Month: September 2022

6:31 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is dealing with what doctors have diagnosed as a severe high ankle sprain that would cause many to have surgery, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jones is likely to miss multiple games, the sources said, and he and the Patriots still are discussing
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5:55 PM BST Premiership club Worcester Warriors went into administration on Monday after being suspended by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) from all competitions after failing to meet a deadline to prove they could operate amid their financial difficulties. Worcester are looking for new owners after they were served in August with a winding-up order
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5:28 AM ET Dillian Whyte has called out Anthony Joshua, offering to step in to fight the former heavyweight champion in December in place of Tyson Fury. Fury ended his interest in a long-awaited bout with Joshua when his self-imposed deadline to sign a contract for a proposed Dec.3 fight passed on Monday. 1 Related
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6:16 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been honored with a sportsmanship award for defending teammate Alejandro Kirk after the catcher was criticized online for his weight. Manoah received a roughly $73,000 ($100,000 Canadian) sponsorship prize and immediately donated it to KidSport, a Canadian nonprofit that gives children the
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10:41 PM ET Texas A&M leading wide receiver Ainias Smith will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury, coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday. Smith, a senior, sustained the injury while blocking during the third quarter of Saturday’s win over Arkansas. Fisher would only describe Smith’s injury as lower body, but Smith’s father,
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8:18 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — With reams of championship banners hanging above him, a couple of surefire Hall of Fame teammates present in the gym with him and a team roster that will cost the Los Angeles Lakers a hair under $175 million, Anthony Davis‘ statement about the upcoming season sounded almost unthinkable.
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2:03 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday the Atlanta Braves will be “forever known as the upset kings of October” for their improbable 2021 World Series win, as he welcomed the team to the White House for a victory celebration. Biden called the Braves’ drive an “unstoppable, joyful run.” The
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6:12 PM ET WBO junior featherweight champion Segolene Lefebvre has pulled out of the second defense of her title in October due to a right hand injury she suffered in sparring. Lefebvre posted the news on Instagram on Monday, saying she had to have “emergency surgery for a dislocated fracture of the first metacarp,” according
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3:50 PM ET PHOENIX — The Suns are moving on to a new chapter with owner Robert Sarver planning to sell the team, but the mood at media day revealed a team still in shock. Sarver announced his intentions last week following the results of an NBA investigation. The details of the report, which confirmed
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3:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Instagram that a self-imposed 5 p.m. Monday deadline in the United Kingdom has passed without a signed contract returned from Anthony Joshua for a proposed Dec. 3 bout in Cardiff, Wales, and that he’s now pulled the deal off the table. Fury made the
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12:39 PM ET No. 1 Georgia could welcome back a pair of receivers and see more of its star defensive lineman during Saturday’s game against Missouri. Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart told reporters on Monday that he’s “hopeful” receivers AD Mitchell and Arian Smith will be available after missing last weekend’s game against Kent State because
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