8:53 AM ET Jesse Hart remembers the night of Dec. 17, 2016, well. Hart watched on television that evening as the great former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Bernard Hopkins — Hart’s mentor, close family friend and inspiration for becoming a boxer — had his legendary 28-year career come crashing to an end in
Month: January 2020
9:04 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jesse Hart and Joe Smith Jr. meet on Saturday in a pivotal light heavyweight matchup. The winner will take an important step toward earning a title shot against world titleholders Artur Beterbiev (WBC and IBF) and Dmitry Bivol (WBA). The fight at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in
6:09 AM ET After being bogged down by sanctioning body issues that delayed the second-season final of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament for months, the fight has been scheduled. Yunier Dorticos will defend his 200-pound world title against former two-time world titlist Mairis Briedis on March 21 (DAZN), with the Muhammad Ali Trophy
7:15 AM ET In 2017, just before Conor McGregor boxed Floyd Mayweather in “The Money Fight,” I did an interview on a national radio show that I’m reminded of now, one week ahead of McGregor’s fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. I remember playfully telling the show’s hosts, who were not mixed martial
10:57 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Andrew Strauss, the former England opener and ECB director of cricket who now sits on the ICC’s cricket committee, has warned that any move towards making four-day Tests mandatory “should be an easy sell or we shouldn’t be doing it”. As revealed by ESPNcricinfo, cricket’s world governing body is mulling
6:04 AM ET Formula One’s research into what fans wants to see from its on-track product has included wiring some fans up during live races to measure their excitement levels. F1 is heading towards a complete overhaul of its sporting and technical regulations in 2021 and has been working to better understand what fans want
10:05 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder had never before played a tribute video for the return of a former player. But Russell Westbrook is certainly unique. The video played before the Houston Rockets‘ starting lineup was introduced Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Deafening cheers and a familiar chant drowned out
12:51 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Novak Djokovic had an almost full house on his side at Ken Rosewell Arena, and felt he needed to be a responsible host for his guests. There was a delay in the 10th game of the third set of the Serbian star’s ATP Cup quarterfinal match against Canada’s
11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Pekka Rinne became just the 12th goalie to score a goal in NHL history Thursday night, scoring an empty netter to cap the Nashville Predators‘ 5-2 win over the host Blackhawks in Chicago. Rinne’s goal came with 22 seconds remaining, and the 37-year-old was subsequently mobbed by his teammates
11:57 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — The wind blew so hard that palm trees looked as though they were made of rubber. The Pacific looked angrier than usual. Some of the sights Thursday at the Sony Open made it clear that playing golf in Hawai’i was no vacation. Collin Morikawa managed better than everyone.
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