Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 02:33 AM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — A full mariachi band, with 25-plus members on each side of the massive entrance ramp, serenaded Canelo Alvarez to the ring. It was a hero’s welcome for the boxing star’s first fight in his native country in nearly 12 years. Fireworks lit up the
Month: May 2023
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 7, 2023, 12:27 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Leon Draisaitl‘s two goals Saturday did more than just help pace the Edmonton Oilers‘ commanding 5-1 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Draisaitl’s performance
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2023, 01:40 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Aljamain Sterling won his title fight and then another almost broke out in the Octagon. Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC 288 on Saturday night here at Prudential Center. With the very
ESPN News Services May 6, 2023, 11:32 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper‘s first homer of the season wasn’t enough to prevent the Boston Red Sox from winning their eighth straight game, 7-4 against the slumping Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. The 30-year-old Harper, batting as the designated hitter, was playing in his fourth game
Associated Press May 6, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper has been suspended after uttering a racial slur while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. NBC Sports California said in a statement Saturday that Kuiper will remain off the air until a review of what happened during Friday night’s
Greg Shipperd, one of the most renowned coaches in Australian cricket, has been named new head coach of the New South Wales men’s team with the task of reviving the state’s fortunes after their first winless Sheffield Shield campaign in 84 years. Shipperd, who has previously coached Tasmania and Victoria, guiding the latter to four
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 09:52 PM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis told ESPN on Saturday he has signed a three-fight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) accepted the offer over a more lucrative offer from Top Rank, sources said. The 34-year-old’s first fight with Matchroom will
Josef Martinez scored twice in his first game against his former team to reach the MLS 100-goal benchmark and lift Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night. Martinez’s century of regular-season goals came in his 142nd career game, surpassing Bradley Wright-Phillips (159 games) as the fastest player in MLS
ESPN News Services May 6, 2023, 09:15 AM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two more horses died in races at Churchill Downs on Saturday — making it seven in all in recent days — and early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte was scratched with an injury in another series of blows to a sport already reeling from
ESPN News Services May 6, 2023, 08:57 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils rookie defenseman Luke Hughes will make his Stanley Cup playoff debut Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Trailing 2-0 in the Eastern Conference second-round series, Devils coach Lindy Ruff announced some lineup changes heading into Game 3, and Hughes, who joined