Month: February 2019

5:24 PM ET Leave it to Alex Bregman to try and stir up a little controversy. The All-Star third baseman for the Houston Astros had a breakout season at the plate in 2018, hitting 31 home runs and finishing fifth in the American League MVP voting, while also having a breakout season on social media.
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10:11 AM ET The deal is done and unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua is coming to the United States. Joshua, the British superstar, will make his American debut by defending his three major world title belts against top contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York in
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5:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is replacing the late Bob McNair as head of the NFL’s influential financial committee. Hunt has been on the committee for seven years. McNair passed away in November. Other owners on the committee are Atlanta’s Arthur Blank, Tampa Bay’s Joel Glazer,
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5:00 PM ET The Toronto Raptors will be without Kawhi Leonard on Wednesday night because of a sore knee, the team said. It was unclear when Leonard injured the knee or when it became apparent for the Raptors. Leonard, averaging 27 points and 7.7 rebounds, did not play Thursday for rest as the Raptors continued
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4:19 PM ET Robert Whittaker has been released from a Melbourne hospital following emergency hernia surgery last weekend, his manager Titus Day told ESPN. According to Day, Whittaker, the UFC middleweight champion, was discharged Tuesday, however, he is not allowed to fly back home to Sydney until Monday, per his doctors. Whittaker was scheduled to
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Feb 11, 2019 Crusaders centre Jack Goodhue charges at the Hurricanes during their 2018 Super Rugby semifinal in Christchurch Martin Hunter/Getty Images The Super Rugby season is once again upon us, with a full round of fixtures set down for the opening weekend of competition from February 15. Here, we analyse the New Zealand conference and
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Feb 10, 2019 Michael Hooper of the NSW Waratahs Mark Evans/Getty Images The Super Rugby season is once again upon us, with a full round of fixtures set down for the opening weekend of competition from February 15. Here, we analyse the Australia conference and ESPN columnist Greg Growden offers his thoughts on each of the
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4:46 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson has a lofty goal for the Boston Marathon: completing the grueling 26.2-mile course in less than three hours. The seven-time Cup Series champion plans to run the April 15 marathon two days after a 300-mile NASCAR race at Richmond Raceway. And he doesn’t expect
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