7:08 PM ET Le’Veon Bell said Tuesday that he won’t be playing in the NFL this coming season as he shifts his focus to boxing. The running back made the announcement at a news conference held by Social Gloves to promote his upcoming fight against fellow star running back Adrian Peterson at Crypto.com Arena on
6:30 PM ET The Minnesota Wild traded goaltender Cam Talbot to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday for goaltender Filip Gustavsson, days after tensions between Talbot and the Wild came to the surface at the NHL Draft. Talbot, 35, appeared in 49 games for the Wild last season, going 32-12-4 with a .911 save percentage and
Jul 11, 2022 ESPN News Services Kansas City Royals infielder Whit Merrifield didn’t play in the opener of a split doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Monday, ending his consecutive games streak at a franchise-record 553, which also was the longest active string in the majors. Merrifield’s streak dated to June 24, 2018. It was
2:26 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Richard Jefferson was called for 2,637 fouls in his playing career, along with 45 technicals. He fouled out of 14 games. He even got ejected twice. He always suspected referees didn’t have an easy job. He’s now certain they don’t. Jefferson, who played 17 seasons in the
7:21 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears running back Marion Barber III died of heat stroke, police said Monday. In a statement, police in the Dallas suburb of Frisco said the Collin County medical examiner had ruled Barber’s death an accident. A police spokesman provided no further elaboration
4:35 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau and golf ball manufacturer Bridgestone have agreed to end their sponsorship relationship, the company confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by Golf.com, and comes after DeChambeau decided to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series tour. “The PGA Tour is an extremely important part of professional golf, and
4:24 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech football is planning a $200 million project consisting of a new four-story building in the south end zone that will include locker rooms, offices for coaches and a field-level club area the Red Raiders will go through before games. That building will enclose the south
4:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jake Paul hopes his fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. on Aug. 6 in New York — his first against a boxer with professional experience — is the springboard to an eventual title reign for the social-media influencer. The 25-year-old Paul told ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday that his “goal is
2:22 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban believes college football is heading down the path of megaconferences. During an appearance on the “Always College Football” podcast this week, Saban lamented the way realignment has stripped the tradition associated with playing in the same conference over a prolonged period of time. Last month, USC and UCLA,
Surrey 191 for 1 (Burns 94*) trail Yorkshire 521 (Lyth 183, Tattersall 180*, Lawes 4-51) by 330 runs They know their history in Yorkshire. When Adam Lyth and Jonny Tattersall broke Yorkshire’s sixth-wicket batting record, prolonged applause burst across North Marine Road the moment that Lyth flicked the ball off his hip. Such momentous achievements