2:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Josh Taylor-Jack Catterall rematch for Taylor’s lineal and WBO junior welterweight championship has been rescheduled to March 4 in Glasgow, Scotland, sources told ESPN. The return bout between ESPN’s top two 140-pounders will take place at the same venue as the first meeting: the OVO Hydro. Taylor, who fights
6:30 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been placed in the league’s health and safety protocols and will not play Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs. Williamson has been a driving force this season for the Pelicans, who are 18-12 and in third place in the Western Conference. He’s averaging
Toss: Pakistan. Test debut: I. P. Butchart. Pakistan joined England (against Australia in 1888) and South Africa (against New Zealand in January 1995) as the third team to come from behind to win a three-Test series; they were the first such winners away from home. But Salim Malik’s triumph was clouded. On the first day,
7:52 AM ET The sport of mixed martial arts is never dull, and 2022 was a perfect example of that. In the span of four months, three of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world weren’t just beaten, but finished. The year started with Francis Ngannou, the hardest puncher in UFC history, using wrestling and
8:00 AM ET It doesn’t matter if they’ve been naughty or nice, every NHL team is getting a gift from us this holiday season. Some of these gifts are clearly off their wish lists. Other gifts are the kind that you don’t realize you need until you’re given it, and then it makes perfect sense.
Sydney Sixers 137 for 6 (Philippe 43, Dooley 2-19, Shadab 2-32) beat Hobart Hurricanes 131 for 7 (Asif 41, Abbott 2-32) by six runs via DLS method Sydney Sixers survived a late onslaught from Asif Ali to thwart Hobart Hurricanes on a slow SCG surface and register their first victory of this BBL season. Rain
4:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced Wednesday afternoon that the New York Knicks would lose their 2025 second-round pick as a result of the league’s investigation into the team’s signing of guard Jalen Brunson this summer as a free agent. “This outcome reflected a finding, following an investigation, that the Knicks engaged in
6:40 AM ET Arsenal are very keen on signing Shakhtar Donetsk forward Mykhailo Mudryk. Mikolaj Barbanell/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images With the opening of the January transfer window coming closer, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
7:30 AM ET On the morning of Dec. 29, a pair of football players — one from Oklahoma and the other from Florida State — will post messages to their social media accounts while surrounded by fake cheese throw pillows and cracker-inspired interior design. They’ll let followers know that, much like an anthropomorphized, excited wheel
5:11 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals tight end Hayden Hurst feels ready to return to the field. Hurst said Wednesday’s practice yielded good progress. The Cincinnati starter, who has missed the past two games with a right calf injury, said he regained his confidence in his ability to operate with the injured leg as the