8:19 PM ET Although newly crowned super middleweight world titleholder Caleb Plant lives in Las Vegas, he grew up in Ashland City, Tennessee, which gave him a hero’s welcome on Thursday and honored him with the key to the city and various proclamations to celebrate his title victory. Plant (18-0, 10 KOs), 26, scored a
Month: February 2019
7:47 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado agreed to a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. The contract is for $26 million, sources with knowledge of the agreement told ESPN. It sets
7:30 PM ET The NBA announced the 14 reserves for the 2019 All-Star Game on Thursday, with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks making their first appearances. All-Star reserves are selected by the coaches. Joining Jokic
9:19 AM ET Super Bowl LIII will be a showcase event for … Rutgers? Kind of. The Scarlet Knights haven’t won a national title since 1869, but with four players on the combined 53-man rosters of the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, no college is better represented in this season’s Super Bowl. Georgia
7:30 PM ET Tiffany Avery Smith, the wife of former Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith, died Thursday from complications of breast cancer. She was 49. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2017. Rick Smith took an extended leave of absence in January last year to help care for his wife and