7:48 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LAS VEGAS — I met Shawn Porter in early 2016 as he was preparing to fight Keith Thurman, who was then the best welterweight in the world. Three things were immediately apparent, first among them being Porter’s distinct physicality. He had fought most of his amateur career at 165.3 pounds.
Month: November 2021
7:56 AM ET UFC president Dana White is fond of saying there are no tune-up fights in the UFC — and for the most part, he’s right. There really aren’t many. But Miesha Tate did get one this year. Tate (19-7) returned from a nearly five-year layoff in July and picked up a dominant TKO
Formula 1 officials have rejected Mercedes’ request for a review of Max Verstappen’s driving during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Stewards in Brazil ruled that there was no investigation necessary after Verstappen appeared to force Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes wide. Governing body the FIA said Mercedes’ appeal failed the test of raising significant new evidence into
7:00 AM ET Every Tuesday as the College Football Playoff rankings are released, one virtually unprecedented decision has stood out: where Oregon has been placed. The Ducks sit at No. 3 in the current rankings, an honor bestowed upon them seemingly for a win over Ohio State, and one that presumably puts them in strong
7:00 AM ET The wait is finally over for the New York Islanders and their fans. After starting the season with 13 straight games on the road, the Islanders (5-6-2) hit the ice for their first game at the new UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. They host the Calgary Flames on Saturday, Nov. 20,
11:12 AM ET Michigan State coach Mel Tucker, who could soon receive a significant new contract with the school, said MSU is a destination job and that he never intended to “just pass through.” Speaking on The Draymond Green Show with Green, a former basketball star at Michigan State now with the Golden State Warriors,
7:40 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Andrew Lopez In a sobering statement about the New Orleans Pelicans‘ season, the team has announced more delays to Zion Williamson‘s return from a broken foot than it has victories this
Nov 19, 2021 The entire landscape of Major League Baseball is virtually guaranteed to change from one season to the next. The annual awards that were handed out over the course of this week are yet another example of that. Just to pick one race, let’s go with the AL MVP competition. Just before the
9:02 AM ET When Taiwo Awoniyi‘s son, Emmanuel, is old enough, he will hear the story of his father’s journey to Union Berlin. While Emmanuel will grow up wanting for nothing, Taiwo wants to tell him the tales of his childhood: of how he used to go without food to play football, and how he
11:17 PM ET ATLANTA — The New England Patriots have won five games in a row after their 25-0 decision over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and it’s with an old-school formula that sparks memories of their early-2000s championship teams. Led by a hard-hitting defense, an offense with rookie quarterback Mac
8:00 AM ET As the 2001 Miami Hurricanes celebrated a fifth national championship in the Rose Bowl locker room 20 years ago, not one person screamed, ‘GOAT!’ or thought they had just unlocked legendary status. Truthfully, the players and coaches felt relief that they had reached the goal they set for themselves 12 months earlier.
12:06 AM ET CLEVELAND — The Golden State Warriors have gotten so used to seeing star guard Stephen Curry dominate on so many levels that nothing he does surprises them anymore. The latest example came during Thursday night’s 104-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers — one in which Curry scored 20 of his 40 points
Suryakumar Yadav played an impressive knock of 62 runs off 40 balls to help India chase down the target of 165 runs set by New Zealand in the first of their three-match T20I series, in Jaipur on Wednesday. Batting at No.3, Suryakumar combined with skipper Rohit Sharma for the second wicket in a 59-run partnership
6:23 PM ET Bryce Harper claimed his second Most Valuable Player Award on Thursday, edging out Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. and several others in what seemingly became a wide-open race in the National League. Harper captured 17 of the 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Soto (six first-place votes) and
6:53 PM ET Shohei Ohtani, coming off a sensational, largely unprecedented 2021 season, was crowned the American League’s Most Valuable Player unanimously on Thursday. The Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way star claimed all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and became the fifth unanimous MVP since 2000, joining Mike Trout (2014), Albert
5:17 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination card, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The Times reported Thursday that, according to Steven Ruiz, a former personal chef for the wide receiver, Brown had his girlfriend, model Cydney Moreau, reach out to Ruiz over
5:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Sebastian Munoz saw the tough weather conditions on the way to the RSM Classic and figured all he could do was keep his head down and make birdies. He wound up with a 10-under 60 to shatter his career round by 6 shots. Scoring was
3:37 PM ET The most dramatic Decision Day in Major League Soccer history is behind us, and while we’re sad to see the season end for 13 unlucky clubs (and their even unluckier fans), our enthusiasm for the beginning of the MLS Cup playoffs knows no bounds. The New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids will
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