5:15 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays clinched a postseason berth Thursday without taking the field. Toronto was assured of an American League wild-card berth when the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3. If Toronto holds its current position as the first of the AL’s three wild cards, the
5:00 PM ET BIRDSVILLE, Australia — A sea of beer can-clenching, rowdy folk in flannelette shirts and cowboy hats are huddled in near darkness at Fred Brophy’s feet. The Australian outback icon is fitted out in his customary red shirt, faded blue jeans and dark brown boots, crouching on a raised platform and beating a
12:50 PM ET Less than two days after earning a UFC contract, mixed martial arts prospect Bo Nickal has already booked his Octagon debut. The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Nickal (3-0) and Jamie Pickett (13-8) for UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, officials told ESPN on Thursday. Nickal earned a
7:02 PM ET The UFC has booked a featherweight main event between two undefeated contenders in Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev for its UFC Fight Night on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, UFC officials told ESPN. The promotion has not announced a location for that event, but it’s expected to take place in Las Vegas
2:26 PM ET The Texas Tenth Court of Appeals in Waco ruled Wednesday to uphold the 2015 sexual assault conviction of former Baylor football player Samuel Ukwuachu, ending several years of appeals that bounced back and forth between state courts. The justice wrote that the court found “no reversible error” after Ukwuachu claimed his due
5:07 PM ET Tennessee All-SEC receiver Cedric Tillman underwent “tightrope” surgery on his left ankle early last week with the hopes of not being out an extended period of time, sources told ESPN. Tillman missed the Vols’ matchup against Florida this past weekend after suffering a high ankle sprain in the team’s 63-6 win over
9:21 AM ET The 2022 MLS season has trickled down to its final two games for most teams, but there is still time left for some to get into the postseason through the backdoor. Meanwhile, the Golden Boot and MVP races are still there for the taking. Here’s a look at what’s at stake from
5:19 PM ET Associated Press Alex Bowman will miss Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with a concussion that the Hendrick Motorsports driver apparently suffered last week at Texas. HMS said Bowman was evaluated Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, and ruled out of this weekend’s playoff race. Noah Gragson will drive the No.
11:18 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was issued a citation for “failure to control his motor vehicle” in the wake of Monday’s single car-crash, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a release to ESPN. Garrett also was traveling at an “unsafe speed for the type of roadway” he
1:59 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is confident that “anything’s possible,” for new teammate Ben Simmons now that the talented swingman has “peace around him” in his basketball life. Irving, like coach Steve Nash, is confident that Simmons will be able to fit in quickly to the framework of the
4:14 PM ET Jimmie Johnson announced on Monday that he was stepping away from full-time racing. Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A man walks into an airport, walks up to the giant board titled “Departures,” and with a packed bag at his side, looks upon the dozens of cities listed, knowing that he can board
4:39 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Rasmus Sandin has signed a two-year, $2.8 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday. The 22-year-old from Sweden was the 29th overall selection in the 2018 draft. Sandin had 16 points in 51 games with Toronto last season. He’s played in 88 career
Sep 28, 2022 Kayla Harrison looks to threepeat as the PFL women’s lightweight champion as she takes on Larissa Pacheco in the main event of the 2022 PFL Championship at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Nov. 25, in New York. The fight card, which will feature 12 fights, including six $1 million
3:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Sunny Edwards will defend his 112-pound title against Felix Alvarado on Nov. 11 in Sheffield, England, the champion’s promoter, Probellum, announced on Thursday. Edwards (18-0, 4 KOs) was in talks for a title unification bout with Julio Cesar Martinez, ESPN’s No. 1 flyweight, but no deal was reached. Instead, Edwards
11:19 AM ET Russian NHL players from the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators will be permitted to play games in Prague, despite the Czech government having previously said they weren’t welcome there due to the war in Ukraine. Nashville and San Jose are set to play regular-season games Oct. 7 and 8 at Prague’s
12:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — With nasty weather on the horizon, golfers at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship were looking to get in a good early score on the storied Scottish courses hosting the European tour event. No one did better than Romain Langasque on the most famous course of all.
7:00 AM ET With the 2022 regular season wrapping up in seven days, for the most part, all eyes are on the playoffs. The 18 clubs who are done following their final game are looking towards the offseason; however, six wild-card contenders continue to battle for the final five spots, while the top seven teams
According to a report, Pakistan pacer Naseem Khan has tested positive for Covid-19.© AFP Pakistan’s young bowling sensation Naseem Khan has tested positive for Covid-19, a day after it was announced he had contracted pneumonia. However, the strike bowler has been released from the hospital. A week after an unknown member of the Pakistan support