11:53 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 47 points in a 123-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. It was the most points he has ever scored in any playoff game in his career, besting the 44 points he scored
10:08 PM ET Craig Kimbrel finally has a new home. The All-Star closer and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a three-year, $43 million deal, ESPN has confirmed, ending a seven-month-long free agency for one of baseball’s best bullpen arms. The Athletic was first to report the agreement. MLB Network reported the money first. Kimbrel
10:56 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN UFC Fight Night in Greenville, South Carolina, has a new co-main event, and it’s a rematch. John Lineker will replace Cody Stamann on short notice and fight Rob Font in a bantamweight bout on the June 22 card, the UFC announced Wednesday. The card airs on ESPN+. Stamann injured his
10:35 PM ET Monday morning quarterbacking, perhaps, but former unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin said he was not all that surprised that unheralded Andy Ruiz Jr. defeated Anthony Joshua last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ruiz authored one of boxing’s greatest upsets when he knocked Joshua down four times and
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar published a video explaining his relationship with an unidentified woman who accused him of raping her in Paris last month. Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar went to the Rio de Janeiro police headquarters on Thursday evening in an investigation linked to a woman’s rape allegation against him. The
6:17 PM ET Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza defended Mushfiqur Rahim after he hit the stumps with his elbow when trying to run out Kane Williamson. The incident took place in the 12th over of the New Zealand innings when the Ross Taylor – Williamson partnership was at an embryonic stage. As the two batsmen got
9:52 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun CHICAGO — Tony Ferguson commented publicly for the first time Wednesday about the personal issues that have kept him out of UFC competition, including the restraining order filed against him
Julien Laurens shares the latest on Eden Hazard and the reports that Chelsea has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign the Belgian playmaker. After Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri admitted he would welcome a return to Italy, the FC crew believe it’s a matter of time before he lands the vacant role manager’s role
8:40 PM ET Former Florida cornerback Chris Steele is transferring to USC, his father, Norm, told ESPN on Wednesday. Steele, a 2019 signee with Florida, who was ranked No. 95 overall in the ESPN 300, announced his transfer in May after complaints about then-roommate Jalon Jones, who was accused of sexual battery by two women
7:19 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay has waited almost six months to get back on the practice field, so he figures he can handle six more weeks. After Wednesday’s mandatory minicamp practice, Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Lindsay, who was a Pro Bowl selection after he rushed for 1,037