1:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN The World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight finals between Yuniel Dorticos and Mairis Briedis has been rescheduled for Sept. 26 at the Plazamedia broadcasting centre in Munich, Germany, according to Kalle Sauerland, chief boxing officer for the WBSS. The fight, which matches ESPN’s top two rated cruiserweights, has been postponed twice
Month: September 2020
2:07 PM ET Temple‘s season opener at Navy has been moved from Sept. 26 to Oct. 10 because COVID-19 restrictions in the city of Philadelphia have limited the Owls from properly preparing to play a game, coach Rod Carey said Tuesday morning. Because Philadelphia had limited groups to no more than 50 people, last week
10:43 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Trinbago Knight Riders 111 for 1 (Simmons 54*, Webster 44*) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 107 for 7 (Bonner 41, Powell 33, Hosein 3-14, Pierre 2-29) by nine wickets On the back of a domineering performance with both bat and ball in the fist CPL 2020 semi-final, Trinbago Knight Riders sealed a
12:04 PM ET Associated Press ILE DE RE, France — Tour de France riders passed coronavirus tests to confirm their good health only to endure numerous crashes along the Atlantic coastline when the race resumed on Tuesday. Sprinter Sam Bennett prevailed ahead of Caleb Ewan to post his first Tour stage win, while Primoz Roglic
12:23 PM ET Political leaders from six states sent a letter Tuesday to Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and the league’s presidents and chancellors, urging the conference to reconsider its postponement of the 2020 football season. Lee Chatfield, speaker of Michigan’s House of Representatives, wrote the letter, which is signed by nine other senate and
10:06 AM ET Football stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe joined France’s President Emmanuel Macron in reaching out to congratulate Pierre Gasly after his breakthrough win at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. Pierre Gasly joins the show two days after his Monza win to talk phone calls from a president, Neymar, and his friendship with
9:27 AM ET The wheels kept turning last week as Dana White’s Contender Series continued to be one of the most important parts of the pandemic-mired year for the UFC. Last Tuesday, three DWCS winners were awarded UFC contracts and two others — plus one of the losing fighters — received an invitation back to
6:50 AM ET Pierre Gasly said Lewis Hamilton’s words of praise after his Italian Grand Prix win were “very touching” and has revealed how much advice the reigning world champion has given him in recent months. Pierre Gasly joins the show two days after his Monza win to talk phone calls from a president, Neymar,
10:30 AM ET After an offseason when social justice issues rose to the forefront, the Big 12 Conference is instituting a new anti-racism campaign starting this week and raised the possibility that players might be on the field during the national anthem, commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday. The conference has produced two public service announcements
10:41 AM ET The New York Giants waived DeAndre Baker on Tuesday, severing ties with the troubled cornerback, a first-round pick last year. Baker is currently on the commissioner’s exempt list as he faces four counts of robbery with a firearm in Florida. His next court date is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2021. If convicted,