7:49 PM 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 Josh Warrington survived a scrappy and close fight to edge past English rival Kid Galahad on a split decision and retain his IBF world
Month: June 2019
8:16 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Los Angeles Lakers reached an agreement to acquire three-time All-NBA forward Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans for three players and three first-round draft picks on Saturday, league sources told ESPN. The Lakers paid a steep price to partner Davis with LeBron James: sending Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram,
6:32 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Kyle Hendricks on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to right shoulder inflammation. During Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hendricks (7-5) gave up five runs and six hits in 4⅓ innings — his shortest outing since lasting four innings at Milwaukee
5:57 PM ET ESPN News Services The newly crowned NBA champion Raptors, who won the title in Oakland, California, on Thursday night, apparently are having too good of a time celebrating in Las Vegas. Expected back in Toronto on Saturday, they instead are staying an additional night in Sin City. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment,
6:44 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Don’t do this, Afghanistan. There is another way. There are alternatives to letting chaos overwhelm you. There are brighter timelines, waiting to be seized, in which dysfunction does not define your World Cup. Your opponents, South Africa, might be battling demons from their past. Elsewhere, the likes of Sri
6:25 PM ET The Chicago Cubs have considered opening a sportsbook at Wrigley Field and at locations just outside of the Friendly Confines, multiple sources familiar with the team’s thinking told ESPN. Betting windows, automated kiosks and even a full-blown sportsbook venue inside the stadium are among the options that have been considered by the
5:34 PM ET Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Brooke Henderson birdied the final three holes Saturday for a 3-under 69 and a two-stroke lead over Annie Park in the Meijer LPGA Classic, with Lexi Thompson three shots back after a 62. Trying to break a tie for the Canadian victory record for both women
4:36 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.” Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press on Saturday, saying in a phone interview while on a Las Vegas golf
4:02 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — It rained on the Blues‘ parade, but nobody seemed to mind. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis and braved the rain on Saturday to cheer on the Stanley Cup champs, who concluded the festivities with a packed rally beneath the Gateway
3:00 AM ET South Africa 131 for 1 (de Kock 68, Amla 40*) beat Afghanistan 125 all out (Rashid 35, Tahir 4-29, Morris 3-13) by nine wickets South Africa have finally won one. So far have the Proteas’ stocks fallen in this tournament after three defeats and an unconvincing outing against West Indies, that an