11:57 AM ET Lionel Messi and Argentina will kick off the semifinals against Croatia on Dec. 13. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images The 2022 World Cup semifinal are here. After a thrilling round of 16 and quarterfinals, we’re into the business end of the tournament with four teams remaining. There’s plenty of star power, great matchups and top
Dec 10, 2022 Kendra AndrewsESPN IT’S NOV. 20 AND the Golden State Warriors are in the middle of a surprisingly competitive tilt against the 3-13 Houston Rockets. On paper, the Warriors should be running away with this game, against a much younger, less experienced, much happier to lose team. With 4:46 left in the first
The Heisman Trophy is the most coveted hardware in college football, perhaps all of sports. USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams is the newest member in the Heisman brotherhood. He is the seventh Trojans player (not including Reggie Bush, who forfeited his Heisman) to win the award, tying USC with Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Ohio State
1:31 AM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC lost its light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka to injury in November. UFC 282 was supposed to crown his successor. Unfortunately, it did not. Former champion Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1) and Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1) fought to a five-round split draw in the main event Saturday inside T-Mobile Arena. Judge Mike
3:06 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia and Mercito Gesta have signed contracts for a Jan. 28 fight in Phoenix, sources told ESPN. The 140-pound bout will serve as a tuneup for Garcia, who is slated to meet Gervonta Davis on April 15 in a Las Vegas superfight at a 136-pound catchweight. Davis (27-0, 25
Australia 511 for 7 dec (Head 175, Labuschagne 163) and 199 for 6 dec (Joseph 3-33) beat West Indies 214 (Chanderpaul 47, Phillip 43, Lyon 3-57) and 77 (Boland 3-16, Neser 3-22) by 419 runs Nathan Lyon claimed his 450th Test wicket as Australia completed a 419-run thrashing over a dispirited West Indies early on
Dec 10, 2022 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Warrington’s career suffered another setback Saturday as Luis Alberto Lopez took his IBF world featherweight title by majority decision. Lopez did most of
2:00 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Chuck Liddell. Randy Couture. Tito Ortiz. “Rampage” Jackson. Daniel Cormier. Jon Jones. The UFC light heavyweight division has been home to some of the biggest stars and best fighters in
Dec 10, 2022 Liz LozaESPN Watching the ESPN HQ War Room root for Mike White as he soared past the over was my personal highlight from Week 13. Christian Kirk and Keenan Allen hitting definitely added to the good vibes. But it was a bummer to see Jamaal Williams fall short and Kenneth Walker III
2:31 AM ET Several major cards took place on Saturday, including a welterweight title defense for Terence Crawford, a homecoming for Teofimo Lopez and an upset loss for Josh Warrington. Mike Coppinger, Ben Baby and Nick Parkinson react to the action and try to make sense of three unique cards around the world. Well, here