4:52 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor vacated his IBF junior welterweight title, the third 140-pound belt he has relinquished since his controversial decision victory over Jack Catterall in February. Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) still holds the WBO title after also giving up his WBA and WBC belts. The 31-year-old from Scotland is in talks
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Six-time British time trial champion Alex Dowsett has announced his retirement from professional road racing. Dowsett, 33, held the prestigious UCI Hour record for a month in 2015 with a ride of 52.937km, before fellow Briton Sir Bradley Wiggins bettered his mark. He had previously indicated he wanted to race for two more seasons. But
Lewis Hamilton said it was “nice to know how he feels about me” after being criticised by Fernando Alonso for a first-lap crash between the two. Alonso called fellow driver Hamilton “an idiot” who “only knows how to drive and start in first [place]”. The comments were heard on Alonso’s Alpine team radio after they
3:44 PM ET Aug 28 (Reuters) – Robert Lewandowski scored his second consecutive brace as Barcelona breezed past Real Valladolid with a comfortable 4-0 LaLiga victory on Sunday. It was Barca’s second win from three games in the new season and moved them up to second in the table with seven points, two behind leaders
2:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams were drawn to face the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in the first round of doubles at the US Open. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the doubles brackets Sunday, a day before the tournament begins. Serena has said she is
2:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor suffered a back injury on a hard hit in Sunday’s preseason game against the New York Jets and was carted to the locker room. Taylor was starting the Giants’ preseason finale with starter Daniel Jones being given the afternoon off. He
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — On the grounds at Wimbledon years ago, tennis was once described to me as “boxing without the punches.” The game may be more associated with the upper class and its country clubs, strawberries and cream and tea socials, but the analogy is nevertheless true: With the exception of boxing,
Hardik Pandya produced a special all-round effort as India held nerves to pull off an exciting five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener in Dubai on Sunday. Hardik (3/25 in 4 overs) showed his high value under extreme pressure as his well-directed short balls helped India bowl out Pakistan for 147. It
Aug 28, 2022 Associated Press Thriston Lawrence won the European Masters in Switzerland following a play-off with England’s Matt Wallace on Sunday, claiming his second win on tour this season. The South African finished the tournament tied at 18 under with Wallace before taking victory in a play-off. “It’s a privilege to be able to
12:38 PM ET T.J. Finley has won Auburn‘s starting quarterback job. The Tigers open the 2022 season on Saturday against Mercer. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound Finley had been competing this preseason with Oregon transfer Robby Ashford and Texas A&M transfer Zach Calzada for the starting job after Bo Nix transferred to Oregon this offseason. Finley started
South Africa’s Louis Meintjes achieved his first Grand Tour stage win with a superb solo effort on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana. Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel extended his lead at the top of the general classification to one minute and 12 seconds over Spain’s Enric Mas. Meintjes, 30, broke away with 2.5km to go
Britain’s Olympic and European champion Tom Pidcock missed out on a medal after crashing in the men’s cross-country at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Les Gets, France. The 23-year-old, among the favourites for victory, finished fourth after also suffering a puncture during the race. Last week he became the first Briton to win the
1:54 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The wait is over. After more than a month of fanfare, the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card with a
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen crushed the rest of the field to take a stunning victory in the Belgian Grand Prix. The World Championship leader was in a class of his own as he fought quickly from 14th to take a firm lead by lap 18 and disappear into the distance. Verstappen was a second a
Aug 27, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Former NBA player Terrence Williams has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud and identity theft in connection with a multimillion-dollar scam against the basketball league’s health plan, authorities said. Williams, 35, entered his plea in federal court in Manhattan on Friday. He is scheduled
9:08 AM ET Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari suffered a torn left meniscus while playing for Italy in a FIBA World Cup qualifying game Saturday. The Italian team did not disclose a timetable for Gallinari’s recovery but said he would miss next month’s EuroBasket tournament. Gallinari grabbed his knee after a bounce pass in the
8:00 AM ET HIS HIRING WAS viewed as a breakthrough, long overdue and something college football desperately needed. That was nearly two decades ago, and Sylvester Croom isn’t convinced that much, if anything, has changed for Black head coaches in college football, particularly those in the Deep South. “It’s not like anybody is asking for
8:03 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills released punter Matt Araiza two days after a civil lawsuit was filed alleging he and two of his former San Diego State teammates gang raped a minor. All three are accused of rape, gender violence and false imprisonment. “This is bigger than football,”