7:00 PM ET Lewis Holman Since Daniel Dubois first stepped into a boxing gym as a child with his father, he has been touted for success and a win in Saturday’s fight against Joe Joyce will bring him one step closer. A victory against Joyce (11-0,10 KO), will bolster his reputation, unlocking a new level
12:20 PM ET Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said the team is moving forward after a controversial offensive pass interference penalty at the end of Friday’s loss at Minnesota. Brohm on Monday said he had spoken to the Big Ten office about the offensive pass interference foul on tight end Payne Durham with 52 seconds left
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL Power Rankings are a big fan of the holidays (who doesn’t love Thanksgiving football?), so we’re using this space this week to identify what we’re thankful for across the league. Whether it’s feel-good stories (Washington), great success (Steelers) or being creative (Jets), our NFL Nation writers picked one
5:51 PM ET DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, a source told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. A two-time All-NBA center and four-time All-Star, Cousins has only played in 78 regular season games over the last three seasons due to a myriad of leg injuries. Cousins most recently tore his ACL
12:21 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight bout between Brazilian legend Jose Aldo and Marlon “Chito” Vera for a UFC Fight Night on Dec. 19, sources confirmed to ESPN. The 135-pound bout will take place on the main card of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, which is the final event on the
12:56 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Valentina Shevchenko‘s dominance has reached the point where MMA fans are shocked when she loses a round. Shevchenko (20-3) defended the UFC’s 125-pound championship for the fourth time on Saturday, defeating Jennifer Maia (18-7-1) by unanimous decision. All three judges scored it a blowout win for the champ, 49-46.
7:15 AM ET CHICAGO — The picture emerging of new Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer is one of a baseball rat who is every bit as knowledgeable about the game as his predecessor, a likely Hall of Fame executive by the name of Theo Epstein. Some observers might view Hoyer’s ascension to
1:34 PM ET Petr Yan has been forced to withdraw from his bantamweight title defense against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas for undisclosed reasons, sources confirmed to ESPN following reports out of Yan’s native Russia. Yan is not injured, sources said, but no date for rescheduling the fight has
3:30 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Jed Hoyer has a new contract to go with his new position with the Chicago Cubs. The team announced Monday it had agreed to a five-year deal with Hoyer that runs through the 2025 season. The 46-year-old Hoyer was promoted to president of baseball operations when Theo
7:00 AM ET The 2020-21 season is fast approaching after an offseason unlike any other in NHL history. With the salary cap staying flat at $82.5 million for the foreseeable future — thanks to COVID-19’s impact on many aspects of the business — teams have never felt more strapped to stay compliant. In this exercise,
7:26 AM ET “The kid’s got ‘it.'” — Dana White to reporters following Israel Adesanya‘s win over Anderson Silva on Feb. 9, 2019 UFC president Dana White makes a living off his instincts about fighters, and he saw something different — something special — about Israel Adesanya after just his fifth UFC fight. White saw
England last toured India for Tests in 2016-17. They lost a five-match series 4-0.© BCCI BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has revealed that India will play five T20Is against England when the visitors tour the country early next year. While there have been talks on Ahmedabad hosting the day-night Test against England, the complete itinerary hasn’t
Warning: This article contains offensive language. Scandals and controversies have followed British Cycling around like bikes on a track for quite a while now, the latest coming this month when a senior coach was sacked for gross misconduct. In the wake of the announcement, Stephen Park, performance director for the governing body, tweeted about the
6:00 AM ET When Andreas Ekberg blew the whistle to signal the end of Spain‘s match with Germany last week, a few seconds after Mikel Oyarzabal made it 6-0 to La Roja and inflicted Die Mannschaft‘s all-time record competitive defeat, a cyclone ended. But a tornado began. Any footballer who limped back to his club
4:49 AM ET Andy Murray has said Lewis Hamilton is deserving of a knighthood but added that he doesn’t believe athletes should be given the award from Queen Elizabeth II. The Times reported that seven-time Formula One champion Hamilton would receive the honour in recognition of his achievements in 2020. 1 Related Hamilton, 35, has
Last updated on 21 minutes ago21 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 Three-time Grand Slam tennis winner Andy Murray believes Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton deserves to join him as a British sporting knight. “In terms of what he has achieved as an athlete, of course he deserves it,” the Murray, 33, told Good Morning
12:18 AM ET Four Vegas Golden Knights players have tested positive for COVID-19, the team confirmed on Monday night. “Those individual players have been self-isolating and are all recovering well,” the team said in a statement, without identifying which players tested positive. “As a precautionary measure, the Golden Knights off-ice player areas — locker room,
11:14 PM ET New Golden State Warriors swingman Kelly Oubre, Jr. had a parting shot for Phoenix Suns owner Robert Saver on the day he was officially introduced as a member of his third team in just over a week. Oubre, who was acquired by the Warriors in a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder