6:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The rights to the Eimantas Stanionis-Vergil Ortiz Jr. WBA “regular” welterweight title fight were won by Oritz’s promoter, Golden Boy, with a commitment of $2.3 million at Monday’s purse bid at the sanctioning body’s convention in Orlando, Florida. Stanionis, who won the title with a split-decision victory over Radzhab Butaev
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4:32 PM ET Last week, in response to word that the US Soccer Federation was interested in re-signing men’s head coach Gregg Berhalter following a run to the World Cup round of 16, the general world soccer media, and a lot of the sport’s more casual American fans, shrugged their respective shoulders and said, “Yeah,
7:00 AM ET The return of the MLB winter meetings meant the opportunity to speak to all 30 managers in the same room for the first time since 2019. Not wanting to let an opportunity like that slip by, we asked the skippers for their take on baseball’s new rules debuting next season — the
12:00 PM ET SEATTLE — The Carolina Panthers seemingly were out of control two months ago when they fired coach Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start and a week later traded star running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers. There was the perception around the league they were going to tank the rest
12:54 PM ET Associated Press Iga Swiatek was honored as WTA Player of the Year for the first time on Monday after rising to No. 1 in the rankings in April and remaining there for the rest of the season thanks in part to two Grand Slam titles. Swiatek, a 21-year-old from Poland who was
Chief executive officer and team principal Jost Capito is to leave Williams after two years in charge. The 64-year-old former car industry executive joined the team in December 2020, months after it was bought by investment group Dorilton Capital. Frenchman Francois-Xavier Demaison, who was brought in as Williams’ technical director by Capito in early 2021,
The likes of Ishant Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane will be keen for one last throw of dice while Tilak Vermas and Yashasvi Jaiswals would like to keep the Gen-Next flag flying high as another season of Ranji Trophy starts with the domestic bulwarks ready to slog it out from Tuesday. Delhi, a team that is
Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas has announced that he will compete in the Giro d’Italia next May. The 26-year-old Welshman confirmed the news on social media on Monday, He has previously said he has “unfinished business” with the Giro having crashed out of the prestigious race twice in the past. Racing at next
1:04 PM ET Associated Press The body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl were repatriated to the United States on Monday after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar, a senior State Department official said. The official said Wahl’s remains and his belongings arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy
12:16 PM ET Associated Press Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. Williams, named last week
8:00 AM ET HOW DOES A 6-foot-2 point guard whose self-described weight is “175 soaking wet” rank right up there with the NBA’s best big men in paint scoring? “Because motherf—ers can’t stay in front of me,” Ja Morant told ESPN after pondering the question for about as long as it takes him to get
9:36 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Chuck Liddell is long retired. Same for Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz. Jon Jones was last UFC light heavyweight champion over two years ago. Once the UFC’s glamour division filled
9:24 AM ET Associated Press Tony Stewart‘s Superstar Racing Experience is moving to ESPN and a new night as the network plans to use the all-star summer racing series to revitalize its “Thursday Night Thunder.” ESPN said Monday it signed a multiyear agreement with Superstar Racing Experience that begins in July. SRX will air on
7:48 AM GMT England captain Owen Farrell has said Eddie Jones was one of the best coaches he ever worked with and described his sacking as “unbelievably disappointing.” Jones was sacked by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) last week following a review of England’s Autumn Nations Series, with the team winning only five of their
Dec 9, 2022 Associated Press ST. LOUIS — For the first time in more than 18 years, the St. Louis Cardinals will have a new starting catcher. Catcher Willson Contreras signed a five-year contract with a club option for 2028, the team announced Friday at a news conference. “Willson is a proven All-Star performer who
6:45 AM ET None of this was planned. It just sort of happened, as bromances often do. Boston Bruins goaltenders Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark would celebrate winning mini-games in practice by hugging it out. They never really talked about it because it just felt natural. So imagine Swayman’s surprise when he won last season’s
England players celebrate the fall of a Pakistani wicket on Day 4 of Multan Test© AFP England wrapped up the Test series against Pakistan by winning the second Test match at Multan on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead. Mark Wood was the star for the visitors as he picked up 4 crucial wickets
11:53 PM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season, which is filled with divisional matchups that could have playoff implications. The Los Angeles Rams won in dramatic fashion Thursday night when Baker Mayfield — who was claimed off waivers two days prior — led the team to a comeback victory