3:48 PM ET After Sergey Kovalev lost his light heavyweight world title by seventh-round knockout to Eleider “Storm” Alvarez last August, many thought it was the end of the “Krusher” as a top-flight fighter. Then Kovalev exercised his right to an immediate rematch with Alvarez and changed trainers, linking up with Buddy McGirt. Skeptics remained
8:00 AM ET Miami and No. 8 Florida meet Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) for the first time since 2013 to kick off the 150th season of college football. Though it might be hard to remember, Miami vs. Florida used to be the biggest, and only, in-state rivalry. The teams played every year between 1944
8:59 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov for four years after testing positive for cocaine at the 2019 IIHF World Championships on May 26. The IIHF announced the suspension on Friday, and said Kuznetsov “didn’t require the analysis of his B-sample and was provisionally suspended on
8:47 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens intend to sign veteran inside linebacker Paul Worrilow on Friday, according to a source. The deal is contingent on Worrilow passing a physical. Worrilow, 29, provides experienced depth at the inside linebacker position, where the Ravens’ top three players (Patrick Onwuasor, Chris Board and Kenny
Aug 23, 2019 ATLANTA — When they say it’s not about the money, well — of course it’s about the money. How can you ignore it at the Tour Championship, where the once-considered obscene amount of paying $10 million to the winner of the FedEx Cup has now gone to $15 million? So, sure, the
11:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks at what he’s trying to accomplish with the Kansas City Chiefs and at times sees eventual success. At other moments, he seems overwhelmed by the process. “I’ve been through this first-year thing a number of times,” said Spagnuolo, a veteran defensive coach. “Sometimes
2:05 AM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — On the 19th of every month, Jamal Agnew wakes up knowing he’s going to be at least $500 poorer than the day before. Sure enough, he checks his bank account later in the day and sees the automatic withdrawal. The Detroit Lions cornerback knew all of this would
We’ve seen the Dodgers challenged for the top slot but never unseated for very long. And this week’s clean sweep of first-place votes suggests not just that L.A. is No. 1 going away, but also that it might take an epic dive not unlike the 1-16 pratfall the Dodgers started stumbling into two years ago
7:42 AM ET It’s hard to imagine what the state of F1 in the U.S. would be like right now without Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. 1 Related The purpose-built COTA racetrack has hosted the U.S. Grand Prix since 2012, which ended a run of four years without a race in the States — F1
The mind games began at the end of May. Not from a pretender to the Juventus throne, but from Maurizio Sarri’s predecessor. Sarri had yet to be announced as the Old Lady’s new coach back then but Massimiliano Allegri seemed to have a very good idea of who the club were lining up as his