Aug 20, 2020 In announcing Thursday that there would be no tailgating on campus this season for Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss football games, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted a zinger in the direction of the Big Ten and Pac-12. I know this will not be popular, but there will be no game
2:15 PM ET Associated Press The University of Louisiana-Monroe has paused football practices because of nine new positive COVID-19 tests earlier this week, athletic director Scott McDonald said Friday. McDonald says ULM hopes to resume practice by early next week as soon as ongoing testing indicates it is safe to do so. “We fully anticipated
8:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN Sergio Martinez (52-3-2, 29 KOs) made a successful return to the ring by stopping Jose Miguel Fandino (15-7, 8 KOs) in Round 7 on Friday night in Spain in his first bout in over six years. The previous time Martinez boxed was in June 2014, when he came into the
5:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN Jessie Magdaleno has declined to face Emanuel Navarrete for the vacant WBO featherweight title, leaving undefeated Ruben Villa as next in line to vie for the title. Magdaleno did not agree to his portion of the purse after Top Rank won the bid for the fight with an offer of
7:40 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Zane Smith won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway on Friday night. Smith pulled away in the No. 21 Chevrolet on a late restart to win for the second time in three races. The 21-year-old Smith won at Michigan to earn one of the
6:24 PM ET After the Colorado Avalanche closed out their first-round series with the Arizona Coyotes in five games on Wednesday, their schedule looked clear for most of the next week. But on Friday, the NHL cut that vacation short, moving up the start of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Dallas Stars to
5:08 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In another loss for the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive line, the NFL announced Friday that Josh Mauro would be suspended for five games without pay for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. It is the second PED suspension for Mauro, who also sat out the first four games of
4:52 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Next month’s Kentucky Derby will run without fans at Churchill Downs. The historic track cited rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area. It will mark the second Triple Crown race this year without spectators, following the Belmont Stakes in June. The Derby and Kentucky Oaks for
5:52 PM ET For the third time in the past four years, UFC dual-weight champion Amanda Nunes will defend one of her titles in December. Nunes (20-4) will face featherweight contender Megan Anderson (10-4) on Dec. 12 at a location to be determined, per multiple sources. The 145-pound contest will take place in a pay-per-view
5:38 PM ET NEW YORK — A number of players including top-ranked Novak Djokovic and multiple Grand Slam champion Andy Murray are criticizing the USTA for having removed Guido Pella and Hugo Dellien from the Western & Southern Open a few days ago after their fitness trainer, Juan Manuel Galvan, had tested positive for the