2:53 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports FORT WORTH, Texas — Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso was chatting with seven-time NASCAR Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson in January, and Alonso casually mentioned they should drive each other’s cars. Alonso
Month: November 2018
5:38 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic remains on course for a fifth Paris Masters title after beating Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic, who is guaranteed to take the No. 1 ranking on Monday, struggled on his serve for much of the first set. Cilic had
1:08 PM ET Standing nowhere near each other at a recent press event conducting interviews about their upcoming fight, junior lightweight world titleholder Miguel Berchelt and mandatory challenger Miguel “Mickey” Roman had an identical take on what their showdown would look like. “It’s going to be memorable, like Erik Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez.
Nov 2, 2018 Light heavyweight world titleholder Artur Beterbiev’s defense against Joe Smith Jr. will take place on Dec. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York, their promoters told ESPN. The fight will take place on the undercard of unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez’s rise in weight to challenge secondary super middleweight titlist
11:57 AM BST England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against South Africa after suffering a groin strain. Tuilagi’s space among the replacements will be taken by Chris Ashton. England’s injury crisis showed no signs of abating with Tuilagi the latest to be ruled out of their November internationals opener against
10:34 AM ET Madison Keys advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Elite Trophy despite losing to Qiang Wang in her final group match on Friday. Chinese No.1 Qiang fought from a set down to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 but it wasn’t enough to prevent Keys from topping the Azalea group and joining Garbine Muguruza,
9:30 AM ET The UFC makes its third-ever trip to Madison Square Garden this weekend, with a heavyweight title fight between two-weight champion Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis. This fight came together quickly, on the heels of Lewis’ come-from-behind knockout win against Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 on Oct. 6. It will mark Cormier’s first
1:00 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The first month of the 2018-19 season is in the books, which means it’s time for hasty reactions and prognostications about the NHL awards. Here are my picks for the NHL awards as we hit November, as a Professional Hockey Writers Association voter and through a dozen conversations with those
10:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN This year marks the 25th anniversary of EA Sports’ “NHL 94,” which is considered the greatest 16-bit hockey video game by everyone who apparently never got around to playing “NHL 95.” “NHL 94” is the game that featured real players and real teams. It’s the game whose simplicity made it
9:19 PM ET The UFC announced Friday it would return to London for a show at the O2 Arena on Saturday, March 17. It will be the organisation’s 11th event to be held in London and the first since Alexander Volkov knocked out Farbrico Werdum earlier in 2018. “Ever since our first event in London