8:58 AM ET When Vergil Ortiz Jr. was 5 years old, his father, Vergil Ortiz Sr., who boxed as an amateur, picked his son up from kindergarten one day and took him to a gym in Dallas. Vergil Jr. remembers it well. “I thought it was cool and all, but it looked kind of boring
12:00 PM ET Take a guess at which Big 12 team allowed the fewest yards per game this season. Baylor? After all, the Bears’ fast, physical defense was the biggest reason the team won 11 games. Wrong. TCU? Gary Patterson’s defensive wizardry regularly puts the Horned Frogs at or near the top of the league.
10:46 AM GMT Despite the tough stance adopted by the PCB on Bangladesh’s unwillingness to play Test cricket in Pakistan, the BCB has reiterated that as things stood, it could only give the go-ahead to a T20I series in the country. In what could be seen as a slight softening of position on the Tests,
2:58 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Minnesota Timberwolves lost their 11th straight game in a 113-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. After it was over, both players and coaches wore a look of frustration while trying to describe what it will take to get the group back on track, besides getting
2:10 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — No one talks about the Green Bay Packers, and it isn’t hard to understand why. In a regular season dominated by young quarterbacks, the Packers have an old one who might have seen better days. In a year when we’ve seen the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints innovate dominant
12:27 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the ASB Classic due to a lingering left knee injury. Andreescu said in a video released by tournament organizers on social media on Tuesday that she was disappointed with the decision, but she needed more time to recover
9:31 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back another one of their former running backs as they work towards a reunion with Marshawn Lynch. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the team on Monday signed Robert Turbin, who spent his first three seasons with the Seahawks. He fills one of their
9:29 PM ET Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas came up just short in a world title shot in March. He’s hoping to work his way back into another one in 2020. Ugas will continue his efforts when he meets Mike Dallas Jr. in a 12-round bout on Feb. 1 (Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes, 8 p.m. ET)
9:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN The trend of boxing matches pitting YouTubers against each other will continue Jan. 30 in Miami, as Jake Paul will square off against AnEsonGib on a card that will feature multiple world championship bouts. Paul, 22, is among the leading social media influencers, as he has more than 36 million
7:56 PM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Long-time friends Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki will play doubles together for the first time at the WTA Tour’s ASB Classic in Auckland beginning on Jan. 6. Former No. 1 Wozniacki has started her season in Auckland every year since 2015 and has made the hard