10:15 PM ET The comeback of British boxing legend Nigel Benn is off. Benn, the 55-year-old former middleweight and super middleweight world titlist, announced at a news conference in London in late September that he would exit a 23-year retirement and return to the ring to face former super middleweight titlist Sakio Bika in a
8:23 AM ET Lisa D. Mickey News headlines around the world have exploded ever since Tiger Woods tied Sam Snead‘s 82 career PGA Tour wins on Sunday. Granted, it is an outstanding feat for a man who has recorded a remarkable career. But there has been one important thing missing in the conversation about Woods’
9:11 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — McKinzie, with a new jockey replacing Hall of Famer Mike Smith, is the 3-1 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic this weekend at troubled Santa Anita. The track is hosting the world championships for a record 10th time Friday and Saturday. A total of 36
8:13 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr knows his team needs to change things up after a lifeless start to the season, but the veteran coach does not want star guard Stephen Curry to change his style in the process. When asked prior to Monday’s game if he would like
8:08 PM ET Associated Press GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — A forward on the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic gold-medal hockey team has been found incompetent to stand trial on charges he beat a neighbor with a metal pole. A Minnesota judge Monday told 61-year-old Mark Pavelich of Lutsen a psychologist’s report indicates Pavelich “needs
7:22 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joe Girardi hit a grand slam after putting on the red pinstripes for the first time. Girardi was charming, engaging and entertaining in his introductory news conference as the 55th manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Already popular among fans, Girardi said all the right things Monday. “It means
7:17 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens signed receiver Willie Snead to a one-year, $6 million fully guaranteed extension, a source to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Snead, 27, has been a valuable veteran target for quarterback Lamar Jackson this season and would’ve been an unrestricted free agent at the end of
7:12 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Brendan Perlini in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 23-year-old Perlini has been a healthy scratch for most of this season, appearing in just one game. But he has 45 goals and 27 assists in 200 career appearances with Chicago
6:36 PM ET Nate Diaz is cleared and will fight Jorge Masvidal on Saturday despite an atypical drug-test finding. But the controversial UFC welterweight star is now calling into question the validity of the tests administered by USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner. Speaking for the first time since a startling announcement last week saying he
6:36 PM ET As the World Series shifts back to Houston, the Astros are one win away from becoming champions. But since the visiting team has won every game so far, the Nationals have things right where they want them, right? We asked three of our national baseball writers — Jeff Passan, David Schoenfield and