12:16 PM ET Tommy Fury has said he has been barred from traveling to the United States, days after announcing an Aug. 6 fight with Jake Paul in New York City. In a deal announced last Thursday, Paul is due to face Fury in a co-main event at Madison Square Garden alongside Amanda Serrano, who
3:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mikey Garcia, a former four-division champion, confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday that he has retired from boxing. In a sport filled with self-promoting fighters, Garcia was understated. And in typical fashion for Garcia, he simply changed his Instagram profile to indicate he’s a “retired world champ” in lieu of a
3:01 PM ET Mississippi State and football coach Mike Leach have agreed to a two-year contract extension that will raise his annual salary to $5.5 million and run through the 2025 season, a source told ESPN. State law caps the length of contracts for state employees at four years. Leach’s previous salary was $5 million
Jun 27, 2022 Spain’s appeal against their disqualification from next year’s Rugby World Cup has been dismissed, World Rugby announced on Monday. Spain were disqualified from the tournament in France for fielding an ineligible player during the 2021-22 Rugby Europe Championship. “The Independent Appeal Committee reviewed the original decision of the Independent Judicial Committee based
2:53 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour is awarding cards to the leading 10 players from the European tour and bringing back a direct path to the PGA Tour through Q-school. The changes were outlined Tuesday as part of an extended partnership between the PGA Tour and European tour through 2035. As part of
Jun 27, 2022 Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals traded first baseman Carlos Santana and nearly $4.3 million to the Seattle Mariners for right-handers Wyatt Mills and William Fleming on Monday, clearing the way for Kansas City to bring up hot prospect Vinnie Pasquantino. Pasquantino was not in the starting lineup against Texas
7:50 AM ET On June 28, 1997, one of the more bizarre moments in boxing history took place when Mike Tyson bit off a portion of Evander Holyfield’s ear in the third round of their much-anticipated rematch. Tyson was disqualified from the bout and lost his boxing license. He was later reinstated. Tyson had started
12:13 AM ET The Big 12 is targeting Brett Yormark to be its next commissioner, sources told ESPN on Monday night, confirming a Sports Illustrated report. Yormark is COO of Jay Z’s Roc Nation, having been promoted in January. He was previously co-CEO of Roc Nation Unified, a global licensing division within the agency, along
1:59 PM ET Simon Cambers Australian Nick Kyrgios was at the center of controversy at Wimbledon on Tuesday after he spit in the direction of a fan whom he said had been verbally abusing him throughout his first-round match. The 27-year-old Kyrgios, who beat Paul Jubb of Britain 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5 to
12:50 PM ET MILTON KEYNES, U.K. — When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown across the U.K. during the Christmas of 2020, Red Bull’s legendary Formula One designer, Adrian Newey, found himself with a lot of time on his hands. Usually he’d spend the period between Christmas and New Year skiing or taking a