1:41 AM ET Shakur Stevenson talked up his intentions for weeks ahead of his title opportunity against Jamel Herring. He spoke about his goals to showcase his ability to be aggressive and do more than offer a second consecutive lackluster performance. On Saturday night, Stevenson backed up all of his talk and won the WBO
Month: October 2021
1:02 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN ATLANTA — Shakur Stevenson has heard the criticism loud and clear: not entertaining enough, not aggressive enough, not mean enough. So Stevenson peeked his head through the ropes at perhaps his loudest skeptic, former champion Timothy Bradley, with the knowledge the narrative can now be laid to rest for good.
1:00 AM ET The 2021 college football season has been a rollicking, chaotic mess so far, but until Week 8, something had been missing — something terrible and beautiful and ridiculous. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Kansas to the party. The Jayhawks brought a close game against Oklahoma and a bottle of cheap wine. They’re,
8:12 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — After a brief return to the NFL this season with the New Orleans Saints, receiver Chris Hogan decided to retire. The 10-year veteran, who won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots earlier in his career, was officially placed on the reserve/retired list Saturday. Hogan had already flirted
12:05 AM ET For the first time in the 21st century, the Atlanta Braves are in the World Series, having claimed their first National League pennant since 1999. It’s not an insult or a revision of history to say that the Braves began this October run as something of an afterthought. The oddsmakers in Vegas
T20 World Cup: Rashid Latif explained why Virat Kohli could be prone to error against Pakistan.© AFP Ahead of Team India’s T20 World Cup opener on Sunday, former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif gave his verdict on the upcoming Super 12 fixture. Speaking via Khaleej Times, Latif stated that his country can only win if India
7:26 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As much as the new-look Los Angeles Lakers have preached patience, a winless exhibition slate, a handful of injuries and now an 0-2 start to the regular season — that included tensions boiling over in Friday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns — would test any team’s resolve. Yet
11:14 PM ET The Golden State Warriors decided to poke a little fun at Klay Thompson in honor of him being left off the NBA’s 75th anniversary team. Before Saturday’s practice, some of Thompson’s teammates hung a No. 77 jersey in his locker. Warriors forward Draymond Green posted two short videos on his Instagram stories
7:23 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It was a weird week, to say the least, but Saturday’s five-round main event between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa delivered as expected. Vettori (18-4-1) handed Costa (13-2) his second consecutive defeat, scoring a unanimous decision victory in a light heavyweight matchup at UFC Fight Night inside the Apex.
8:35 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said his side will play with no fear when they host Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season on Sunday at Camp Nou (live on ESPN+ at 10.15 a.m.). A run of just one win in six games pushed Koeman to the
6:30 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ty Gibbs upset the field again, racing to his fourth Xfinity Series victory of the season Saturday and stopping title contenders AJ Allmendinger and Austin Cindric from advancing to the championship round. Gibbs, 19, passed reigning champion Cindric with 10 laps remaining at Kansas Speedway and
6:09 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Steve Flesch birdied the par-4 18th hole for a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Steven Alker on Saturday in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three PGA Tour Champions playoff events. Flesch reached 13-under 131 with his second straight bogey-free
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen snatched pole position from title rival Lewis Hamilton with his final lap in qualifying at the US Grand Prix. Hamilton had eclipsed Verstappen’s earlier pace-setting time with the world champion’s own final lap but the Dutchman leapfrogged back in front. Verstappen beat Hamilton by 0.209 seconds after a gripping session. Red
11:49 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are headed to the World Series for the third time in five years after yet another pitching gem, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in Game 6 of the ALCS on Friday night. Houston won the final three games of the best-of-seven series to clinch it. Two
4:50 PM ET ESPN News Services OTTAWA, Ontario — Starting goaltender Matt Murray left in the third period with a head injury, and the Ottawa Senators let a lead slip away in a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. Ottawa coach D.J. Smith confirmed Murray’s injury was the result of a knee
5:04 PM ET Oklahoma survived another slow start in a 35-23 win over Kansas, and Caleb Williams once again provided a spark, but in an unusual way. With Oklahoma clinging to a 28-23 lead in the fourth quarter with just over three minutes remaining, the Sooners went for it on fourth and 1 at their
5:23 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With seven linebackers on injured reserve as well as two more linebackers who might be limited in practice next week, the Denver Broncos acquired Stephen Weatherly from the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. The Broncos sent a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft to acquire Weatherly and a seventh-round
Britain’s Ethan Hayter put in a devastating performance in the points race to win omnium gold at the World Track Cycling Championships in France. The 23-year-old had led by six points after wins in the scratch and tempo races and fourth in the elimination. And he gained a lap on the rest of the field
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