3:39 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As Baker Mayfield walked off the podium and into the locker room after his postgame news conference, he stopped and turned to a member of the Los Angeles Rams‘ PR staff. “Where the hell do I go?” Mayfield asked. Given this was the quarterback’s first time in the SoFi
8:14 AM ET Stephen Curry kinda-sorta did the impossible and more from our NBA quotes of the week. ‘I did make two of them, though, just in case anybody was wondering.’ Warriors guard Stephen Curry, on the (edited) viral video that showed him making five full-court shots in a row ‘Look at the teams LeBron
9:37 AM ET If you were hoping for the venom of a Phil Mickelson–Tiger Woods showdown in previous iterations of The Match — or certainly what a rematch might bring today — then Saturday night’s made-for-TV clash featuring Woods and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy against Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas might seem more like
11:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Two-time All-ACC wide receiver Josh Downs is leaving North Carolina for the NFL, he told ESPN. Downs is the No. 4 rated wide receiver in the upcoming draft, according to ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd McShay, making him one of the top receiving prospects available for NFL teams. Downs had
9:55 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Top 100 tennis player Kamil Majchrzak was provisionally suspended for doping after testing positive for banned substances at three tournaments in September and October. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the ruling Friday, saying the 26-year-old from Poland turned in A samples at the Sofia Open, Japan Open
8:37 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Teofimo Lopez was at the pinnacle of boxing after beating Vasiliy Lomachenko in 2020. A new contract, celebrity, sponsors and fandom followed the undisputed lightweight champion. Just months after his 23rd birthday, Lopez was poised to be the next superstar in a sport with a long history of them. Lopez
8:34 AM ET 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 Paul Butler is reminding himself that Naoya Inoue, who is in punch-perfect form, is still human ahead of Saturday’s world bantamweight title unification fight.
7:29 AM ET 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 David Avanesyan’s manager Neil Marsh is backing him to emerge from the shadows of boxing and make a name for himself by pulling off
Dec 5, 2022 The New York Mets acted quickly to replace departed ace Jacob deGrom by giving Justin Verlander, the AL Cy Young award winner, a two-year contract. Who’s better? Well, it’s tough to beat deGrom when it comes to run prevention (career 2.52 ERA) and strikeout rate, but Verlander made 28 starts this past
Dec 6, 2022 Colorado Avalanche star center Nathan MacKinnon will miss approximately four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced on Tuesday night. MacKinnon left Colorado’s 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. The veteran forward took a wrist shot from the slot in the first period, and as the puck sailed wide