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1:48 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — By the time the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants take the field Saturday for their historic two-game series at Mexico City’s Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium, a flurry of Major League Baseball officials will have waxed poetic about the capital city’s warm reception and appetite

11:05 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies. “Simply put, you can’t talk about the soul of the nation without talking about our service academies,” Biden told the team gathered in the

12:08 AM ET Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, widely expected to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, was not picked among the 31 selections made on Thursday night. ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both had Levis being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in their final mock drafts. The Colts,

10:15 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When former Oregon Ducks cornerback Christian Gonzalez arrived on stage at the 2023 NFL draft after the New England Patriots picked him 17th overall, he opened his suit jacket and the vibrant colors reflected his roots. The bright red, blue and yellow colors resembled the flag of Colombia. There

8:12 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — The Korea Championship has a home player atop the leaderboard after Park Sang-hyun‘s 25-foot putt for birdie to finish his second round Friday. Park shot a 3-under 69 and joined Yannik Paul (68) at 8 under overall at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club. “I want to prove

9:12 PM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was released from a hospital on Wednesday after experiencing what the school referred to as a “medical event” last Saturday night in Fresno, California. “The Barnes family is beyond grateful for the love, prayers and support shown to them by Beaver Nation and beyond,” a statement

11:53 AM ET Jake Paul and his promotions team are launching a new boxing series called Most Valuable Prospects that will highlight top up-and-coming fighters. The series will begin with a card on May 26 in Orlando, Florida, and it will be headlined by rising star Ashton Sylve, officials told ESPN on Thursday. There will

4:42 PM ET Colorado players who have entered the transfer portal will have access to practice film from 2022 and earlier, the team said Wednesday, in response to players who had been denied access to the footage. Tight end Zachary Courtney and outside linebacker Kaden Ludwick both told ESPN that when asked, the team would

4:51 PM ET Michigan has built up recruiting momentum after its successful 2022 season and is continuing to reap the benefits in the 2024 cycle. On Tuesday, the Wolverines added ESPN 300 tight end Brady Prieskorn to its class, the No. 92 prospect overall. He’s an in-state recruit out of Rochester Hills, Michigan, and a

7:56 PM ET Winnipeg Jets star forward Mark Scheifele, who suffered an upper-body injury in the team’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night, is day-to-day and could suit up for Game 5 with the Jets facing elimination. Scheifele left in the first period of Game 4 with the injury. The Jets lost

4:14 PM ET Demetrious Johnson hasn’t made a decision just yet, but the former longtime UFC champion said his upcoming fight could be the last of his storied career. The all-time great MMA fighter will defend his ONE Championship 135-pound title against Adriano Moraes in a trilogy bout May 5 in Colorado. It’ll be ONE’s

3:59 PM ET West Ham United thrashed Arsenal 5-1 in Tuesday’s FA Youth Cup final at the Emirates Stadium to lift the trophy for the first time since 1999. West Ham, who also won this season’s Premier League Under-18 South title, recovered from an early deficit as their young starlets ran wild to record an

11:12 AM ET Associated Press PGA Tour Canada and the PGA Tour Latinoamerica are merging to form one circuit that will be called “PGA Tour Americas.” It will have a season divided by two swings — South America and the Great White North — that offer at least 10 spots on the Korn Ferry Tour.

3:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes is hospitalized in stable condition Sunday after experiencing what the school called a medical event while attending an awards ceremony at Fresno State the night before. Barnes, 60, was being treated at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California. Oregon State provided no

11:50 AM ET Associated Press MUNICH — Holger Rune defended his BMW Open title with a hard-fought 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3) win over Botic van de Zandschulp in the final on Sunday. Van de Zandschulp retired from last year’s final with an aching chest, and the 19-year-old Rune was made to work significantly harder to

3:25 AM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was hospitalized Saturday night following a “medical event” while attending an awards ceremony at Fresno State, his alma mater, the Beavers announced. Barnes, who played basketball at Fresno State, was at the school to receive an award. Oregon State in a statement did not specify Barnes’

2:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Ryan Garcia claimed he was ordained, that the outcome was all but predetermined — a vision that came to him time and time again. His signature left hook, delivered with blinding speed, would render Gervonta Davis senseless in their super fight on Saturday and catapult him to

11:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Ryan Garcia took a beat, then dropped to one knee, the delayed effect of a stinging liver shot from Gervonta “Tank” Davis that floored Garcia for the second time in their superfight Saturday night. This time, he didn’t beat the count. The referee reached the count of

6:33 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN A year after having fewer than 2,000 people in attendance for the annual Colorado spring game, the Deion Sanders era began in earnest Saturday as over 45,000 people packed into Folsom Field for this year’s version of the black and gold game. Near-freezing temperatures and snow did not stop the

9:01 PM ET Winnipeg Jets‘ defenseman Josh Morrissey has been ruled out for the remainder of their first-round NHL playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights after suffering a lower-body injury in Game 3 on Saturday. Jets’ coach Rick Bowness made the announcement shortly after Winnipeg’s 5-4 loss in double overtime to the Golden Knights,