7:45 AM ET Mike Coppinger Andres Ferrari Close ESPN Editor Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. Robson Conceicao dropped a controversial decision against Oscar Valdez in September, but he has another opportunity Saturday to prove he’s a player at 130 pounds. The winner of the fight between Conceicao and Xavier Martinez (10 p.m.
Month: January 2022
7:21 AM ET AT THE HEIGHT of protest over the May 2020 police murder of George Floyd, one of retired NBA star Dwyane Wade’s Twitter accounts posted: “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” The tweet from an athlete celebrated for his social justice advocacy was perfectly in character. The account that
8:00 AM ET Teammates and rival players have always sought out David Ortiz, because beyond his big-swing, big-moment stardom, he exudes a warmth and geniality that soften his sometimes blunt messages. The F-bomb that Ortiz dropped into the middle of a speech at Fenway Park in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings inspired a
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL’s conference championship round for the 2021 season is stacked, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know for Sunday’s NFC and AFC championships. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to both games, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final
7:17 AM ET The No. 12-ranked Kentucky Wildcats will travel to Allen Fieldhouse to face the No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday (6 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN app) in a Sonic Blockbuster matchup that will also serve as the premier matchup of the day’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Seven top 25-ranked teams, more than a
News Fast bowler backed after injury setbacks, and will stay with club at least until 2023 Toby Roland-Jones will stay with Middlesex at least until the end of 2023, after signing a contract extension that will take him into his 13th year with the club. Roland-Jones has endured an injury-plagued few years, including a knee
Ineos Grenadiers rider Brandon Rivera has fractured his elbow and dislocated a shoulder in Colombia, three days after team-mate Egan Bernal’s serious crash in the same area. Local media report the 25-year-old is being treated at the same clinic as Bernal on the outskirts of Bogota. Former Tour de France champion Bernal, 25, suffered back,
2:59 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Much of the conversation surrounding the Golden State Warriors heading into the season was about how they’d be a title contender once Klay Thompson returned. Instead, the Warriors hit a skid after Thompson’s highly anticipated debut Jan. 9, experiencing some of the growing pains they’d skipped over
2:09 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal is now within one victory of a record 21st Grand Slam singles title. The 35-year-old Spaniard advanced to the Australian Open final for a sixth time with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win Friday over Matteo Berrettini. Nadal arrived in Australia not knowing how long
1:15 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the United States men’s national team went into halftime with El Salvador on Thursday without a goal, any feeling of anxiousness that might have crept into the home locker room would have been understandable. With a World Cup berth not yet secured, anything other than a win would
12:31 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Carmelo Anthony took exception to some fans’ taunting of him during the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 105-87 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, saying that the harassment was “unacceptable.” The incidents caused referees and players from both teams to intervene during the game. With 7 minutes, 1 second left in
11:48 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens hired Mike Macdonald as their new defensive coordinator Thursday night, creating some team history in the process. Macdonald, 34, becomes the youngest coordinator in the franchise’s 26-year existence, taking over a defense that has built a reputation for ranking among the NFL’s best. He’s believed
11:35 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is listed as 7 feet tall, 280 pounds, and might be even bigger than those measurements. Meanwhile, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado might be generously listed as 6 feet tall, 179 pounds. But that size difference didn’t stop the Pelicans’ two-way signee from going
News The injury-hit club have had their final bid for the Australia batter rejected Steven Smith will not play in the Big Bash League final after another request to make him available for selection was rejected by Cricket Australia. Besieged by injuries and Covid-19 cases in their playing group, the Sixers made a third appeal
9:43 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Johnny Juzang, a star of last year’s NCAA tournament during UCLA‘s run to the Final Four, missed Thursday night’s game against California while in COVID-19 protocols. That left the seventh-ranked Bruins without their leading scorer. Juzang averages 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds. Juzang scored 15 points in
10:04 PM ET Associated Press TOWSON, Md. — The men’s basketball game between Delaware and host Towson was suspended due to “unsafe court conditions” on Thursday night. The Blue Hens were leading 38-29 with 18:42 remaining when play was stopped at SECU Arena on the Towson campus. Several players fell to the floor in the
7:45 PM ET The NHL announced on Thursday it had concluded an investigation into free-agent forward Evander Kane and the circumstances under which he traveled across the U.S.-Canada border during the holiday period, clearing the way for Kane to sign with an NHL team. The San Jose Sharks terminated Kane’s contract after he cleared waivers
8:51 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Top-ranked Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas made the birdies they needed to keep pace on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines on Thursday and shared the lead with hard-charging Adam Schenk after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Schenk made eight straight birdies to shoot
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