Feb 6, 2020 It is a very long way from sleepy Lowestoft to the boxing ring at the Tokyo Olympics when you’ve been away from the sport for seven years, stopped dreaming of glory and had three children. Charley Davison is a few fights away from being one of Britain’s most remarkable Olympians after walking
Feb 5, 2020 NFL NationESPN The Super Bowl is behind us, and now the real intrigue begins for all 32 NFL teams with the start of the offseason. We asked our NFL Nation reporters to give us a bold prediction for the 2020 offseason. Nothing was off limits — be it free agency, the draft,
7:00 AM ET IN THE SUMMER of 2017, at a cramped desk parked in a cluttered office, Dominick Reyes pulls up a video of one of the biggest MMA stars on the planet and starts to dream. Maybe that’ll be him soon. All around him is the detritus of academia. His office, for all intents
12:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Gillespie, Sussex’s head coach, is set to link up with the England Lions squad for a 12-day spell on the red-ball leg of their tour of Australia. Gillespie, who claimed 259 wickets for Australia in a 71-Test career, will be on hand to offer the Lions’ fast bowlers advice
6:00 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Anyone can see just how good Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is at football, but Fitzgerald’s acumen on the golf course isn’t as public. This week, however, Fitzgerald’s golf game will be on full display when he pairs with PGA Tour pro Kevin Streelman for the fourth straight
Lewis Hamilton has spoken candidly about his attempts to repair what he says has been “not the easiest of relationships” with father Anthony. The six-time world champion was managed by his father when he started in Formula 1 in 2007. But that working relationship ended in 2010, after which they did not speak for a
Ross Brawn says Formula 1 will look to reschedule the Chinese Grand Prix if it cannot be held on its original date because of the coronavirus outbreak. It is due to be held in Shanghai on 19 April but is in doubt with the disease having killed more than 560 people. Brawn said the race
5:00 AM ET Frenchman Gregoire Barrere stunned No. 4 seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Wednesday. Barrere, 25, battled to a 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5 against the the world No. 23 after two hours and 34 minutes. Canada’s Vasek Pospisil also caused a shock after defeating
5:25 PM ET The 2020 NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. ET. After nearly five months between NBA trades — a rare break in the transaction game — the action heated up on Dec. 23 when the Jazz and Cavaliers agreed to a deal centered on guard Jordan Clarkson. Since then, there has
11:32 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t wait any longer to solidify their goaltending. After two poor performances from backup goalie Michael Hutchinson, the Leafs announced Wednesday that they have acquired goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Trevor Moore, the Columbus Blue Jackets’ third-round
4:03 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia allrounder Ellyse Perry believes pace bowling could play a huge part in the T20 World Cup after she and Tayla Vlaeminck ripped through India’s middle order last weekend. The pair took 7 for 26 between them in eight overs at Manuka Oval, including five wickets in 10 balls, to
10:17 PM ET The Sacramento Kings are trading center Dewayne Dedmon to the Atlanta Hawks for forward Jabari Parker and center Alex Len, sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Adrian Wojnarowski. Sacramento is sending Atlanta a 2020 and a 2021 second-round pick in the deal as well. Dedmon, 31, is averaging 5.1 points and 4.9
9:30 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has joined TCU‘s staff as a special assistant to coach Gary Patterson. The two Kansas natives are longtime friends, and Kill was the best man in Patterson’s wedding. Kill will be in charge of the Horned Frogs offense, but won’t be
10:15 AM ET Peter Tripi is a passionate Buffalo Sabres fan, something increasingly rare for the moribund franchise. The kind of fan who shouts “Buffalo’s on the rise!” because it fires up other people, and because it’s what he inherently believed about his team. His family used to have season tickets before the resale market
8:21 AM ET I want to be clear about something right off the bat: I think a lot of people are sleeping on Dominick Reyes this weekend. I think of Jon Jones‘ past three opponents (Alexander Gustafsson, Anthony Smith and Thiago Santos), Reyes has the best shot to unseat Jones. In fact, I’m getting a
7:55 PM ET College football’s February signing period might have only had 26 ESPN 300 recruits who remained unsigned, but there was still plenty that happened throughout Wednesday. A few teams didn’t have room to make any movement, including Clemson and Ohio State, but quite a few programs were able to land commitments, flip prospects
7:00 AM ET One of the time-tested clichés about hockey is the manner by which its pedestrian and lazy nicknames are doled out. Shortening and adding a “-y” or pluralizing a last name. “Sutter” becomes “Sutts” or “Suttsy.” Yawn. But it’s not always like this. The NHL boasts plenty of nicknames that are memorable, interesting
5:01 PM ET Pat Narduzzi emphatically said Wednesday he plans to stay at Pittsburgh, and wants any speculation tying him to the opening at Michigan State to be squashed. Narduzzi reiterated his commitment to the Panthers on national signing day, saying, “I came here to get a job done. We couldn’t be in a better