9:26 AM ET Featherweight world titlist Josh Warrington will defend his belt for the third time when he meets Sofiane Takoucht on Oct. 12 in a hometown defense at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, promoter Frank Warren announced on Wednesday. The fight, which will stream live in the United States on ESPN+, was
Month: August 2019
11:00 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers running back Justin Jackson darted down the sideline on a wheel route, accelerated past linebacker Cory Littleton and hauled in a pass from Philip Rivers for a score during a recent joint practice between the Bolts and Los Angeles Rams The explosive play was a
9:37 AM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Suspended New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon has officially filed for reinstatement, a source confirmed Wednesday. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has sole discretion on Gordon’s status and the timing in which a decision is ultimately made. Any decision would be based on if Gordon has adhered to
1:02 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. — The gunfire rang out too close to home — like right outside — prompting a panicked phone message from a young Derrius Guice. Ninth grade had just ended; football workouts started the next day. But he had to let his coach know he might not arrive on time, if
10:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — When Jaylen Brown got to town last weekend, he was looking forward to trying Mizumi, a high-end Japanese restaurant at the Wynn Hotel. So on Sunday night, with three of his Boston Celtics teammates also preparing for Team USA training camp, he was pleased they decided to go together.
9:18 AM ET Oklahoma defensive back Tre Norwood suffered a knee injury in the No. 4 Sooners’ practice on Monday and it’s unclear whether he’ll be able to return to the field this coming season, sources told ESPN. SoonerScoop.com reported that Norwood didn’t practice Tuesday night and left the team’s facility on crutches with a
7:00 AM ET Bill ConnellyESPN A head coaching hire is terrifying. You can do all the research in the world, talk to tons of people, pay search firms hundreds of thousands of dollars, and you could still end up replacing a Steve Spurrier with a Ron Zook. Of course, it’s also an opportunity to replace
1:20 AM ET In 2017, Clay Helton led USC to its first Pac-12 championship in nearly a decade. That same year, Gus Malzahn coached Auburn to the SEC championship game, beating both Georgia and Alabama along the way and ending Alabama’s run of three consecutive outright West division titles. Two years later, Helton and Malzahn
1:39 PM ET Former junior lightweight world titlist Jason Sosa will face Haskell Lydell Rhodes in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday night at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. The fight will air live on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET, with undercard bouts also on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Aug 6, 2019 Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim After former two-division world titlist Carl Frampton suffered a broken left hand in a freak, non-boxing accident on Monday and had his fight