12:32 AM ET Steve KimESPN Vergil Ortiz continued his ascension as one of boxing’s young rising stars by stopping the experienced Antonio Orozco in the sixth round, in front of his hometown fans in Grand Prairie, Texas This match-up for the 21-year-old Ortiz (14-0, 14 KOs) was considered a legitimate step up fight, given that
12:40 AM ET Junior lightweight Jason Sosa relentlessly pounded Haskell Lydell Rhodes to the body and scored three knockdowns in a dominating seventh-round knockout victory in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card on Saturday at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. Sosa, from nearby Camden, New Jersey, and the favorite of
Craig Burley, Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti address whether Paul Pogba’s inconsistent performances are down to his resolve or his teammates’ abilities. Manchester United hit four unanswered goals to spoil Frank Lampard’s first Premier League game as Chelsea boss. Craig Burley likes what he saw from Marcus Rashford and Manchester United’s attack in their 4-0
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11:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Patriots players pulling for Gordon: Wide receiver Josh Gordon wants back in. His Patriots teammates just want what’s best for him. That was the theme around parts of the team this week following word that Gordon has
11:00 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Joe and the volcano? Joe Douglas looked a bit lost on Thursday night. Surrounded by his front-office lieutenants, he walked into the wrong room in the bowels of MetLife Stadium as he made his way to the
PORTLAND, Ore. — It wasn’t the largest crowd ever to watch a professional women’s soccer game in this country, but it was the largest crowd that knew what it signed up for. The 25,218 people who filled Providence Park on Sunday afternoon to watch the Portland Thorns play the North Carolina Courage, the largest crowd
5:57 PM ET A Handre Pollard-inspired South Africa warmed up for the World Cup in superb style by beating Argentina 46-13 in the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship in Salta on Saturday to claim their first major international trophy for 10 years. Flyhalf Pollard scored two of his side’s five tries and kicked five penalties and
10:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Dodgers manager Dave Roberts apologized for yelling at Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray a day after the benches cleared following the final pitch on Friday night. “Dave wanted to apologize; he sincerely didn’t know it was me he was yelling at,” Ray said ahead of Saturday’s game. “I get it.
12:03 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Houston manager A. J. Hinch was awestruck by his team’s extraordinary display of power. The Astros aren’t showing any type of weakness heading into the final stretch of the season. Rookie Yordan Alvarez hit three of Houston’s six homers and drove in a career-high seven runs to help