8:00 AM ET Jake Paul is expanding his footprint in the boxing world by signing one of its top female fighters. Most Valuable Promotions has signed Amanda Serrano, one of the best women’s fighters in the history of boxing, to a promotional deal, Paul and Serrano told ESPN. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, and his adviser, Nakisa
Month: October 2021
7:30 AM ET In the UFC’s light heavyweight division, 40 is the new 30. The current champion, Jan Blachowicz, turns 39 years old in February. No. 1 contender Glover Teixeira, who will challenge Blachowicz for the title at UFC 267 on Oct. 30, is 41. Blachowicz and Teixeira both have exhibited longevity and perseverance. Blachowicz
7:49 AM ET It’ll end up on giant screens and promotional posters and videos before they fight. When ring announcers welcome them at the beginning of the fight, and call them out as the winner at the end, it’s all part of it. It’s what made Marvin Hagler “Marvelous,” Ray Leonard, Ray Robinson and Shane
8:30 PM ET Hosts Linda Cohn and Emily Kaplan bring their hockey expertise and passion for the sport, discussing the latest news around the league as well as interviewing the biggest names both on and off the ice. Longtime SportsCenter anchor Linda Cohn was the goalie on her high school boy’s team and has kept
7:07 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — A small cat scurried through the rafters at Truist Park before the Atlanta Braves tried to clinch their fourth straight NL East title against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. The gray-and-white cat was discovered darting along a beam in the upper deck more than hour before the
4:45 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady says his breakup 18 months ago with the New England Patriots was handled “perfectly” and that “things worked out the best” for himself, his former team and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady’s comments came one day after Bill Belichick denied a passage in a soon-to-be released book
1:23 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt named Adam Wainwright as the starter in the wild-card game against either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Wainwright is 17-7 with a 3.08 ERA this season. “He gets better as the game goes, he goes deep
Sep 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO — The LA Clippers are mourning the death of a video assistant in the organization’s digital content group. Assane Drame, 26, died in a car accident Monday night. The native of Blackwood, New Jersey, had just worked earlier Monday at the team’s media day. Drame joined the Clippers in 2019
5:27 PM ET West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after goals by Declan Rice and Said Benrahma secured a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna, while Leicester City suffered a 1-0 defeat at Legia Warsaw on Thursday. Italian league leaders Napoli crashed to a shock 3-2 home
9:32 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau is on to the final round of the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championship after finishing tied for fourth in the third round of the tournament on Thursday in Mesquite, Nevada. The event began Tuesday, when the field was narrowed down to 64. It went down to 32 on Wednesday,