1:54 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Oscar Valdez-Emanuel Navarrete fight for the vacant WBO junior lightweight title is set for Feb. 3 in Glendale, Arizona, sources told ESPN. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event will be supported by an intriguing co-feature between Jose Pedraza and Arnold Barboza Jr., both of whom are ranked
Dec 6, 2022 Associated Press There’s now another trophy for NBA teams to chase. The league announced Tuesday that the team with the best regular-season record will now receive the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named for the first commissioner of the NBA. And that name strongly suggests that another trophy tweak is coming — since until
12:24 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SAN DIEGO — Shortstop Xander Bogaerts and the San Diego Padres agreed on an 11-year, $280 million contract late Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN, a monumental move that brings the longtime Boston
9:33 PM ET Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson tied a franchise record with five goals against the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night. Thompson tied the mark at 16:07 of the second period, which put the Sabres up 7-2 on their way to a 9-4 win. It was his 21st goal of the season.
12:20 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills pass-rusher Von Miller is out for the remainder of the season after having surgery for an ACL injury, coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday. Miller underwent exploratory surgery in Texas on Tuesday and an ACL injury was found in his right knee. He initially was
7:17 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Western Michigan has targeted Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to be the school’s next head coach, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to come together in the next 24 hours. Taylor, 41, is a veteran college and NFL assistant who left Notre Dame in January to be Louisville’s offensive
8:15 PM ET Just because the World Cup took a break doesn’t mean we are! With two days of no games ahead of the quarterfinals, there’s plenty to look ahead at before the last eight teams still in contention kick off the business end of the tournament Friday. Be sure to check in with ESPN
6:42 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Outfielder Masataka Yoshida and the Boston Red Sox agreed on a five-year, $90 million contract Wednesday, sources told ESPN, adding the most productive bat in Japan over the last two seasons to
4:52 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and former teammates on the San Diego State football team will not face criminal charges in connection with an alleged gang rape of a minor that occurred at an off-campus party in October 2021, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. “Ultimately,
Dec 6, 2022 LUSAIL, Qatar — Portugal manager Fernando Santos now has a level of control over Cristiano Ronaldo that Erik ten Hag created at Manchester United. We all know how that turned out — Ronaldo’s Old Trafford contract ripped up last month in an acrimonious exit — but Portugal showed on Tuesday night that