Nick ParkinsonOct 5, 2023, 11:24 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Leigh Wood believes Saturday’s world title defense could be his last as making the featherweight limit is becoming increasingly difficult for him.
Month: October 2023
Anthony Gharib, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 10:08 AM ET The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves will play two preseason games in Abu Dhabi on Thursday and Saturday in the second year of the NBA’s multiyear partnership with the city. The Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks faced off in the inaugural edition last season. Editor’s Picks 1
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 07:28 AM ET BEIJING — Coco Gauff saved four set points before beating 16th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Thursday in the third round of the China Open. The victory extended the third-ranked American’s winning streak to 15 matches, a span that includes the Cincinnati title and her US
Oct 5, 2023, 08:00 AM ET ESPN will televise the inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the new golf league set to begin play in 2024, as part of a multiyear agreement announced Thursday morning. The league, which is the brainchild of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy along with golf executive Mike McCarley, will
Oct 2, 2023, 10:24 AM ET Grant Dawson meets Bobby Green in the lightweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Dawson (20-1-1) is unbeaten in his most recent 12
Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 10:49 AM ET Mel Tucker’s lawyers sent a 106-page letter that presents “new evidence” to the school’s interim president and board of trustees on Thursday morning as the administrative hearing tied to the misconduct allegations against the former Michigan State coach begins. The letter, which is from one of Tucker’s
Jeff Kassouf Oct 5, 2023, 09:47 AM ET Ali Krieger and Esther Gonzalez of NJ/NY Gotham FC are shooed away by an assistant referee as the head ref watches a video replay on Sept. 16, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey. Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty Images On the same day that the Premier League had what became a
If you were asked in August to pick five teams that would be undefeated at this point, you’d probably be quick to name the traditional powerhouses: Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Alabama. And you’d be wrong on Alabama. But you get the point. Who in the world thought Louisville, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and Washington State
ESPN News Services Oct 5, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Morgan State University has canceled its homecoming football game after a shooting on campus earlier this week that left five people injured. University president David Wilson announced Wednesday that the game Saturday against Stony Brook, along with all other homecoming events and classes for the remainder
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 08:52 AM ET WASHINGTON — AT&T and Gallaudet University have developed a football helmet to assist players who are deaf or hard of hearing and communicate using American Sign Language. The company and Washington, D.C.-based school for students who are deaf or hard of hearing were set to unveil the