7:00 AM ET Josh Taylor and his family have been sent death threats following his controversial split-points decision victory over Jack Catterall on Saturday, his promoter, MTK Global, has said. Taylor retained his four world junior welterweight titles when he punched his way to victory over Catterall at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, despite
6:55 AM ET Brock Boeser has been on a journey this season. One that started poorly. The Vancouver Canucks top-line winger kicked off his contract year by scoring just nine points in 21 games, looking a long way off from the near point-per-game player he was eight months earlier. It was barely mid-November, Vancouver was
6:39 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. The following 2022 analysis is new.) We’ve gone through the basics of fantasy baseball, discussed auction strategy and how to build a cheat sheet. We’ve also provided in-season trade and free-agency tips, dug deep into the advanced
4:33 AM ET Lindsay du Plessis The second edition of the BAL sees 12 teams from around the continent compete in a very different format from 2021, across three months instead of a two-week COVID-induced bubble. The tournament is divided into three stints, with the Sahara Conference taking place in Dakar, Senegal from March 5-15,
10:36 PM ET MIAMI — A judge ruled Wednesday to grant bond and allow the release of former Miami Hurricanes football player Rashaun Jones from custody pending his trial on charges that he murdered teammate Bryan Pata in 2006. Florida 11th Circuit Court Judge Cristina Miranda stated that after three days of witness testimony the
7:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oleksandr Usyk was preparing for a rematch vs. Anthony Joshua, but with his country at war with Russia, the heavyweight boxing champion from Ukraine is focused on far more important matters. So, for now, the much anticipated bout is delayed. “We don’t want the obligation of a rematch to go
Preview Both teams are coming off a lean trot in T20Is, but the visitors like the format, while the hosts don’t Big picture Afghanistan will be happy with action shifting to the two-match T20I series that begins in Dhaka on Thursday, but Bangladesh might feel differently; they have started to dread the format in recent
4:24 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Liberty’s Malik Willis believes he should be the first quarterback off the board in next month’s NFL draft. But, he admitted, it’s not exactly up to him. “I don’t make those decisions,” he said Wednesday morning at the NFL combine. And then after a beat, Willis dryly added “I hate
4:42 PM ET Editor’s note: This story contains details that may be disturbing for some readers. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was formally charged Wednesday with attempted premeditated murder and multiple gun assault charges in relation to a shooting Monday night in San Jose, California, according to a Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
10:22 PM ET UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush told ESPN on Wednesday he will avoid surgery on his recently injured leg and should be able to return to action this summer. Dariush (21-4-1) was slated to face Islam Makhachev (22-1) in the main event of a UFC Fight Night on Feb. 26, but he was forced