9:07 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Junior lightweight world titleholder Gervonta Davis and former three-division titlist Abner Mares are nearing a deal that would see them meet in February in a Showtime-televised main event, Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza told ESPN on Thursday. Floyd Mayweather will repay more than $600,000 as part of a settlement
7:00 AM ET When it comes to making important decisions on upcoming restricted and unrestricted free agents, teams have a number of factors to weigh when deciding whether to begin negotiating a top-dollar deal, make a trade or slow-play the situation. Organizations will ask themselves: What is their timeline to compete? Is the player’s current
11:04 PM ET The buzz on Thursday had trade talks between the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets involving Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz heating up hotter than a thousand suns, with reports Thursday night that the sides are closing in on a deal. Names proffered about from the Mets’ side include recent No. 1
7:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Floyd Mayweather agreed to repay more than $600,000 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that he failed to disclose payments he received for promoting investments in digital-currency securities. The settlement of civil charges for violating rules on touting investments in so-called initial coin offerings,
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Rick Middleton, whose slick moves en route to 448 career goals earned him the nickname “Nifty,” saw his No. 16 raised to the rafters by the Boston Bruins before Thursday night’s game against the New York Islanders at TD Garden. Middleton, who played the final 12 of his 14
8:19 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the first time since they entered the league, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will be on opposite sides in a game Sunday. It will be Sherman’s first return trip to Seattle since the Seahawks cut him March 9. On Thursday,
6:21 PM ET NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods generally likes an early tee time, sometimes the earlier the better. But not when it means he is going off first because his position is near last. Woods beat just one player on Thursday in the opening round of the Hero World Challenge, his annual tournament that
7:52 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Moonee Valley Race 5 No.5 Mintha (Luke Currie) – $3.70 After a first-up effort where she didn’t enjoy the best of luck, this looks a perfect race for Mintha to notch up the third victory of her career and continue her progressive trajectory. She got a long way
6:08 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Left-handed reliever Chris Rusin and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to one-year contract worth $1,687,500, a deal with a $400,000 raise that avoided salary arbitration. Under the terms of the deal announced Thursday, Rusin would earn an additional $50,000 should he make the All-Star Game. The 32-year-old was
3:14 PM ET UFC Fight Night Adelaide will have more than just an Aussie feel – there will be a real family vibe with brothers-in-law Tai Tuivasa and Tyson Pedro on the Dec. 2 (AEDT) card, as well as their mentor and veteran Mark Hunt in his UFC swan song. On what the 25-year-old Tuivasa