9:46 AM ET [Editor’s note: Can anyone stop the Bottom 10 juggernaut that is UConn? There are plenty of candidates, including … Florida State and the Pac-12?] Inspirational thought of the week: I got a baby on the East CoastI got a gig going on the West Coast(I got a) suitcase full of sorrowI’m so
Sep 22, 2021 British tennis must lose the image of exclusivity to make the sport more accessible and ensure the wait for another Grand Slam champion is not too long, former world No. 1 Andy Murray said. US Open champion, Raducanu did not drop a set throughout the tournament in New York this month as
9:33 AM ET Andy Murray is confident that his game is on an upward trajectory and he can compete against top players once again after struggling with injuries across the past few seasons. On Tuesday, Murray, who has slipped to 113th in the men’s ATP rankings, defeated Frenchman Ugo Humbert 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the
12:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joe Smith Jr. was hospitalized with COVID-19 and his Oct. 30 light heavyweight title defense vs. Umar Salamov has been postponed, the boxer’s promoter, Joe DeGuardia, told ESPN on Tuesday. The 32-year-old stayed in a Long Island, New York, hospital overnight before being released, according to DeGuardia. The 175-pound title
News The charges relate to the T10 tournament in the UAE Marlon Samuels, the architect of West Indies’ twin T20 World Cup triumphs in 2012 and 2016, has been charged by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit on four counts of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s anti-corruption code. In a media statement on Wednesday, the ICC said
1:53 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt is set to return to the mound, just over five weeks after being hospitalized when he was hit in the head by a 100 mph line drive. Oakland manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday that Bassitt will come off the injured list and start
8:00 AM ET Our NBArank countdown is back for its 11th season. Which players are beginning their ascent up the league’s hierarchy? Who is on the verge of breaking into the superstar tier? To get the final NBArank prediction, we asked our expert panel to vote on pairs of players: Kevin Durant vs. James Harden,
7:43 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Tiger Woods won’t be playing in this week’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. Neither will Phil Mickelson, though he is here and will serve as a non-playing assistant captain for the United States team. Six rookies are giving a face-lift to the American side, which has lost four of
7:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Boxing has myriad issues, but chief among them is inactivity. That problem was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the inability to hold fights in front of capacity crowds. But even with many of those restrictions behind us, many notable boxers have no fights officially scheduled despite not having competed
7:46 AM ET HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Brian Ortega was feeling good, like his career and his life had been elevated to the next level. It was December 2018, and Ortega was invited to a holiday party at the Los Angeles home of actor Robert Downey Jr. Sure, a few weeks earlier Ortega had lost