7:23 PM ET Steve KimESPN Alexander Besputin has been notified by the Monaco Boxing Federation of an ”abnormal test result” in the wake of his victory over Radzhab Butaev on Nov. 30, which was contested for a version of the WBA welterweight. The two met in Monte Carlo in what was a fast-paced affair that
Month: January 2020
6:53 AM ET DEEP UNDER THE Staples Center basket, cameras are held aloft, each lens moving in unison like starlings in murmuration. Nearly two dozen digital eyes are trained on the vending-machine-sized forward warming up, and each time he drives to the hoop, the crowd of onlookers beneath the basket parts to make ample room.
6:32 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Open officials have delayed the start of play by two hours on the second day of qualifying, hoping that smoke from regional wild fires will clear later Wednesday. Smoke and hazy conditions at Melbourne Park on Tuesday affected the opening day’s play with organizers criticized for
6:42 PM ET Tyronn Lue, in his first interview since his firing from the Cleveland Cavaliers and with 15 months of hindsight, expressed dissatisfaction with his ouster, saying he deserved better. “I don’t think it should’ve happened,” Lue told The Athletic in a story published Tuesday. “When it happened, I just kind of … It
6:17 PM ET UFC Brasilia has its headliner and it’s a very relevant fight in the lightweight division. Kevin Lee will take on Charles Oliveira in the main event of the March 14 card in Brazil, the UFC announced Tuesday following a report from Combate. ESPN has Lee ranked No. 10 in the world among
5:46 PM ET LSU‘s passing game coordinator Joe Brady told people Tuesday that he is planning to return to the NFL as the Carolina Panthers‘ offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brady said during media day ahead of LSU’s victory over Clemson in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship that his “intentions are
5:37 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Pistons guard Derrick Rose was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for tossing a pen across the court during the end of Detroit’s loss to New Orleans. With 37 seconds left in overtime and play stopped on Monday night, Rose sat slumped on a courtside table
5:14 PM ET HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Hollywood (Florida) Police Department announced that their athletic league has severed ties with wide receiver Antonio Brown and returned a donation given by Brown following an obscene outburst toward the police and the mother of his children on Monday. Brown posted a live feed of the encounter, which
5:12 PM ET Notre Dame has promoted quarterbacks coach Tom Rees to offensive coordinator, the school announced Tuesday afternoon. Rees, who set records as the team’s starting quarterback for parts of four seasons from 2010 to 2013, replaces Chip Long, who was dismissed by coach Brian Kelly in December after three seasons on staff. Kelly
7:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — “7 Mile Dre” was born on Oct. 25, 2017. Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond had just recorded a 15-rebound night in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves that put him over 5,000 boards for his career — the second-youngest to ever reach the milestone — and he was