11:54 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, once hailed as the baddest man on the planet, urged the Alabama football team in a raw, impassioned speech to not make the same mistakes that he made to derail his career and send his life spiraling out of control. “It was all an
Month: August 2019
11:35 AM BST Tackles above the waist will be banned at the 2023 Rugby World Cup if a trial of new safety-focused laws are successful, World Rugby have announced. Six new closed trials, including a reduction in the legal tackle height, have been approved by World Rugby’s executive committee, with tackling the main focus of
11:19 AM BST England have handed debuts to scrum-half Willi Heinz and winger Ruaridh McConnochie for their opening Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Wales at Twickenham on Sunday. Wales have named a strong team, headlined by captain Alun Wyn Jones who will become the country’s most capped rugby player when he plays in his
Aug 7, 2019 When the UFC announced it would open a female flyweight division in 2017, the first question many people had wasn’t whether or not Valentina Shevchenko would hold the title. It was: Who in the world will challenge her? From 2015 to late 2017, Shevchenko (17-3) was a two-time title challenger at bantamweight,
Aug 9, 2019 Bill ConnellyESPN Most of the teams in college football’s preseason top 10 have experienced the “second-year leap” at some point over the past 20 years. During that span, Nick Saban at Alabama, Kirby Smart (and Mark Richt) at Georgia, Bob Stoops at Oklahoma, Jim Tressel at Ohio State and Urban Meyer at
10:15 AM ET Associated Press ELMONT, N.Y. — The New York state board responsible for economic development has approved a $1.3 billion project to build a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders at Belmont Park. Newsday reports the six members of the Empire State Development board voted Thursday in favor of the complex that
10:15 AM ET Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Northern Trust, he announced Friday. “Due to a mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness, I have to withdraw from the Northern Trust,” Woods said in a statement. “I went for treatment early Friday morning, but unfortunately I’m still unable to compete.” Woods made
8:59 AM ET McLaren will return to full-time IndyCar racing in 2020 in partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Chevrolet. The British team will be renamed Arrow McLaren Racing SP, entering two Chevrolet-powered cars in next year’s championship. No drivers were mentioned. Former Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran, the sporting director of McLaren
8:42 AM ET UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Liz Carmouche both made weight on Friday morning for their title fight headlining Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Montevideo, Uruguay. Shevchenko (17-3) hit the scale at 124.5 pounds for her second defense of the belt she won in December. Carmouche (13-6) came in right
8:09 AM ET F1’s summer break is traditionally the time when decisions are made over driver line-ups for the following year, and as F1 left the paddock in Hungary last weekend, there were as many rumoured changes as confirmed drivers for 2020. Below, we outline the situation at each team and attempt to cut through
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