1:10 AM ET Steve KimESPN We have a new lightweight king. At just 23 years old, Teofimo Lopez became the undisputed lightweight champion of the world by dethroning Vasiliy Lomachenko over 12 tense rounds inside the MGM Grand Confernce Center on Saturday night. Lopez becomes the youngest fighter to become a four-belt champion since the
Month: October 2020
12:29 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The moment of truth came early, in the top of the second. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored three first-inning runs, but the Atlanta Braves followed by loading the bases with nobody out. Sports history is littered with moments like this — when the desperate team comes out hot, gets
1:18 AM ET For a man known for emphatic post-fight celebrations, a raised hand made a louder statement than anything else Teofimo Lopez has done in the ring. No backflip, jersey or Heisman pose could match one of the simplest acts in boxing. Lopez defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko by unanimous decision to win three of the
8:15 PM ET Nick Saban was back on the Alabama sideline after a COVID-19 scare and a false positive test earlier in the week, and his Crimson Tide are back on top of ESPN’s power rankings. Alabama carved apart a Georgia defense that had been suffocating this season with one explosive play after another and
1:50 AM ET Three weeks ago, Florida State coach Mike Norvell sat alone at home watching his team lose in embarrassing fashion to rival Miami in yet another dispiriting loss for a program searching for a way to turn a corner. Perhaps that is what happened Saturday against North Carolina. Playing with an intensity, passion
11:59 PM ET You come at the king, you best not miss. That’s a quote from “The Wire,” but there is a good chance the writers of that show stole it from Nick Saban. Saturday was supposed to feature a wounded Alabama. It was a week of turmoil amid Saban’s COVID-19 test that, apparently, was
12:31 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Houston Astros spent this odyssey of a season as baseball’s biggest villains. When Aledmys Diaz flied out with a runner on first to end Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, the bad guys finally lost. Ridiculed, roasted and ripped all year long, the Astros
9:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts did not commit to a starting pitcher for Game 7 of the National League Championship Series after the Dodgers forced the win-or-go-home showdown
10:51 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — After retiring the final batter with a 94 mph fastball on Friday night, and striking out the side, Kenley Jansen glared at the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ dugout with an intensity rarely seen from the personable right-hander. The meaning behind it, Jansen said, was basically, “Let’s go!” To the rest
12:15 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays, a team of anonymous stars, are headed the World Series after holding off baseball’s most infamous team. The Rays held on to beat the Houston Astros 4-2 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday, ending Houston’s bid to become the second team in baseball