Month: September 2019

9:31 PM ET Steve KimESPN Richard Commey will defend his IBF lightweight title against the highly touted Teofimo Lopez on Dec. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York, the two sides announced Wednesday. Todd duBoef, the president of Top Rank, which promotes Lopez, and Lou DiBella, who promotes Commey, confirmed the fight was finalized.
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9:57 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Justin Thomas didn’t get much rest during the four weeks between seasons. The 2017 FedEx Cup champion helped raise money for hurricane victims in the Bahamas, spent two weeks recovering from minor skin cancer surgery, then flew cross country to California to make his season debut in
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8:36 PM ET Former Southern California wide receiver Devon Williams has transferred to Oregon State, his new school announced Wednesday. Williams entered the transfer portal two weeks ago after receiving minimal playing time in the Trojans’ first two games of the season. He was the No. 16 overall prospect — and No. 1 overall player
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6:17 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Videos of Ben Simmons making jumpers flooded social media over the summer, and the All-Star point guard said he is ready to take his game to another level when the Philadelphia 76ers open camp next week. “I feel like this summer I fell in love with the game
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6:12 PM ET A featherweight grudge match between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens is being re-booked as the co-main event at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 18 in Boston, UFC president Dana White said Wednesday. The 145-pound bout is not yet finalized, but both sides want the rematch. UFC Fight Night is scheduled to take
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3:21 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — It was time for the last jump shot of Markelle Fultz‘s workout on the Orlando Magic practice court on Wednesday. He let a 3-pointer fly from the left corner, and spun around in celebration even before the ball swished through the net. After two years of problems,
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