8:13 AM ET Not one uniformed member of the Boston Celtics had played in an NBA Finals game before Game 1 on Thursday night. Much was made of this, partly because of the vast Finals experience of the Golden State Warriors but mostly because storylines at this stage must be truffle hunted until no soil
8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Jacob Trouba doesn’t spend time thinking about his perceived villainy. Many NHL fans do, as they watch the New York Rangers defenseman pulverize opponents with his signature open-ice checks, sometimes with injurious results. They call for penalties that aren’t whistled. They call for suspensions that aren’t handed out. They
3:04 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Ole, ole, ole! From the Against All Odds t-shirts to chants of “Hellas, Hellas, Hellas”, the Greek-Australian community had been out in force all week in Melbourne, but that only went up a notch — and then some — on Sunday, as 41,129 fans piled into Marvel Stadium to
12:48 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche moved one win away from the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-2 victory on Saturday in Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, doing what they do best: winning on the road. The Avalanche moved to a perfect 6-0 away from Denver in the playoffs, the only team in the
If a year or so ago, Australia had embarked on a multi-format tour and Josh Hazlewood was more certain of his place in the T20I side – than the Test team – there may have some quizzical looks. Yet, that is how things are playing out for one of Australia’s premier quick bowlers, where Hazlewood
1:47 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN “Ain’t gonna be no rematch.” “Don’t want one.” That exchange between Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa, whom Creed defeated in the first installment of the classic film series, seems apt after Devin Haney dominated George Kambosos Jr. over 12 rounds in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday night (Sunday afternoon in Australia)
12:16 AM ET Brianna Williams The lightweight championship boxing match between Devin Haney and George Kambosos had plenty of drama before the bout even began Sunday at Marvel Stadium in Docklands, Australia. Kambosos, who entered the fight holding the WBO, WBA, IBF and The Ring titles, initially failed to make weight, and Haney took advantage
12:46 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs called up their top pitching prospect, righty Caleb Kilian, and started him in Game 2 of their doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday evening. Kilian went five innings in his major league debut, giving up three runs on three hits against the Cardinals, who won the
Jun 5, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Devin Haney can no longer be called an email champion, a titleholder or anything but the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. The 23-year-old traveled from Las Vegas to Melbourne, Australia, and delivered a dominant performance to collect all four 135-pound belts in a unanimous-decision victory Sunday over George Kambosos
Jun 5, 2022 Stephen Fulton had many sequences that displayed his dominance over Daniel Roman, but one in particular seemed to summarize his performance. In the closing seconds of the 10th round, Fulton stuck his tongue out at the challenger and circled away from any danger as Roman missed his punches. For Fulton, Saturday night