7:48 AM ET Joe Smith Jr. did not take the path of least resistance to reach his second shot at a light heavyweight world title. As he prepares to step into the ring on Saturday against Maxim Vlasov at the Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma (10 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+), with the vacant WBO
Month: April 2021
9:30 AM ET The ESPN 300 has been updated for the 2022 cycle, and as is the case with every college football recruiting class, there are some unique storylines and recruitments to watch for. This class happens to be unique, as prospects are trying to navigate the process the best they can while being subject
9:16 AM ET A judge ruled Friday that a woman suing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson must publicly release her name. Harris County Judge Dedra Harris made the ruling on one of the 22 lawsuits against Watson alleging inappropriate behavior and sexual assault. A similar hearing regarding at least 12 other cases is set for
8:30 AM ET For UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori, the past year has been equal parts rewarding and frustrating. Vettori (16-3-1) will face Kevin Holland (21-6) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday afternoon — just the second UFC event to air on ABC (3 p.m. ET, prelims at noon on ESPN, early
8:30 AM ET Everything feels bigger in New York City, from the buildings to the personalities to the hype to the expectations. Adam Fox knew this was true years before he started playing for the New York Rangers. He grew up in Jericho, on Long Island, about 30 miles east of Madison Square Garden, where
7:54 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Travis Lutter used to hate it when UFC middleweight Kevin Holland talked during competition. Lutter, who’s based in Fort Worth, Texas, and has been Holland’s head MMA coach for more than a decade, never had a problem with anything Holland said specifically — he just doesn’t believe an athlete
8:00 AM ET The seventh full week of the spring football season wasn’t the most stirring. We still saw our share of thrillers — ETSU and Austin Peay ended VMI’s and Murray State’s unbeaten runs, respectively. The Citadel came back to upset Wofford and Weber State pulled off its weekly survive-by-the-skin-of-your-teeth routine, etc. Of 28
7:00 AM ET Back in 2018, No. 12 Michigan was holding on to a 13-7 lead over No. 15 Wisconsin during the first drive of the second half. The Wolverines were facing a fourth-and-6 from their own 44 and lined up to punt. As they got the kick away, a flag came out for roughing
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The first week of baseball is only a small taste of the 162-game main course that is an MLB season. But we’re not about to let that stop us from having some fun in early April as the sport returns to a full schedule after last year’s shortened 60-game campaign.
7:00 AM ET The reigning 2020 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2021 season as a favorite to repeat. In fact, the best-case scenario for this year’s L.A. squad is downright scary. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the league is just going to lie down and watch the Dodgers waltz to