3:56 PM ET Former heavyweight world champion Leon Spinks is seriously ill with an undisclosed ailment and is hospitalized in Las Vegas. “Leon is currently hospitalized and in the care of an exceptional team of doctors,” Brenda Glur Spinks, the former fighter’s wife, told ESPN in a statement on Thursday. “We kindly request that privacy
Month: December 2019
4:12 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Former NBA player Ronald Glen Davis avoided jail time after pleading no contest to a charge that he attacked a man outside a Los Angeles-area nightclub last year, prosecutors said Thursday. Davis, 33, was accused of throwing the man into a wall during an altercation in West
4:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No one is accusing the Kansas City Chiefs of looking like a high school team these days. But they almost had to dress like one for last week’s game at the New England Patriots. When helmets and other equipment for 35 players were accidentally left on their chartered
3:22 PM ET Catching up on a few leftover moves from this week’s winter meetings as I fly home … • The Rangers finally tired of waiting for Nomar Mazara, to whom they gave $5 million when they signed him as a 16-year-old in 2011, to convert his promise into production, trading him to the
3:37 PM ET Texas A&M defensive tackle Justin Madubuike announced Thursday that he will skip his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL draft. In a post on Twitter, Madubuike said he will not play in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl on Dec. 27 against Oklahoma State. “I will miss the feeling of
3:23 PM ET Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill, who leads the SEC in rushing yards, announced Thursday that he will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. In an announcement he posted on Twitter, Hill said he still plans to play in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl against Louisville on
3:24 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson on Thursday admitted he was “totally out of line” for criticizing interim head coach Perry Fewell for two defensive calls that led to touchdowns in Sunday’s 40-20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Jackson was the nearest defender when he appeared to leave his coverage
3:11 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins apologized for tweeting an inappropriate word at a fan Wednesday, saying it was “slang” that is “just part of my culture.” Jenkins was responding to a critical fan. He took exception when asked why the stats Jenkins was using to showcase his
Dec 13, 2019 Kelly CohenESPN The holiday season is in full force, and that means conversations with people you definitely want to talk to — and maybe some weirdness at the dinner table or company holiday party too. Whether you’re trying to stir up some debate, impress the table or avoid awkwardness, we’ve got you
3:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A Pac-12 team has made the College Football Playoff just twice in six seasons and none of the past three. If anyone should be leading the charge toward expanding the four-team model, you would think it would be Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott. “I completely get that it