4:51 PM ET A WBC super featherweight championship fight between Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez has been rebooked for Feb. 20, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN on Monday. The championship fight was originally supposed to take place on Dec. 12 but was postponed when Berchelt tested positive for COVID-19 in November. According to
Month: December 2020
4:57 PM ET Detroit Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell said Monday the team will likely take the decision to the end of the week whether or not to play starting quarterback Matthew Stafford after he injured his ribs in Sunday’s loss to Green Bay. When asked if Stafford had broken any ribs, Bevell said
4:15 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As he prepares for the final three games of the season — and perhaps his New York Jets career — Sam Darnold said Monday that he still envisions himself as the franchise’s long-term solution at quarterback. Despite his personal struggles and the team’s 0-13 record, Darnold said he
3:57 PM ET ACC commissioner John Swofford pushed back against the notion that it had given Clemson and Notre Dame last weekend off as a way to protect their College Football Playoff chances, telling ESPN the complaint “rings pretty hollow.” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has been critical of the ACC’s decision to give both teams
3:08 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A Lim Kim made her first U.S. Women’s Open appearance a memorable one Monday, closing with three straight birdies to tie the record for the largest comeback and win the biggest event in women’s golf. And in the final major of this pandemic-disrupted year in sports, she won
2:28 PM ET Oregon will replace Washington as the Pac-12 North representative in the conference championship football game, the conference announced Monday. It was determined the Huskies would be unable to field the 53 scholarship players needed to play because of positive cases for COVID-19 and the related contact-tracing protocols, the conference said. The Huskies
12:09 PM ET AP Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons waived guard LiAngelo Ball and forwards Louis King and Anthony Lamb. The Pistons announced the moves Monday. King played on a two-way contract with the Pistons last season. Lamb and Ball were signed earlier this month. Ball is the
2:39 PM ET NEW YORK — After weeks of using Instagram stories and written statements as his primary communication methods, Kyrie Irving spoke to reporters Monday morning after Brooklyn Nets practice and reflected on playing for the first time since February, being on the court with Kevin Durant and why he chose to violate the
7:59 AM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The arrival of John Wall has left All-NBA guard James Harden unmoved and uninterested in pursuing a new
2:18 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gardner Minshew is back as the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ starting quarterback. Whether he holds onto the job for more than a week depends on how well he plays, beginning with Sunday’s game at Baltimore. The Jaguars (1-12) have lost 12 games in a row, and coach Doug Marrone said he’s