1:17 PM ET Alabama superfan Walt Gary died Thursday night at the age of 36. Gary, a Tuscaloosa native with Down syndrome, became a fixture of the football program under former coach Gene Stallings, who was a father to a son with Down syndrome and welcomed Gary to practices. Under coach Nick Saban, Gary would
Month: June 2019
12:07 PM ET Alabama super fan Walt Gary died on Thursday night at the age of 36. Gary, a Tuscaloosa native with down syndrome, became a fixture of the football program under former coach Gene Stallings, who was a father to a son with down syndrome and welcomed Gary to practices. Under coach Nick Saban,
12:33 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN CHICAGO — It came with a bit of trepidation, but the UFC’s two title fights this weekend are official. Jessica Eye, the women’s flyweight challenger, weighed in on the mark at 125 pounds with less than 30 minutes left in the two-hour weigh-in window Friday morning here at the Crowne
11:11 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The next step for the PFL lightweights and featherweights is set. PFL 5 will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Chris Wade and Akhmed Aliev, the promotion will announce Friday. The card is scheduled for July 25 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the co-headliner, PFL 2018 featherweight champion
May 31, 2019 College baseball is more popular than ever, with more games on TV and big attendance figures, especially in the SEC — heck, LSU averaged more fans per home game in 2018 than the Miami Marlins. The rich history of the College World Series includes dynasties, future major league All-Stars and heroes like
9:43 AM ET UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is a man who appreciates his hardware. You’ll hear from time to time about a UFC champion who keeps the title belt in a closet somewhere. Or maybe “at mom’s house.” Every champ is different, in terms of the value he or she puts on the physical
11:17 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — The roar was the loudest that TD Garden had experienced during the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. Zdeno Chara, the towering captain for the Boston Bruins, was introduced to the crowd as a Game 5 starter, after reportedly breaking his jaw in Game 4 against the St. Louis Blues.
9:14 AM ET Teddy Atlas has had two distinct careers in a life spent in boxing. He is a successful trainer, having served as an apprentice to the late, great Cus D’Amato before working with numerous top boxers, including his crowning moment when he guided Michael Moorer to the heavyweight championship in his upset of
Jun 6, 2019 “I’ve been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my backdoor someday.” –Luther Allison Buddy McGirt has certainly enjoyed his share of sunny days, far more than most who toil in boxing’s meat grinder. Even so, for more than two decades he yearned to bask in the light
Jun 5, 2019 Steve KimESPN When former unified middleweight world titleholder Gennady Golovkin decided to move on with the final chapters of his career without longtime trainer Abel Sanchez, with whom he had a long and successful partnership, the announcement came as a bit of a shock. In as the new trainer is Johnathon Banks,