5:16 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren doubts the WBC world heavyweight champion will now face Deontay Wilder in his next fight. Fury was initially expected
Month: October 2020
5:33 AM ET Associated Press GIOVINAZZO, Italy — Overall contender Simon Yates has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for the coronavirus, his Mitchelton-Scott team announced before Saturday’s eighth stage. Mitchelton-Scott said the British rider “developed very mild symptoms” after Friday’s Stage 7 and the team “immediately requested a rapid test that indicated
5:14 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers added two more players to their injured reserve list Saturday, one of which leaves them particularly thin at cornerback. Nickelback K’Waun Williams is headed to injured reserve because of a sprained knee, which means he must miss at least the next three games. Defensive
6:00 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Michael Thomas‘ chances of playing this week are looking up after the New Orleans Saints receiver was officially listed as questionable for Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Thomas, who has been sidelined by an ankle injury since Week 1, has practiced on a limited basis every
5:22 PM ET Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito injured his left leg in a 38-24 loss to Duke on Saturday, and coach Dino Babers said afterward the injury was “not good.” DeVito was sacked early in the fourth quarter and grabbed the back of his leg. He left the field with assistance and was later on
5:49 PM ET Florida coach Dan Mullen, who said the Texas A&M crowd was a “major factor” in the fourth-ranked Gators loss to the Aggies on the road on Saturday, called on his administration afterward to allow for full attendance at next weekend’s game back in Gainesville. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently lifted COVID-19 restrictions,
5:36 PM ET LSU coach Ed Orgeron called his team’s defense “embarrassing,” after the Tigers allowed 586 yards of total offense in a 45-41 loss at Missouri. “We couldn’t stop anybody. Really a poor showing on defense,” Orgeron said. “We have to coach better, No. 1. It starts with me. Players have to make plays.
10:45 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — With the poise of a veteran and the shots of a champion, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek picked the perfect place for her first tour-level title: the French Open. Unseeded and ranked merely 54th, Swiatek grabbed the last six games to beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the final at
4:23 PM ET Vanderbilt had just 56 scholarship players available in its 41-7 loss to South Carolina on Saturday, a result of COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and injuries, coach Derek Mason said following the game. Mason declined to say how many players were missing because of the coronavirus pandemic, citing health privacy laws, although some
4:45 PM ET Tennessee linebacker Deandre Johnson was ejected from the Volunteers’ game against Georgia midway through the first quarter for targeting. Georgia was facing a 2nd and 5 from Tennessee’s 45, when Johnson made excessive contact with Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, drawing a flag. Initially, Johnson was only called for roughing the passer,