6:01 PM ET Australian boxer Jeff Horn’s inspirational story is set to be brought to the big screen. Sydney-based film production company Unbreakable Films has announced plans for a movie based on Horn’s life. The feature length film, which will be titled “The Hornet,” is set to chronicle Horn’s life from bullied schoolboy to world
5:10 PM ET Valentina Shevchenko is No. 1 in ESPN’s inaugural women’s flyweight rankings, claiming the top spot after winning the UFC’s 125-pound belt on Dec. 8. Which MMA fighter is the best, regardless of weight division or fight promotion? ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their picks, and their votes produce
shares © BCCI Durban Heat 189 for 8 (Morkel 57*, Klaasen 36, Sipamla 3-37) beat Tshwane Spartans 188 for 6 (de Villiers 93*, Rashid 2-25) by two wickets There were two no-balls, two dropped catches, and two breathtaking innings, each playing a decisive part as the league stage of the 2018-19 Mzansi Super League
2:22 PM ET The UFC has elected to delay a UFC 233 pay-per-view event scheduled on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, California, due to to a combination of factors, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The PPV event will be rebooked to a later date, meaning 2019 will still feature 12 PPVs as planned. It has not
1:48 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Al Helfer, who broadcast games on radio for the “Mutual Game of the Day” in the 1950s, has won the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by baseball’s Hall of Fame and Museum. Helfer, who died in 1975, will be recognized on July 20 at
1:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray was activated Wednesday after being sidelined since mid-November with a lower-body injury. The two-time Stanley Cup winner practiced with his teammates on Tuesday for the first time since going on injured reserve last month. The 24-year-old has struggled this season when able to play.
11:35 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers say defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be sidelined two to four weeks with a shoulder injury. Shattenkirk left in the second period of Monday night’s game in Tampa. He took a check around the left shoulder and had a sling on his arm postgame.
Dec 10, 2018 We’ll have to wait another 19 days to see No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Oklahoma play in the College Football Playoff semifinal games on Dec. 29. Those squads are well represented on ESPN’s 2018 All-America team, with the Crimson Tide leading the way with
10:22 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN Editor’s note: This story was originally published on January 31, 2018. HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. — There’s a universal geometry to combat, and Gilberto Ramirez can’t help but recall the grace of the gunman that day: the way he parried with his empty hand, halting the arc of the knife, then
9:59 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur wanted to bring a critical asset with him to the New York Giants as he filled out his coaching staff. But Minnesota blocked Kevin Stefanski, the quarterbacks coach under Shurmur and then John DeFilippo, from interviewing to become the Giants offensive coordinator