4:37 PM ET Former Kentucky and NFL quarterback Jared Lorenzen died Wednesday after a battle with cardiac and renal issues, his family confirmed to ESPN. He was 38. Lorenzen, who battled weight issues both during and after his playing career, was hospitalized last week. “It is with heavy hearts that the family of Jared Lorenzen
Month: July 2019
3:37 PM ET Middleweight world titlist Demetrius Andrade’s campaign to get unified world champion Canelo Alvarez into the boxing ring with him just may have worked. Eric Gomez, the president of Alvarez promoter Golden Boy Promotions, exchanged messages with Andrade promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing on Tuesday and then spoke to him on the
3:04 PM BST South Africa are to take a “conservative approach” with Siya Kolisi ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan, with the injured team captain likely to play Currie Cup matches before he returns to the Springboks jersey. Kolisi injured a knee playing for the Stormers in Super Rugby at the end of
2:33 PM ET Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott did not violate the personal conduct policy and will face no discipline for a May incident in Las Vegas, the NFL announced Wednesday. Elliott was briefly detained but not arrested in the incident, when a security guard fell to the ground after being bumped by the
12:13 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC has surprisingly parted ways with a popular bantamweight contender. John Lineker was released by the promotion this week, ESPN confirmed with his manager Alex Davis on Wednesday. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news. The decision comes on the heels of Lineker withdrawing from UFC Greenville
12:11 PM ET Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto feels “ashamed” Formula One did not agree on a change to the specification of this year’s tyres in an attempt to curb Mercedes’ dominance this season. 1 Related Mercedes is the only team that has consistently got this year’s Pirelli tyres to work, while Ferrari and Red
1:35 PM ET Welcome to the winner’s club, Alex Bowman. I’m not in it, but I’ve met people who are, and they all seem really happy about their decision to join. It’s a select club, only 192 members. A Google search tells me there are 134,000 people in Mensa. That’s about 698 times more people
12:13 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — Everyone has a different standard on when they’ve “made it” as a professional. Like when Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews started earning pro-level money and made his first gluttonous purchase: a Rolex. “That was probably the first thing, in getting to the NHL, that I bought,”
11:45 AM BST Harlequins have signed Fiji winger Vereniki Goneva from Newcastle Falcons, the club announced Wednesday. Goneva, 35, has made 55 international caps and scored 20 tries for Fiji, and comes as a replacement for retired winger Tim Visser. 🚨 NEW SIGNING ALARM! 🚨 👀 Watch @_gabs11 as he finds out who is coming
3:58 AM ET PITTSBURGH — English breakfast is “fire,” the fish and chips are “not good” and the interest in football is “so cool.” Those are among JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s hot takes from London, where he’s appearing this week as an ambassador for NFL Academy at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The league plays a minimum of two