Aug 21, 2022 Emanuel Navarrete looked like he was about to be in a fight. One shot to the body of Eduardo Baez ended any thought of that. It was a technically beautiful setup by Navarrete, who knocked out Baez in the sixth round to retain his WBO featherweight title and defend his belt for
Month: August 2022
1:38 AM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal injured his left knee while attempting to score from second base in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 2-0 win over the host Cleveland Guardians. Grandal, who was thrown out by Myles Straw, was unable to put any weight on his leg as
12:54 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Dustin May dominated for five innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, Will Smith and Justin Turner hit three-run homers and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 7-0 victory Saturday over the Miami Marlins. In his first big league start since May 2021, May
1:18 AM ET SEATTLE — A historic day at the CrawsOver Pro-Am featuring more NBA talent than has been on a court in Seattle since the league’s last preseason visit ended early due to court conditions, but not before what organizer Jamal Crawford called an “unbelievable, one of one” experience. Although several of the league’s
Aug 20, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Oleksandr Usyk retained his three heavyweight titles with a split-decision victory over Anthony Joshua in a rematch on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. One judge scored the bout for Joshua, 115-113, but was overruled by tallies of 115-113 and 116-112 in favor of Usyk, who defeated Joshua for a second
11:40 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Columbus Blue Jackets center Kent Johnson scored at 3:20 of three-on-three overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over Finland on Saturday night for its record-extending 19th world junior hockey title. Johnson, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NHL draft, tucked home his own
9:59 PM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit two more home runs Saturday night, boosting his total to 692 and moving him past Stan Musial into second place on the career list for total bases. The 42-year-old Pujols connected for solo homers in the second and fourth innings
9:22 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Petra Kvitova outlasted Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Western & Southern Open final. The 32-year-old Kvitova had never advanced to the semifinals in 10 prior appearances in the Cincinnati tournament. It is the Czech’s 40th career final, and she’ll face
11:03 PM ET UFC president Dana White said he helped broker a deal for quarterback Tom Brady to play for the Las Vegas Raiders when Brady was a free agent quarterback in 2020, but then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden nullified the deal at the last minute. White was convinced to tell the story by Rob Gronkowski
11:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Borna Coric made history Saturday after defeating No. 9 Cameron Norrie in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open final. Ranked No. 152 with a protected injury ranking, Coric is the lowest seed to ever reach the finals in Cincinnati. The Croatian
9:00 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Manchester United‘s swift move to agree a deal to sign Casemiro this week made headlines, while the potential fee they’ll pay Real Madrid — which sources have told ESPN is an initial £60 million (€70m), with another £10m (€11m) in add-ons — has raised eyebrows for a player who
8:38 PM ET Associated Press ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Mike Weir shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a 1-stroke lead over fellow major champion Padraig Harrington into the final round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Weir had eight birdies and a bogey at En-Joie Golf Club in the round delayed by rain for
11:13 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Kamaru Usman is already being asked about Khamzat Chimaev as a future contender. He has bandied about the idea of moving up two divisions to light heavyweight and challenging for that title. UFC president Dana White wants to put Usman in the greatest of all time conversation. But
9:57 PM ET The hits for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s offensive line keep coming. Aaron Stinnie, who has been competing for the Bucs’ starting left guard spot, was carted off the field after suffering a left knee injury in the second half of a preseason game against the Tennessee Titans. Stinnie was ruled
8:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee had stopped breathing after collapsing in the bullpen during an exhibition game, but paramedics and two shocks with a defibrillator helped resuscitate the 75-year-old pitcher, according to a witness at the scene. “Without immediate intervention, I do not believe he’d be here
9:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oleksandr Usyk proved once again that he’s arguably one of the best fighters in the world with a gutsy victory over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to retain his three heavyweight titles. Now, he’s only one belt short of being called the undisputed heavyweight champion — a
8:22 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was put on the restricted list Saturday and is expected to miss the next two games. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Molina left for “business matters” and is expected to return to the team on Monday. Marmol added that the star previously
8:57 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Padres are giving reliever Josh Hader a break from the closer role after ninth-inning debacles on Thursday and Friday resulted San Diego losses. Padres manager Bob Melvin said before Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals that the left-handed Hader would be given time to try to
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