2:23 PM ET Since Andy Ruiz Jr.’s massive upset knockout victory of Anthony Joshua to win three heavyweight world title belts on June 1, he has certainly been enjoying the fruits of his labor. He has done countless interviews, was feted with a victory parade in his hometown of Imperial, California, and spent some of
Month: September 2019
Steve Smith (right) and Marnus Labuschagne bat together at last © Getty Images First, there was Steven Smith. At Edgbaston and Lord’s, through three consecutive innings after his return from the Newlands scandal ban, he drove England’s bowlers to distraction. They tried all manner of plans, filed placings lines, too many really, without much at
1:50 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have locked up forward Clayton Keller through the 2027-28 season, signing him to an eight-year contract extension. The deal announced Wednesday has an average annual salary of $7.15 million. The 21-year-old Keller led the Coyotes in scoring last season with 14 goals and 33
1:33 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Newly minted Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez made a point of watching rehabbing reliever Aaron Barrett throw a bullpen session early in spring training in 2018 and was amazed at how well the right-hander was throwing. After all, Barrett already had missed two full seasons after undergoing Tommy
1:04 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Reserve wide receiver Jordan Murphy and defensive back Terrell Bailey have left Tennessee‘s program. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday during the Southeastern Conference coaches’ teleconference that both players had chosen to leave the program. Neither Bailey nor Murphy played Saturday in a 38-30 season-opening loss to
12:51 PM ET The Italian Grand Prix will remain at Monza for the next five years, keeping the legendary circuit in Formula One until at least 2024. The terms of the new deal were agreed in April but F1 waited until an event celebrating the 90th edition of the Italian Grand Prix and 90th anniversary
8:00 AM ET Chris Paul, Liz Cambage, Brooks Koepka and NFL stars such as Myles Garrett and the Eagles offensive line are featured in ESPN’s 2019 Body Issue. To see interviews, pictures, videos and more, visit our full 2019 gallery. THE ANNUAL CROSSFIT Games is a revival meeting for all the various tribes who worship
8:00 AM ET ESPN The Magazine Chris Paul, Lakey Peterson, Brooks Koepka and NFL stars such as Myles Garrett and the Eagles offensive line are featured in ESPN’s 2019 Body Issue. To see interviews, pictures, videos and more, visit our full 2019 gallery. Surfer Lakey Peterson seems destined for her fate — a Santa Barbara
9:00 AM ET ESPN The Magazine “There is no path or recipe to greatness,” we wrote in our debut issue. “We simply know it when we see it.” Yeah, about that: We indeed saw a lot of greats coming the past two decades, from LeBron and Serena to Chloe Kim and Baker Mayfield. Scored a
Aug 30, 2019 SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. There they stand, four young men in black, posed against a white backdrop: Kobe, Alex, Kordell, Eric. Above their heads is a gold ESPN logo, and above that, at the top of the page, PREMIER ISSUE. The date in the lower left hand corner reads March 23, 1998. But