Month: July 2018

Jordan Spieth, perhaps more than any current athlete, is a what behavioral scientists would classify as an external processor. When he wants to analyze a situation and determine precisely how he feels about something — for example, a poor shot he just hit on the golf course — it has to occur out loud. And
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9:41 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN For the second offseason in a row, an unexpected sneaker brand emerged to dominate the conversation heading into the NBA draft and summer league. Last summer, it was Lonzo Ball’s unique Big Baller Brand venture and his eventual musical-chairs approach to playing in a different sneaker in each game of
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6:00 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 It is not the fight most wanted to see Anthony Joshua in next, but the WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion will defend his titles against
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1:48 AM BST Sunwolves flanker Ed Quirk has been issued with a two-week ban for the “love tap” that saw him controversially red-carded in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash against the Queensland Reds. Reds back-rower Caleb Timu has also copped a two-week suspension for another incident in the game- but neither will miss a single
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12:34 AM ET Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is set to announce the signing of several boxers at a news conference scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in New York in conjunction with his recently announced deal with the all-sports streaming service DAZN, and junior welterweight world titleholder Maurice Hooker is poised to be one of them.
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