6:11 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN Editor’s note: This story was originally published in March ahead of Conlan’s fight against Ruben Garcia. BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Everybody wants to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Unless you’re a fighter. Then you always want to be Irish. It’s good business, after all. Freddie Roach — who’s, in
Month: July 2019
5:40 PM ET The WBC on Tuesday withdrew, at least temporarily, recognition of Dillian Whyte as its interim heavyweight world titleholder because of his recent positive drug test. Despite having failed a pre-fight drug test, British regulators allowed Whyte to fight last Saturday in the main event of a Matchroom Boxing card at the O2
5:32 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green is expected to miss multiple regular-season games after undergoing ankle surgery, coach Zac Taylor said Tuesday. Taylor said the ninth-year receiver underwent the procedure on Tuesday morning, three days after Green was carted off the field during the team’s first practice of the preseason. ESPN’s
5:27 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers are the strongest favorites to make the playoffs, while the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns have the longest odds to reach the postseason. Caesars Sportsbook on Tuesday released Yes/No odds on each team’s playoff chances. The Bucks at -5,000 are the biggest favorites to make next
4:55 PM ET The Cleveland Browns will be honoring Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham at FirstEnergy Stadium this season with a statue of his likeness. The statue unveiling is scheduled for Sept. 7. Considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in football history, Graham passed for 23,584 yards and 174 touchdowns and rushed
4:47 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens first-round pick Marquise Brown passed his physical Tuesday, the final hurdle before he gets on an NFL field for the first time. Brown, the first wide receiver selected in this year’s draft (25th overall), could practice as soon as Wednesday. He has been recovering from foot
4:45 PM ET An agreement has been made that would potentially unify MMA’s splintered rule set. The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) unanimously passed an alteration of its rule on the definition of a grounded fighter Tuesday at the association’s annual conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to ABC president Mike Mazzulli. The
4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Lexi Thompson is not off to the best start during the LPGA Tour’s back-to-back majors in Europe. She missed the cut at the Evian Championship with rounds of 77-72, and then criticized course conditions that led to bad breaks in an Instagram post in which she concluded, “I’m actually
5:01 PM ET England must “hit the ground running” if they are to regain the Ashes, Ben Stokes believes. England boast an outstanding record at Edgbaston, the venue for the first Test. They have won 11 international matches in succession at the ground and haven’t been beaten by Australia in any format there since 2001.
4:24 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals signed veteran linebacker Andre Branch to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The move comes as the Cardinals look for pass-rushing depth at outside linebacker behind starters Chandler Jones and Terrell Suggs. Branch, 30, was released by the Miami Dolphins on March 7 in a
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