2:15 PM ET The WBC announced a four-fighter 115-pound tournament on Friday to crown a true junior bantamweight champ. The sanctioning body said there will be a trilogy fight between junior bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and also a bout between former champions Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras. The winners
Month: March 2021
7:32 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Joe Cunningham, who got off to a smashing start with the St. Louis Cardinals and later became a minor league manager, major league coach, key figure in their front office and team ambassador, has died. He was 89. Popularly called as “Smokey” Joe, he died Thursday in
5:02 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Naomi Osaka might never hit a worse shot. Not that it mattered. The world’s No. 2-ranked woman shanked a serve that sailed over her opponent’s head, but shook off the mishit to win her 22nd match in a row Friday, beating Ajla Tomljanović 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the
7:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya announced Friday that he has a date in mind for his previously stated plan to return to the ring. At a press conference for the upstart promoter Triller Fight Club, De La Hoya took the stage alongside Snoop Dogg at the Venetian and
7:33 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees‘ starting rotation appeared to fall into place when Deivi Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday following a poor spring training. New York’s decision left Domingo German as the likely fifth starter behind Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon and Jordan Montgomery.
7:04 PM ET Sammy Watkins agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal (which included $5 million guaranteed) with the Baltimore Ravens on Friday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The addition of Watkins ended the Ravens’ difficult pursuit of an experienced wide receiver for quarterback Lamar Jackson and helps boost the NFL’s 32nd-ranked passing attack. Watkins’
7:49 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — All-Star guard Luka Doncic sat out the Dallas Mavericks‘ game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night because of tightness in his lower back. “He’s getting treatment, working on it,” coach Rick Carlisle said. “He will travel. Hope he’s available [Saturday].” The Mavericks play the New Orleans Pelicans
5:43 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Center Andre Drummond is now a free agent and can sign with a contending team after reaching a buyout with the Cavaliers. Drummond, who hasn’t played since mid-February, began negotiating terms of the buyout with the Cavs on Thursday after the club didn’t trade the 27-year-old before the
6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services AUSTIN, Texas — Sergio Garcia advanced in a sudden-death playoff with a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole of the Dell Technologies Match Play on Friday. Garcia hit a 9-iron that landed just beyond the hole and rolled back a few inches. That gave him a victory over Lee
News Analysis There are pace bowlers to keep an eye on and the superb Amelia Kerr Australia will return to action for the first time in almost six months with another Trans-Tasman battle against a struggling New Zealand side. The main focus for the next 12 months will be one-day cricket ahead of the World
6:14 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Minnesota Twins bench coach Mike Bell, the younger brother of Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell, died Friday of kidney cancer. He was 46. At the request of Bell’s family to take the field in his honor, the Twins said their exhibition game against Atlanta would be
4:20 PM ET BYU quarterback Zach Wilson, widely projected as the second overall pick in next month’s NFL draft, delivered an impressive pro day Friday as three teams with top-12 picks made trades that could impact the quarterback order. With 31 teams represented in Provo, Utah — all but the Los Angeles Rams — Wilson
5:22 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Throughout the four-plus years coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have been in charge of the San Francisco 49ers, their quarterback plan has constantly evolved. In 2017, they didn’t use the No. 2 overall pick to take one of that draft’s top quarterbacks because they had
5:29 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers is hopeful Kelly Oubre Jr. will decide to re-sign with the organization this summer after deciding against dealing the 25-year-old swingman prior to Thursday’s trade deadline, despite “high level” interest. “Kelly’s done a great job,” Myers said during a video conference call with
5:09 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It appears Florida coach Mike White will be an active shopper in the burgeoning transfer portal. Forward Osayi Osifo announced plans to play elsewhere Friday, becoming the fourth player in three days to leave White’s program. The Gators also lost top assistant Jordan Mincy, who took the
5:31 PM ET NCAA tournament star and Big Sky Player of the Year Tanner Groves has entered the transfer portal, sources told ESPN. Groves, a 6-foot-9 big man from Eastern Washington, scored 35 points and made five 3-pointers in a first-round loss to Kansas last week. The Eagles led the Jayhawks by double-digits early in
Spray the champagne. Formula 1 is back for a brand new season. This year’s campaign starts in a different location, pitching up in Bahrain instead of the usual opener in Melbourne, Australia. Who will take the first win of the season? We will have to wait until Sunday to find that out. What we do
4:22 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize will be part of the starting rotation and Michael Fulmer will pitch out of the bullpen to open the season, manager AJ Hinch said on Friday. Hinch also said that left-hander Derek Holland will make the team. Mize was the No. 1
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