Month: March 2019

1:20 PM ET Two heavyweight hopefuls will see action in televised fights on the undercard of the undisputed women’s middleweight world championship fight between Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer. Promoter Dmitry Salita and Showtime have announced that Jermaine Franklin and Otto Wallin, both of whom have recently signed with Salita, will fight 10-round bouts on
0 Comments
5:06 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — A play-by-play announcer who was pulled from the TV broadcast of the Minnesota boys’ state hockey tournament after he encouraged one team’s fans to “get out the lynching ropes” is apologizing. Fox Sports North announcer Doug McLeod made the comment on KSTC-TV during a quarterfinal game
0 Comments
11:54 AM ET The Professional Fighters League unveiled its roster for the women’s lightweight division on Friday. The weight class will have eight competitors squaring off in hopes of winning $1 million at the end of the season. Kayla Harrison, an undefeated MMA prospect who is also a two-time United States Olympic Judo gold medalist,
0 Comments
10:56 AM ET Former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (14 KOs) and contender Derrick Lewis (18 KOs) have a combined 32 knockouts entering their matchup in the main event of a UFC Fight Night at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday. It is the UFC’s first-ever live event in the state of Kansas.
0 Comments
11:38 AM GMT Former Springboks utility back Patrick Lambie has admitted that he played through what he suspected could be a serious concussion in his final few games with Racing 92 in France, a knock which ultimately ended his career. Lambie announced his retirement from rugby in January, 10 months after what turned out to
0 Comments
4:18 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL’s general managers met in Boca Raton, Florida, this week, and if nothing else it reminded us that the league’s in a pretty good place these days. Scoring is up. Fighting and suspensions are down. When the only big rule adjustment is getting players to leave the ice when
0 Comments
10:26 AM ET Conor McGregor can put his Brooklyn bus incident behind him. The UFC star has completed his court-mandated five days of community service, a source confirmed to ESPN. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has been in talks with the UFC regarding a non-title bout against Conor McGregor since January, but Cerrone told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto
0 Comments