Month: August 2022

7:07 PM 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 Michael Conlan responded to his first professional boxing defeat by scoring three knockdowns on his way to a dominant points win over Miguel Marriaga
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3:18 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants rookie offensive lineman Marcus McKethan is expected to miss the 2022 season with a torn ACL in his right knee, the team confirmed Saturday. This was the fear after he was carted off the previous day during a scrimmage at MetLife Stadium. McKethan was placed
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8:06 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas died from “complications of a seizure disorder,” according to an autopsy report from the Fulton County (Ga.) Medical Examiner’s office. Portions of the report were shared with ESPN on Friday. Thomas was found dead in his Roswell, Georgia, home on Dec. 9
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1:57 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated shortstop Andrelton Simmons from the injured list then designated him for assignment, the team announced Saturday. Simmons, 32, appeared in 34 games for the Cubs after signing a one-year, $4 million deal with them last offseason. He hit .173 with seven RBIs in 75 at-bats and was plagued
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9:45 AM ET Nikita Parris has joined Manchester United from Arsenal. Photo by Lynne Cameron – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Manchester United have added to their Euro 2022-winning contingent by signing England international forward Nikita Parris from Women’s Super League rivals Arsenal. The 28-year-old has signed a contract until the end of the 2023-24
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4:46 PM ET Shelton Sampson Jr. is staying home. A wide receiver from Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sampson committed to LSU on Saturday. “Baton Rouge is home for me,” he wrote in an email to ESPN. “I’ve been blessed to have my family close throughout this process and their support means everything
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Aug 6, 2022 ESPN News Services Will Zalatoris parted ways with caddie Ryan Goble after Friday’s second round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. A public reason was not given for the split. The two had been paired together on the golf course for over three years. Zalatoris, who is 14th in the
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