1:08 AM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — A female Mexican boxer died Thursday, five days after being injured in a Montreal ring. Groupe Yvon Michel, the organizer of the boxing event, said Thursday that 18-year-old Jeanette Zacarias Zapata died from injuries sustained in a bout with Marie-Pier Houle on Saturday night at IGA stadium. Zapata
Month: September 2021
10:39 AM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lewis Hamilton says he would welcome George Russell as his teammate at Mercedes next year, with it looking increasingly likely that the Williams driver will replace Valtteri Bottas in 2022. Russell, who is managed by Mercedes, said on Thursday that he was informed before the Belgian Grand Prix about
5:00 AM ET SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The United States men’s national team experienced precisely the kind of game against El Salvador that it expected, even if it wasn’t the result — or performance — it wanted. And while the U.S walked away with something in tying 0-0 with Los Cuscatlecos, one couldn’t help
News The captain for the T20I series will be named by the selection panel later Temba Bavuma, the South Africa limited-overs captain, has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing series in Sri Lanka after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during the first ODI on Thursday. In his absence, Keshav Maharaj
3:14 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — When UCF fell behind by 21 points in the season opener against Boise State on Thursday night, coach Gus Malzahn realized what happened the remainder of the game would tell him a lot about his new team. What he — and the nation — learned is that his team
1:33 AM ET ESPN News Services TULSA, Okla. — Isaiah Gomez kicked two of his four field goals in the fourth quarter, and UC Davis, an FCS school, stunned Tulsa 19-17 in a nonconference season opener on Thursday night. The Golden Hurricane closed as 22-point favorites at Caesar Sportsbook, making it the largest upset defeat
1:06 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota star running back Mohamed Ibrahim left Thursday’s season-opening loss to No. 4 Ohio State with a lower left leg injury. Ibrahim went down on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter and appeared to be injured as he planted his left foot. He limped off the field and
1:48 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — When C.J. Stroud began to struggle early in his first career start as Ohio State’s quarterback, coach Ryan Day pulled the redshirt freshman aside. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes had no intention of backing off their typically aggressive game plan on offense. Day fully expected growing pains for Stroud, who didn’t even
9:10 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic missed an overhead along the way to getting broken for the only time Thursday night and stared at a man in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands who made noise during the point. After breaking right back in the next game of his second-round victory
11:33 PM ET James Jackson The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are prepared to hoop like it’s 2015. For real, though. The contenders will pursue the 2021-22 NBA championship with rosters featuring 10 selections from the 2015 All-Star Game, when newly acquired Lakers guard Russell Westbrook earned MVP honors for the league’s midseason showcase.