Month: September 2018

8:19 AM ET When Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao announced they were fighting each other in 2015, many proclaimed it one of the best matchups in boxing history. It was anything but. Despite selling a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys, the bout never lived up to the hype and ended in a decision win for
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4:10 PM ET Sportsbook operator William Hill and the Vegas Golden Knights announced a multiyear partnership Tuesday that will include in-arena signage and updated league-wide odds displayed on the video board during intermissions at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The partnership is believed to be the first in North America between a bookmaker and an
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2:01 PM ET ESPN Fantasy The FedExCup Playoffs conclude with the TOUR Championship at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Our ESPN and FantasyGolfInsider experts have picked the players they believe have the skills to succeed and provide big fantasy point totals. Pick to win Billy Horschel The 2014 FedEx Cup champion has
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Two Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) officials are set to be prosecuted following allegations of trying to bribe a referee ahead of an International match. The two officials, Secretary General François Régis Uwayezu and Commissioner for Competitions Eric Ruhamiriza, where detained earlier this month after allegations that they tried to bribe a referee ahead of a
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2:30 PM BST KweséESPN Staff The Barbarians will be coached by Springbok coach and South Africa’s Director of Rugby when they take on Argentina for the Killik Cup at Twickenham on 1 December 2018. SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, will take charge of the Barbarians for the first time when the famous club
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2:45 PM BST England have appointed John Mitchell as their defence coach until the end of 2019 Rugby World Cup. The New Zealander was England’s assistant coach under Clive Woodward between 1997 and 2000 before he went on to become head coach of the All Blacks in 2001, leading the team to a third place
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1:52 PM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Celtics were working with guard Jabari Bird on getting mental health treatment leading up to his arrest on domestic violence charges, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Marc J. Spears Tuesday. The Boston Herald first reported that Bird was trying to address emotional issues before the Sept. 7
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1:42 PM ET ATLANTA — Jordan Spieth is missing the Tour Championship for the first time in his professional career, having failed to qualify by one spot in the FedEx Cup standings. But PGA Tour executive Andy Pazder said Tuesday that the tour and Spieth have “come to a resolution” over how the three-time major
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1:21 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — USC running back Aca’Cedric Ware let loose after the 37-14 loss at Texas on Saturday, lamenting poor practice habits and a lack of offensive leadership in consecutive blowout losses. When the Trojans returned to practice Monday night, it looked as if coach Clay Helton had taken Ware’s
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