaw after taking a puck to the face. The crowd chanted Chara’s name as he took the ice before the
1:37 AM ET Andre Iguodala‘s left calf is aching. The 35-year-old swingman, who has been dealing with the injury throughout most of the Golden State Warriors‘ postseason run, spends the moments following Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals limping through the locker room inside Scotiabank Arena. Iguodala peels off his jersey and tells the
12:55 AM ET As the Professional Fighters League kicked off its light heavyweight and heavyweight seasons at PFL 3 in Uniondale, New York on Thursday night, we learned that one division is stacked with intriguing talent while the other seems wide open as it looks for a star or two to emerge. The 205-pounders impressed
8:22 PM ET The Professional Fighters League closes out its first round of fights in its second season at PFL 3 as light heavyweights, including Season 1 runner-up Vinny Magalhaes, and the heavyweight division step into the cage. 1 Related Defending PFL heavyweight champion Philipe Lins had to drop out of the competition due to
7:00 PM ET Quarterback Matt Fink has decided to stay at USC after exploring a potential transfer. Fink entered the transfer portal in April, seeking an opportunity for playing time at another school, but he wrote Thursday on Instagram that he would continue with the Trojans. “Thank you to all the coaches that have reached
5:52 PM ET The pay-per-view undercard for the Manny Pacquiao-Keith Thurman welterweight world title fight is set. Premier Boxing Champions made the supporting bouts official on Thursday for the card that will take place on July 20 (Fox PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-feature, Yordenis
5:02 PM ET Junior featherweight world titlist Rey Vargas’ mandatory defense against interim titlist Tomoki Kameda has been finalized. The fight will take place July 13 (DAZN) at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, Golden Boy Promotions announced on Thursday. Vargas (33-0, 22 KOs), 28, of Mexico, who is coming off a one-sided
1:05 PM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — In the early stages of his career, Roger Federer had a problem with left-handers. He lost four of his first seven matches, and eight of his first 20, against them. Something about the different spin, the different look, threw him off. Over time, as he honed his game
4:09 PM ET Heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki will face three-time world title challenger Chris Arreola in a battle of brawlers on Aug. 3, Premier Boxing Champions announced Thursday. The 12-round fight will headline a PBC card (Fox and Fox Deportes, 8 p.m. ET) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where Kownacki, a native of Poland who