Nick ParkinsonNov 2, 2023, 07:49 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 Open Extended Reactions For too long now boxing in the UK has relied on the heavyweights to gain mainstream interest. The biggest
Month: November 2023
Nov 2, 2023, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In a few weeks, the UFC will celebrate 30 years as an MMA promotion, helping drive the sport to new heights while introducing waves of future stars turned world champions to fight fans around the world. When ESPN did this project six years ago, our experts
Turron Davenport, ESPNNov 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions ZACH GAZELLE WALKED through the gates of an NFL stadium wearing a black Troy Polamalu jersey, carrying a homemade sign that read, “FIRE MATT
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings released this week were hardly a surprise in terms of the top five teams. Perhaps the rankings order confused some, since Georgia has been No. 1 for the entire year in the AP poll but debuted at No. 2 in the CFP rankings. Ohio
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 2, 2023, 07:03 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions It was Dec. 13, 2008, in New York City and time for the three Heisman Trophy finalists to take their place at
Leading players from the U.S. women ‘s national team and across Europe have joined forces in an effort to tackle rising mental health issues within football through a new initiative called “Create the Space.” USWNT stars Naomi Girma, Sophia Smith and Sofia Huerta are among the stars to back the project, which aims to provide
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 1, 2023, 11:01 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — There is no one way to rebuild a baseball team, and there is no
ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2023, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The last time the Boston Celtics scored 155 points in a regular-season game, there was only one championship banner hanging in the rafters of the old Boston Garden. Red Auerbach was still the coach. The Lakers were still in Minneapolis. On