8:05 PM ET An undisclosed medical condition has forced unified women’s middleweight world titleholder Christina Hammer to postpone her fight with fellow two-belt titlist Claressa Shields for the undisputed championship. Shields and Hammer, who have been on a collision course for the past year, were scheduled to fight Nov. 17 in the main event of
Month: October 2018
11:38 AM ET DENVER — The events of Nov. 15, 2015, at Denver’s Mile High Stadium felt at the time like temporary relief for the Kansas City Chiefs. They ended years of frustration by finally breaking through against their longtime tormentors and AFC West bullies, the Denver Broncos. The Chiefs ended a seven-game game losing
8:17 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs will send October warrior Jon Lester to the mound for their do-or-die wild-card game on Tuesday night after squandering a chance to win their third straight division title, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central tiebreaker, 3-1, on Monday. They will face the Rockies on
7:30 PM ET Conor McGregor will be competing in what some consider the biggest fight in MMA history Saturday when he faces Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC’s lightweight belt in Las Vegas. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t looking ahead to the future. The Irishman told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani he would win this weekend by
7:26 PM BST PRETORIA: No 8 Warren Whiteley seems likely to miss Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks after experienced flank Francois Louw re-joined the South African squad on Monday. Louw returned to the United Kingdom immediately after the Springboks’ win over the All Blacks in Wellington, and was not included in the
7:11 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore was in the middle of an interview with reporters Monday afternoon when wide receiver Julian Edelman approached him and whacked him on the backside. Gilmore didn’t need such a reminder that Edelman was back in the locker room for the first time after
7:06 PM ET Joel AndersonESPN Former Alabama head coach Mike DuBose accidentally shot himself in the stomach while working on his farm and was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Monday, according to the Covington County (Alabama) Sheriff’s Office. Officials said DuBose was able to drive himself to Mizell Memorial Hospital in Opp, located
6:40 PM ET Kyrie Irving apologized Monday for saying last year that the Earth is flat, explaining he “didn’t realize the effect” his comments would have. The Boston Celtics point guard, speaking at Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Boston, was asked at the conference to state once and for all which side he is on
6:54 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Kanye West is expected to debut his first-ever Yeezy basketball sneaker on the feet of Adidas athletes during the upcoming NBA season. But the league office would ban the current version of the sneaker on court because of its gleaming, reflective-material heel, according to industry sources. While the monochromatic sneakers
6:27 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Fears that Jon Gruden and Marshawn Lynch could not co-exist with the Oakland Raiders are dissipating with every Beast Mode moment. That’s especially true after Lynch’s hard-charging performance in the Raiders’ 45-42 overtime victory against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, a game in which Lynch rushed for 130 yards,