9:14 AM ET Katie Taylor paused and looked around before stepping into the ring. On the last day in April, a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York awaited her arrival and chanted her name. A fighter from Ireland in the most iconic venue in boxing history, in the city where if you
8:00 AM ET JERRY KILL CONSIDERS himself something of a Mr. Fix-It for programs in need of a serious overhaul, the college football equivalent of an HGTV host who must convince an overwhelmed couple that the crumbling mess they just took out a mortgage to buy can, with a little hard work and the right
9:29 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Navy is expected to promote Brian Newberry to head coach, per ESPN sources, elevating the coach who has coordinated Navy’s defense since 2019. An announcement is expected in the near future. Newberry has authored consistent top defenses since arriving at Navy four years ago, establishing himself as an elite coordinator
Hobart Hurricanes 8 for 172 (Wade 51, David 46*, Richardson 3-26) beat Perth Scorchers 8 for 164 (Inglis 62, Dooley 4-16, Meredith 2-36) by eight runs Emerging left-arm wristspinner Patrick Dooley claimed four wickets in an electrifying performance as Hobart Hurricanes ended a losing run against BBL defending champions Perth Scorchers with a tense eight-run
5:50 AM ET Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema has announced she will undergo surgery after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament in her side’s Champions League defeat to Lyon on Tuesday. The Netherlands international went down under no contact in the first half after landing awkwardly as she challenged for a loose ball, causing her to be
8:00 AM ET Argentina will not take over at the top of FIFA’s World Ranking this month — despite defeating France to win the World Cup for the first time since 1986. South American rivals Brazil have held the No. 1 position since February, when they deposed Belgium at the summit. But even though the
6:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The 2022 World Cup is over, but the transfer rumour mill is only just starting up as the January window opens next month for Europe’s top leagues. 2 Related Qatar 2022 has seen some incredible performances on the pitch, not least from shock semifinal side Morocco, and players young and
6:54 AM ET CHAIM BLOOM HAS been reliving the negotiations with Xander Bogaerts in his head. “There are a couple of regrets,” the chief baseball officer of the Boston Red Sox told ESPN a week after Bogaerts signed with the San Diego Padres. When Bogaerts landed an 11-year, $280 million deal this month, the question
8:58 PM ET The NFC South will likely end up being the last division left up for grabs this season. And, the team it sends to the playoffs probably won’t have a winning record after going 1-3 in Week 15. The New Orleans Saints were the only team in the division to win Sunday, beating
7:00 AM ET Every December, we celebrate the best sound bites in college football and a collection of quotes, tweets and memories that exemplify the arc of the season. Except for the ones by Mike Leach. They always seemed to be about anything but football. Leach, who died last week at 61, was the most