5:15 PM ET Longtime British rivals Amir Khan and Kell Brook have made one thing clear — they want to fight each other in what has been a much-anticipated match for years. Everything appears lined up for them: They are on roughly the same schedule, they are both now with the same promoter in Matchroom
Month: November 2018
5:21 PM ET Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Northern Arizona University‘s football game against Sacramento State, which was postponed last weekend because of poor air quality, has been canceled. A wildfire north of the Sacramento area produced smoke that made the sky hazy at the game site last Saturday night. Northern Arizona said Tuesday the
4:56 PM ET CAMDEN, N.J. — Sixers general manager Elton Brand said the club’s trade for Jimmy Butler is not an indication that Philadelphia has lost faith in Markelle Fultz, the 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick. “Not at all. It wasn’t a changed view of Markelle’s future. It was more of a changed view
5:24 PM ET The NFL has decided to move Monday’s game between the Chiefs and Rams from Mexico City to Los Angeles because of poor field conditions at Estadio Azteca, it was announced Tuesday. Players had strongly considered not playing if the NFL had opted to play the game in Mexico City, sources told ESPN’s
4:37 PM ET Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl linebacker Deion Jones, who had his broken right foot surgically repaired following a season-opening loss at Philadelphia Eagles, was activated from injured reserve Tuesday. The move was expected, as Jones sat out the required eight games after being placed on injured reserve. He returned to practice Wednesday and
4:54 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Ind. — Earlham College has suspended its football program after a fifth consecutive winless season and a Division III record 53 straight losses. The Quakers finished the season with a 70-6 loss to Rose-Hulman last Saturday. On Tuesday, interim President Avis Stewart announced the college will suspend the program
5:05 PM ET Outspoken safety Jamal Adams, previously critical of the New York Jets‘ culture from last season, raised some of the same concerns about the current team Tuesday in a radio interview. Adams, appearing in his weekly paid spot on WFAN’s “Carlin, Maggie & Bart Show,” was asked whether his old comments about the
4:47 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kyle Love isn’t happy about the circulation of a video that has some saying he was asleep on the bench in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s 52-21 loss at Pittsburgh. The 2015 second-round pick is in a contract year, and his statistics — so far
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Cecilie Olsen always wanted to work in sports. An athlete growing up in Stavanger, Norway’s third-largest city, she moved to Oslo four years ago to get a bachelor’s degree in public relations. A friend told her that the Manglerud Star club of GET-ligaen, the nation’s top hockey league, was looking
3:58 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN TORONTO — Angela Ruggiero was thinking about legends. It’s difficult not to when standing steps away from the Hockey Hall of Fame, at the 2018 induction ceremony, as she was on Monday. She was thinking about those women who blazed a trail that’s led players like Jayna Hefford, a member