9:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao, fighting for the first time in the United States in 26 months, heard cheers from the thousands inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday when he came to the stage for his weigh-in for his fight against Adrien Broner, who also had many fans rooting wildly
9:35 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs star Kris Bryant expressed frustration for free agents Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who remain unsigned with less than a month to go before spring training begins. With the offseason providing few answers for baseball’s superstar free agents, we shed some light on where things stand and where they’re
8:50 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Vincent Trocheck returned to the Florida Panthers‘ lineup Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing nearly two months. The 25-year-old center missed 27 games since breaking his right ankle in a game against the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 19. He practiced with the Panthers for
8:29 PM ET For the first time in his professional career, Phil Mickelson will skip his hometown PGA Tour event, the Farmers Insurance Open. Mickelson, 48, who is leading the Desert Classic through 36 holes, said Friday he would not play next week at Torrey Pines, the San Diego course where he has played 28
8:06 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trent Dilfer, the former NFL quarterback who won the Super Bowl in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens, has been hired as head football coach at a Tennessee high school. Lipscomb Academy athletic director Dr. Mike Roller announced the hiring Friday. Dilfer says he felt led to Lipscomb
7:40 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson birdied four of his last five holes Friday in the Desert Classic to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend in his first event of the year. A day after matching his career-low score with 12-under 60 at La Quinta Country Club, Mickelson had
12:00 AM ET At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday night’s welterweight title bout between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas? Our experts make their picks. Dan RafaelESPN.com Pacquiao by decisionPacquiao may be 40 now but he still fights at a
7:01 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN There is optimism that former All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas will make his debut with the Denver Nuggets prior to the mid-February All-Star Break, league sources told ESPN on Friday. Thomas has been gathering momentum in his rehabilitation process from hip surgery in March, and there’s hope among Thomas and the
7:03 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Deangelo Gibbs is transferring to Tennessee Volunteers. Gibbs tweeted Friday that “I am 100% committed to giving everything I have to the #VolNation.” The Tennessee football program’s official Twitter account sent out a tweet with Gibbs in a Tennessee uniform along with
5:35 PM ET Bernard Tomic‘s father says he will begin legal action against Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt over an incident he alleges happened nine years ago. The news follows the bitter war of words between Hewitt and Tomic that has raged all week at the Australian Open in Melbourne. John Tomic told the Sydney