Month: February 2021

1:22 AM ET NEW YORK — One day after posting on social media that he would like to see the NBA logo changed from Jerry West’s silhouette to Kobe Bryant’s, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving reaffirmed his stance and said he is OK if he’s a leader of the conversation. “We want to set a
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8:06 PM ET WBC flyweight world titleholder Julio Cesar Martinez has withdrawn from his fight against mandatory challenger McWilliams Arroyo because of a hand injury, Matchroom Boxing announced Thursday. The fight was scheduled to take place on Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim card at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Martinez said in an Instagram post Thursday
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8:44 AM ET The UFC flyweight title rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno is scheduled for June 12, sources told ESPN on Thursday. A location for the event, which is expected to be UFC 263, isn’t set yet. In December, Figueiredo (20-1-1) and Moreno (18-5-2) fought to an exhilarating draw that was considered one
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9:08 PM ET Deion Sanders’ second game at Jackson State will have to wait. Days after the Tigers’ first-year head coach got his first win with the program, Jackson State announced it has postponed its game Saturday because of a positive COVID-19 test on Mississippi Valley State and subsequent quarantining of student-athletes within the Delta
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8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods, who was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, has been transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement released Thursday. Dr. Anish Mahajan said Woods, 45, was moved from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center “for continuing orthopedic care and recovery.” “On behalf of
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8:41 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark has been ruled out after he was injured in the first period of Buffalo’s game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Ullmark stopped all 15 shots he faced in the first period before being replaced by backup Carter Hutton to open
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