11:46 AM ET Steve KimESPN It would only be a slight exaggeration to say that there’s nothing that gives Brandon Rios — who fights Humberto Soto on Saturday in Tijuana, Mexico — as much pure exhilaration as the sport of boxing. For Rios, there is his family, first and foremost. “Being home with my kids,
11:39 AM ET ESPN News Services Vanderbilt announced on Friday it has extended the contract of head coach Derek Mason. Details of the extension were not disclosed. Mason has led the Commodores for five seasons and is just the second coach in program history to lead Vandy to multiple bowl appearances. Last week, Mason shuffled
11:46 AM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Sonny Gray has stiffness in his right elbow and was scratched from his scheduled start in the Cincinnati Reds‘ spring training opener against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. Some teams take a stars-and-scrubs approach, some have depth but lack star power. We sort them all out and
11:02 AM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck says he is “saddened” by critical remarks from former coach Jerry Kill suggesting Fleck cares more about himself than his players. Former Gophers football coach Jerry Kill was critical of current coach P.J. Fleck on Tuesday, saying in part that Fleck is “about himself.” Kill,
10:24 AM ET The NHL trade deadline on Feb. 25th is an important date on the annual calendar for a number of reasons, most notably because it ultimately presents one final opportunity for teams to tangibly improve their roster and increase their chances of competing for the Stanley Cup. While the deadline has come and
Feb 21, 2019 The NFL offseason is upon us. Most of the league has spent January thinking about what it’s going to do in the player-acquisition period stretching through the end of April, and while the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams are a little behind the pack, I suspect they aren’t too upset
12:00 AM ET The Buffalo Bills will be under pressure over the upcoming two months to improve what was the 30th-ranked offense in 2018 and put pieces around second-year quarterback Josh Allen, whose late-season play fueled optimism about his future. Yet as the Bills approach the start of free agency in March with $79 million
2:05 AM ET PITTSBURGH — All that’s left is the deal. Antonio Brown has done all the work. He has requested a trade, and used social media to highlight frustrations with the Pittsburgh Steelers and ask for guaranteed money. Steelers brass has met with Brown, and the media. They’ve acknowledged trade efforts. Now, the stage
1:15 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN We’re used to delayed gratification, like suffering through a decade of soul-crushing playoff losses to see Alex Ovechkin finally lift the Stanley Cup. The hockey gods feel that struggle makes the victory all that much sweeter, that the hero’s journey needs to be one with an arduous path. The Tampa
10:21 AM ET UFC Fight Night headliners Thiago Santos and Jan Blachowicz each made weight Friday for their light heavyweight main event in Prague, Czech Republic. A former middleweight, Santos (20-6) checked in at 204 pounds, 2 pounds under the allowable limit for a non-title bout. Blachowicz (23-7) weighed in at 205 pounds. The light