4:21 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN It was the summer of 2006 when he walked across the street — Buchanan Street in Freeport, New York — and into his neighbor’s garage. Patrick Day was 14, and attracted to an old Everlast heavy bag. He’d never boxed, and the bag, it turned out, was like hitting concrete.
Month: October 2019
3:56 PM ET Former world number one Andy Murray began his European Open campaign with a battling 6-4 7-6(4) victory over unseeded Belgian Kimmer Coppejans in Antwerp on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Scot, who is continuing his comeback after having career-saving hip resurfacing surgery in January, was stretched by the wildcard in the second set but
3:56 PM ET Andy Murray started his Antwerp Open campaign with a win as he defeated local wildcard Kimmer Coppejans 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the first round in Belgium on Tuesday. The Scot made a strong start by breaking Coppejans in the opening game, but slowed down with three double faults as the Belgian rallied
3:41 PM ET NFL officials erred when they called a second hands-to-the-face penalty against Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers that set up the Green Bay Packers‘ game-winning field goal Monday night, NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent said Tuesday. Vincent was asked about the penalties during a news conference at the league’s fall meeting
9:48 PM ET SHANGHAI’S SKYLINE IS breathtaking. The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower looks like a giant ray gun pointed up to the heavens. The Shanghai Tower twists and climbs 128 stories into the clouds. The Shanghai World Financial Center showcases at its peak a trapezoid-shaped aperture so big that a helicopter could fly
2:48 PM ET FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Cowboys defensive end Tyrone Crawford will be placed on injured reserve because of a hip issue that will require surgery, according to sources. Crawford was bothered by bursitis in his hips late last season and missed the entire offseason program and training camp this summer for rehab but
2:46 PM ET Concussions in NFL preseason games increased in 2019 by 44% compared to last season, a significant data point as owners consider proposals to shorten or eliminate the preseason in the next collective bargaining agreement. There were 49 concussions during the 2019 preseason, compared to 34 in 2018, according to figures the NFL
1:57 PM ET The Chicago Bears placed starting defensive tackle Akiem Hicks on injured reserve Tuesday because of an elbow injury suffered against the Oakland Raiders in Week 6. It’s the second straight day that the Bears have placed a key player on injured reserve. On Monday, guard Kyle Long was placed on injured reserve
12:38 PM ET Lewis Hamilton has said the he feels like “giving up” with his fight to raise awareness for climate change and has called for more people to become vegan. Hamilton, who inched closer to a sixth world championship with third place at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, took to social media on
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