Month: July 2018

1:36 PM ET There will be a “Monster” on the loose in the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament this fall. Naoya Inoue, also known as “The Monster,” joined the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournaments. It is something of a coup for tournament organizers to lure him into the field. The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP
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1:56 PM ET As a lightweight, Sage Northcutt says, the crucial part of his weight cut began 30 hours in advance of stepping on the scale. Northcutt (10-2) will face Zak Ottow (16-5) in a welterweight bout at a UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Boise, Idaho. Northcutt’s decision to move to 170 pounds came
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11:32 AM ET Peter Sagan won stage 5 of the 2018 Tour de France after another dramatic sprint finish. The wearer of the green jersey and world champion Sagan was fastest on the uphill final sprint, pipping Sonny Colbrelli to the line. It was the Slovakian’s second stage win of this year’s tour. Belgian Greg
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8:42 AM ET Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — American Andrew Landry will play in The Open for the first time next week at Carnoustie after replacing Bernd Wiesberger in the field. Tournament organizers made the announcement Wednesday, with Wiesberger saying on social media that he was having problems with an ongoing wrist injury. The
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8:33 AM ET After F1’s historic triple header and entertaining, championship-altering contests in Austria and Great Britain, ESPN’s F1 editors Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders, and columnists Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker, weigh in on the biggest talking points after 10 races of the 2018 season. Does Haas need to replace Romain Grosjean? MH: He’s
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7:00 AM ET One of the more intriguing elements to the Manny Machado trade discussions — beyond the question of Machado’s destination — is the Baltimore Orioles’ approach to fielding offers for the four-time All-Star. ESPN’s Buster Olney has spoken to competing executives who see a more focused, purposeful and engaged Orioles front office this
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