10:15 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Retired NFL players seeking testing as part of a $1 billion concussion settlement must see a doctor close to home to prevent fraud and “doctor shopping,” the federal judge overseeing the case ruled Friday. Lawyers for thousands of ex-players complain their clients agreed to the 2013 class-action settlement
5:56 PM ET Steve KimESPN Ryan Burnett got back on the winning track Friday by stopping Jelbirt Gomera with a series of body blows in the sixth round of their scheduled 10-round bout at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Fighting with his hands low, the former unified bantamweight titlist, was able to evade
5:34 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Point of Honor took charge with a burst from the outside and held off Ulele to win the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday. Point of Honor, the favorite, rallied marvelously for jockey Javier Castellano and prevailed in a duel to the wire by a half-length. Point of Honor
6:11 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — A filly collapsed and died while running at Pimlico Race Course on Friday, the day before the track hosts the second leg of the Triple Crown. Congrats Gal faltered in the upper stretch of the Miss Preakness Stakes in 83-degree heat and was eased to the finish line.
5:03 PM ET The San Francisco Giants reinstated catcher Buster Posey from the concussion list Friday. Posey went on the list May 9, but he said the injury occurred against the Cincinnati Reds on May 5, when a foul ball hit his helmet. “They are going to take extra time to find out how I
4:52 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Texans have released veteran tight end Ryan Griffin, a source tells ESPN’s Field Yates. Griffin is facing charges of vandalism and public intoxication for allegedly punching out a front window of a hotel last month in Nashville, Tennessee. Police say hotel security followed Griffin after the window
4:04 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS – It was Baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez that helped popularize the phrase “I’d rather be lucky than good,” but it’s a mantra that can frequently apply to hockey. The San Jose Sharks have been quite good in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They hold a 2-1
May 15, 2019 Steve KimESPN Whether or not you take pound-for-pound lists in boxing seriously, one thing you’ll immediately notice about those rankings nowadays is that either unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko or welterweight world titleholder Terence Crawford sits at No. 1. That duo is typically followed by the likes of unified cruiserweight champion Oleksandr
6:36 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Beneath the riches and excitement of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in the heavyweight division, British boxing is in a state of transition. While
3:00 AM ET Toss England chose to bowl v Pakistan England have won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat for the fourth ODI at Trent Bridge. Big runs are expected on this traditionally batting-friendly pitch, which looks like another belter. Play is set to begin under somewhat overcast skies with a chance of