8:40 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Long before the heavyweight world championship fight between titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury was made, Wilder’s team tried to finalize a deal for Wilder to face three-belt unified titlist Anthony Joshua for the undisputed crown. Wilder agreed to take a bad deal: a $15 million flat
Month: December 2018
8:38 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have accepted an invitation to go to the White House, and manager Alex Cora, who has been critical of President Trump’s comments on Puerto Rico, says he will attend. Red Sox president Sam Kennedy announced the visit Monday, at a screening of the team’s World Series documentary. He
8:33 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks don’t expect running back Chris Carson to miss any time because of the finger that he dislocated Sunday. They won’t be as fortunate with right guard D.J. Fluker. Coach Pete Carroll said Monday that “it’s going to be a little bit” before Fluker can
8:19 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Washington Redskins team president Bruce Allen said the team conducted its own investigation into linebacker Reuben Foster, and that led them to feel secure that there is more to his story than has been reported, according to Monday Night Football’s Lisa Salters. Allen said that after researching Foster’s incident in
8:10 PM ET Greg Wyshynkski The Philadelphia Flyers want to win now, and they believe Chuck Fletcher is the general manager to make that happen. Fletcher was hired as executive vice president and general manager of the Flyers on Monday, one week after Ron Hextall was fired. “At the conclusion of a rigorous review of
8:19 PM ET Kareem Hunt, waived Friday by the Kansas City Chiefs after the release of a video that showed him shoving and kicking a woman in February, was also involved in an incident at a Kansas City-area nightclub in January, according to TMZ. A man told police that he was beaten by former NFL
7:28 PM ET Louisville will name Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield as its new coach, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Satterfield, 45, replaces Bobby Petrino, who was fired on Nov. 11 after leading the Cardinals to a 2-8 record. Loiusville is expected to introduce Scott Satterfield as coach on Tuesday. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Satterfield is in his
8:00 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals receiver A.J. Green is expected to undergo season-ending surgery on torn ligaments in his toe that will sideline him three to four months, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. But he is expected to have a full recovery and be ready for OTAs, the source said. Green initially
7:15 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway opened up about his battle with depression over the past year, calling 2018 “a tough one.” “It’s been a rough year, but it’s not how you start the race it’s definitely how you finish,” he told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday. “I’m glad we get to finish
6:58 PM ET Before they face one another in the playoff later this month, Alabama‘s Tua Tagovailoa and Oklahoma‘s Kyler Murray will face off Saturday night in New York. The two quarterbacks were named finalists for the 84th Heisman Trophy on Monday, along with Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins. The award for the most outstanding