8:38 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show It has taken Natasha Jonas eight years to get to this point after she came up short against Katie Taylor in the Olympic Games
Month: August 2020
7:30 AM ET Day 2 of the NHL restart was just as exciting as the opener, as hockey fans were treated to fantastic goaltending performances, more upsets and a buzzer-beater. As we head to Game 2s of the qualification round, let it be known that teams that win Game 1 in a best-of-5 series typically
Aug 1, 2020 The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between former champion Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier for its UFC 254 pay-per-view event, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Friday. UFC 254 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 24 at a location to be determined. Whittaker (21-5) is fresh off a unanimous
7:10 AM ET During a hectic week that involved Washington’s NFL franchise changing its name after 87 years — which followed an already chaotic month that was supposed to be vacation time — coach Ron Rivera found himself repeatedly answering one question from family, friends and media: What did you get yourself into? A report
7:38 AM ET Finally, after waiting more than a year, we will get to see the first golf major of 2020. And if watching PGA Tour players try their luck at a city-owned municipal course wasn’t enough, we’ll get a rare glimpse of Tiger Woods, who has played only four competitive rounds since February. Woods,
7:41 AM ET The PGA Championship was supposed to take place in May. But the coronavirus pandemic shut down golf — and sports. So here we are, in early August with golf’s first major of 2020. There will be no fans on site at TPC Harding Park, but there will be drama. Tiger Woods makes
7:40 AM ET Sebastian Vettel was at a loss to explain his poor performance at the British Grand Prix, where he finished tenth as teammate Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari’s second podium of the season. 1 Related Vettel was on the back foot from the beginning of the weekend, with car issues robbing him of track
9:35 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks‘ playoff drought will end after three seasons. The Mavs officially clinched a playoff berth due to the Memphis Grizzlies‘ 108-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday afternoon. The Mavs will finish no lower than seventh in the Western Conference standings. “It’s important,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said
1:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets‘ Yoenis Cespedes has opted out of the 2020 season after he did not report to Truist Park in Atlanta for Sunday’s game against the Braves, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. Van Wagenen addressed Cespedes’ decision with reporters after the Mets’ 4-0 loss. The
6:37 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho was caught complaining on the training ground that “everybody gets my name wrong” during filming for Amazon’s new documentary series following the club. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the