12:57 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Devin Haney can no longer be called an email champion, a titleholder or anything but the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. The 23-year-old traveled from Las Vegas to Melbourne, Australia, and delivered a dominant performance to collect all four 135-pound belts in a unanimous-decision victory over George Kambosos before
Month: June 2022
9:01 PM ET Associated Press TROY, N.Y. — Former Vanderbilt star right-hander Kumar Rocker returned to the mound Saturday night with the Class A Tri-City ValleyCats of the independent Frontier League, and his first experience as a pro ended after fourth innings. With several major league scouts and a near-sellout crowd of 4,088 at Joseph
4:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Luis Severino combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to continue the Yankees‘ run of outstanding starting pitching performances as New York beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday. Aaron Judge hit his MLB-best 21st homer on the game’s first pitch and the Yankees won their fifth
9:39 PM ET Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri left Game 3 of the Western Conference Final with an injury after a hit from behind by Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane on Saturday night. Kane was given a five-minute major for boarding after cross-checking Kadri from behind into the end boards just 1:04 into Game 3,
12:48 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche moved one win away from the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-2 victory in Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers, doing what they do best: Winning on the road. The Avalanche moved to a perfect 6-0 away from Denver in the playoffs, the only team in the NHL postseason
7:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Members of the Boston Celtics wore T-shirts with “WE ARE BG” written across them at practice Saturday ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in support of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who remains detained in Russia. “The shirts were super important not only showing our support
9:06 PM ET Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Steven Alker topped yet another PGA Tour Champions leaderboard Saturday, shooting an 8-under 64 for a share of the second-round lead in the Principal Charity Classic. Coming off a victory last week in Michigan in the major Senior PGA Championship, Alker played the four par-5 holes
4:44 PM ET Joshua Kimmich scores Germany’s equaliser against Italy in their Nations League match on Saturday. Danilo Di Giovanni/Getty Images Joshua Kimmich‘s well-taken equaliser earned Germany a 1-1 draw with Italy in their Nations League opener on Saturday, ensuring his side remain unbeaten under coach Hansi Flick. Looking to get over their disappointment at failing
6:36 PM ET Ukraine coach Oleksandr Petrakov said his players would hang a flag in their dressing room given to them by soldiers on the frontline before their World Cup playoff against Wales on Sunday (streaming LIVE, ESPN+, noon ET). Ukraine beat Scotland in their playoff semi-final at Hampden Park on Wednesday in their first
1:55 PM ET England lost to Hungary on Saturday, courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai’s penalty. Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images England lost 1-0 against Hungary in their Nations League opener as a Dominik Szoboszlai penalty downed Gareth Southgate’s side. The loss was the first time in over 60 years that Hungary have beaten England and they could