7:53 PM ET Steve KimESPN Middleweight world titleholder Gennadiy Golovkin has suffered a right calf injury that is likely to once again push back his mandatory defense against Kamil Szeremeta, sources told ESPN. Golovkin and his team have filed for an extension with the IBF, and the fight now will likely take place in May
7:26 PM ET ESPN News Services SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for what he called a disrespectful reference to the World Series trophy as a “piece of metal.” Even before being asked about it, Manfred said he made a mistake with those comments when trying to deliver a rhetorical point in
12:00 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Maria Fassi of Mexico capped an impressive amateur golf career with an NCAA individual title at Arkansas. Photo by Shane Bevel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Last April, María Fassi introduced herself to the world on multiple occasions. First, the 21-year-old golfer from Pachuca, Mexico, mounted an epic challenge in the
6:09 PM ET Free-agent catcher Jonathan Lucroy is joining the Red Sox on a minor league deal, according to multiple reports. Lucroy split last season between the Angels and Cubs, hitting a combined .232 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs in 101 games. The deal was first reported by MLB Network. Lucroy, 33, is
6:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Tuesday weighed in on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and Rob Manfred’s handling of the situation, urging Major League Baseball’s commissioner to “fix this for the sake of sports.” “Listen I know I don’t play baseball but I am in Sports and
6:08 PM ET Aljaz Bedene produced an upset and knocked Karen Khachanov out of the Open 13 Provence in the round of 32 on Tuesday. The No. 5 seed won the first set but the Slovenian recovered and earned a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory to progress into the next round. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz also advanced
6:02 PM ET Former Michigan State football recruiting director Curtis Blackwell visited the home of a five-star recruit along with Mark Dantonio and other coaches in 2015, a potential NCAA recruiting violation, according to new information filed Tuesday in an ongoing lawsuit. The mother of current Notre Dame defensive end Daelin Hayes said in an
8:37 AM ET Jorge Sedano PAT RILEY DOESN’T have many regrets over the course of his career. But one sticks with him: Dwyane Wade‘s departure from the Miami Heat in 2016. “I was really disturbed by him leaving, and I take full responsibility for that, putting him in a position we should not have put
7:40 AM ET Conor McGregor vs. Diego Sanchez. When McGregor tweeted that Saturday night during the UFC Rio Rancho card, I could feel a collective groan from the MMA community. “Oh, there he goes talking about nonsense fights again,” is what I imagined most people were thinking. Does he really want to fight Sanchez next?
12:05 PM ET Tyrell Fortune Undefeated MMA heavyweight Tyrell Fortune faces the stiffest test of his career on Friday, when he meets 10-year veteran Timothy Johnson at Bellator 239 in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Fortune, 29, is one of Bellator’s most promising prospects. A former NCAA Division II national champion wrestler at Grand Canyon University, Fortune (8-0)