7:46 PM ET Aaron Judge etched a permanent spot in the memories of baseball fans when he set the American League single-season home run record and chased a Triple Crown down the stretch. Now, he has a final accolade to top his historic 2022. The New York Yankees slugger was crowned AL Most Valuable Player
4:50 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia announced on Instagram on Thursday that they’ll meet in a long-awaited superfight next year in Las Vegas. The fight will be contested at a 136-pound catchweight and is slated to take place on April 15, sources told ESPN. Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) tweeted that he’ll
5:21 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Mecole Hardman on injured reserve Thursday because of an abdominal injury, meaning he will miss at least the next four games. The Chiefs face the Chargers on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Kansas City also could be without another top wide
7:01 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired former Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for outfielder/catcher Cooper Hummel on Thursday, sending a pair of 27-year-olds in search of
7:36 PM ET MetLife Stadium, home of the Giants and Jets, is in the process of reviewing proposals to replace the current FieldTurf that has come under fire in recent years. The stadium, which currently is using a version of FieldTurf, is contemplating new synthetic surfaces, not the natural grass that players have publicly called
2:07 PM ET Kawhi Leonard will return and start against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, coach Ty Lue said. Leonard was previously listed as out, but his status was upgraded to questionable at the LA Clippers‘ Thursday morning shootaround. After playing in two of the first three games of the season, coming off the
6:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Sandor Martin has agreed to a deal to fight former lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez on Dec. 10 in New York, sources told ESPN. Martin (40-2, 13 KOs) replaces Jose Pedraza, who withdrew from the 140-pound Top Rank on ESPN bout with a non-COVID illness. Martin, a 29-year-old Spaniard, scored a
7:04 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana punt returner Connor Delp has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities, the school announced Thursday. No reason for the punishment was cited. Delp also was suspended from all team activities in November 2021. The announcement comes two days before Indiana travels to Michigan State as
5:12 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — For the first time in his young career, New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson was subjected to intense criticism following his three-interception game against the New England Patriots on Oct. 30. Preparing for the rematch Sunday, Wilson, perhaps emboldened by a nice rebound performance, took a swipe at
5:41 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Cole Hammer would have been happy with pars in the cold and wind off Sea Island. He wound up with more birdies than he imagined Thursday for an 8-under 64 and the low score to par after one round of the RSM Classic. “It was
5:12 PM ET ESPN staff Week 11 of the NFL’s regular season was nearly buried in what could be six feet of snow — at least, for the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills. A huge blizzard forecast in Buffalo caused the NFL to move the game to Detroit — which will avoid the worst of
6:35 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Lydia Ko began her quest for the largest prize in women’s golf history by hitting a tree and making bogey on a par 5. The rest of Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship couldn’t have gone better. Ko responded with eight birdies, including four in a
6:51 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt has been voted the National League MVP, beating out teammate Nolan Arenado and San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado. Goldschmidt, 35, takes home his first MVP honor after leading the NL in slugging (.578) and OPS (.981) while compiling the highest OPS-plus (180) of his
5:35 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN The Fritz Pollard Alliance, an organization whose mission is to champion diversity in the NFL, wants to take a closer look at the Indianapolis Colts‘ hiring of interim head coach Jeff Saturday. The organization released a statement Thursday reading, “In light of the recent interim head coaching hire in Indianapolis,
5:08 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When alleged University of Virginia gunman Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. was pulled over by police in Chesterfield, Virginia, on Feb. 26, 2021, officers discovered he had a stolen handgun under his shirt in his waistband, according to an incident report obtained by ESPN on Thursday. When an officer asked
4:39 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The District of Columbia’s attorney general on Thursday filed a second lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, alleging that the team has cheated its residents out of “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in unreturned security deposits for season-ticket holders. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said in a statement that
5:25 PM ET A former clinical psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the franchise and Joshua Primo, the 2021 lottery pick released by the team last month after he was accused of repeated acts of indecent exposure. “The parties have agreed to resolve this matter,” attorney Tony
3:56 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission is planning disciplinary action against MMA fighter Darrick Minner for failing to disclose an injury ahead of a Nov. 6 UFC bout that was flagged for suspicious betting. Jeff Mullen, executive director of the NSAC, told ESPN on Thursday that Minner will be on the agenda at