7:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. could defend his unified welterweight championship against Keith Thurman next after the WBC ordered the mandatory title fight on Wednesday at its convention in Mexico. Spence, 32, who holds the WBC, WBA and IBF belts at 147 pounds, was in advanced talks to fight Terence Crawford, but
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6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN With nine weeks of games in the books, we are officially at the midway point of the 18-week 2022 NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles (8-0) have the best record in the league and sit atop the NFC as Week 10 commences, with the Minnesota Vikings (7-1) not far behind and
7:18 PM ET Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — Coco Gauff and Caty McNally beat the Polish pair of Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska 6-1, 6-2 to give the United States a 2-1 win at the Billie Jean King Cup team event on Wednesday. Earlier Linette beat Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in singles to force
8:22 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter said it was “heartbreaking” to tell goalkeeper Zack Steffen that he had been left off the World Cup squad for Qatar. Steffen was thought to be a lock to make the team after featuring regularly for the U.S. during this World Cup cycle and battling Arsenal‘s Matt
3:02 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law. Walker had a storied career at the University of Georgia from 1980 to ’82. He led the Bulldogs
7:48 PM ET If the College Football Playoff is going to expand to 12 teams as early as the 2024 season, everyone involved in the existing 12-year contract must unanimously agree to changing the terms, and the CFP and the Rose Bowl are still negotiating the historic game’s role in the new model, a top
5:42 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Junior welterweight contender Jose Zepeda has been accused of punching a 40-year-old man at a boxing gym on Tuesday, Lt. Josh Hendricks of the Baldwin Park (California) Police Department told ESPN on Wednesday. No charges have been filed, Hendricks said, who added there was no video surveillance footage and no
9:30 AM ET When it comes to NHL debates, “small sample size” is the most reliable counterargument. If there’s a team off to a blazing start, showing signs of being an unexpected Stanley Cup contender? “Small sample size.” If there’s a team that isn’t delivering on its hype? “Small sample size.” The same goes for
1:10 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Fresh off his World Series win, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has signed a one-year contract to remain with the team next season. The 73-year-old Baker earned his first World Series championship as a manager in his 25th season as a skipper when the Astros beat the Philadelphia
Nov 9, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Russian and Belarusian boxers will be removed from the WBC rankings and therefore won’t be eligible to fight for any of the organization’s titles because of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman announced on Tuesday during the sanctioning body’s convention in Acapulco, Mexico. The measure will last
12:24 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is day-to-day with a right elbow injury to the ulnar collateral ligament and related nerves, according to coach Sean McDermott, and will not practice Wednesday. His status remains uncertain for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. “We’ll see,” McDermott said when
11:59 AM GMT French financial prosecutors (PNF) have been searching the headquarters of the organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup as part of a preliminary investigation into the management of the tournament, the PNF said on Wednesday. “In early October 2022, the PNF opened a preliminary investigation into charges of favouritism, influence peddling, corruption
Pacer Chris Jordan is set to feature in England’s semifinal against India at the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup, as there are doubts over Mark Wood‘s fitness. Wood has been incredible for England in the shorter format since his return after an injury during the series against Pakistan. Consistently clocking 145 kmph or more, the
11:45 AM ET Tiger Woods will return to competitive golf for the first time in nearly five months when he tees it up in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Dec. 1-4, he announced on his Twitter account Wednesday. Woods, 46, hasn’t played since missing the cut at the 150th Open Championship at
8:30 AM ET Countless hours are set to be lost all over again after Football Manager 23 was officially released this week, and with it a comprehensive list of the top-rated players in the latest version of the long-running managerial simulation franchise. 2 Related Using the global scouting network employed by FM23’s producers, Sports Interactive,
9:00 AM ET Dmitry Bivol defended his WBA light heavyweight title with an impressive unanimous-decision victory over Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and positioned himself as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters currently in boxing. With the victory, Bivol moved from No. 8 to No. 7, while also creating a gap between him and fellow 175-pound champion
Para-cyclist Daphne Schrager says winning her first world title less than three years after switching from athletics has given her “more belief” in her abilities. The 21-year-old won the C3 individual pursuit at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Paris last month. Former sprinter Schrager joined British Cycling’s programme in December 2019. “It doesn’t really
8:00 AM ET Mason Marchment is in midsentence when a surprise intruder cuts him short. And the Dallas Stars forward can’t resist the interloper. “Sorry about that,” Marchment said on a recent call with ESPN. “I just got in and my dog couldn’t wait to say hi. He needs some attention.” His pup might be