Month: February 2020

1:15 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Finalizing the deal for a fight between unified heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev this summer is down to the sides agreeing on “silly things,” Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN. Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, and Pulev co-promoters Top Rank and Epic Sports face an
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people were killed, according to a newspaper report. The Los Angeles Times reported that a public safety source with knowledge of the events had seen
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1:55 PM ET World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has been knocked out of the Qatar Total Open on Friday after she suffered a narrow 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 defeat to Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova in the semifinals in Doha. Kvitova, 29, will face Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday after she defeated Russia’s Svetlana
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12:46 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — After his injury failed to heal this offseason, New England Patriots wide receiver Mohamed Sanu needs surgery on a high ankle sprain, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Sanu injured his ankle on a 14-yard punt return against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 17, his third game in New
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1:44 PM ET A political misunderstanding over Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders No. 20 jersey in Detroit drew a strong reaction on social media, including one from the Hall of Fame running back. Last weekend, Brooks posted a photo on Instagram of the Sanders jersey prior to his concert in Detroit. The confusion began
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11:19 AM ET NORFOLK, Va. — The UFC was set to usher in a new era for its flyweight division in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event. Now only one of the participants is even eligible to win the title. Brazilian flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo (17-1) weighed in at 127.5 pounds on Friday, 2.5 pounds over
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11:50 AM ET Rookie Rasmus Hojgaard carded a second-round 68 to take a share of the lead alongside Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher after 36 holes at the Oman Open on Friday. Hojgaard, 18, was in the lead as he stepped onto the tee at the 17th hole, having already carded to five birdies and an eagle,
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11:17 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals are heading back to Mexico City. Fifteen years after they played there in the NFL’s first regular-season game outside of the United States, the Cardinals will return to Mexico’s capital for another regular-season game in 2020, the league announced Friday. Details of what day, kickoff time
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