Month: May 2023

10:51 PM ET Light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is not eligible to fight for the WBC title because of ongoing sanctions for Russian and Belarusian fighters, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN on Monday. The WBC, like other sanctioning bodies in the sport, have chosen not to recognize champions or rank fighters from those countries
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8:32 PM ET Tennis great Serena Williams is pregnant with her second child, she announced in an Instagram post Monday night ahead of her attendance at the Met Gala. “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala,” Williams wrote in the caption, referring to the Vogue editor-in-chief and
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9:33 PM BST Eddie Jones has checked in with his Japan-based Wallabies and says Quade Cooper is on target for the Rugby World Cup, with the veteran playmaker back in action as soon as this weekend. Recovering from a ruptured achilles tendon, Cooper last month ticked a box to qualify for the upcoming Japan Rugby
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8:34 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seahawks are declining their fifth-year option on starting inside linebacker Jordyn Brooks, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. Exercising Brooks’ option would have locked him into a fully guaranteed $12.722 million salary for 2024. Instead, he’ll enter the final year of his rookie contract, which
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7:41 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen is facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon after officers found a gun on him at a block party over the weekend, Madison police said Monday. Allen was one of more than 40 people arrested at the party Saturday on various
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7:40 PM ET After failing to address their offensive tackle need until Day 3 of the NFL draft, the New York Jets bolstered the position Monday by signing veteran free agent Billy Turner, the team announced. Turner, 31, who started seven games last season for the Denver Broncos, will be reunited with offensive coordinator Nathaniel
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6:49 PM ET Former UFC fighter Felipe Colares died Monday morning in Brazil at age 29, his coach told Brazilian MMA site Combate. Colares was returning from training at his gym in Rio de Janeiro when he was hit by a bus, his coach, Rodrigo Balbi, said. According to Balbi, the fighter was alive when
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