Jun 15, 2018 ESPN staff Dereck Chisora and Carlos Takam will meet on July 28 on the undercard of the Dillian Whyte vs. Joseph Parker. Chisora (28-8, 20KOs), who lost a European title fight to Agit Kabayel in Nov. 2017, last fought back in March against Zakaria Azzouzi, a fight which the Brit won via
Jun 15, 2018 It’s always a little more fun to write about the top prospects in the NHL draft. These are the guys I’ve obviously seen the most and have the best read on, based on my own viewings and conversations with scouts. The top end of this class is of a particularly high quality.
5:43 PM ET SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — There are many distinct ways to tell, as a viewer, you are watching a brutally difficult U.S. Open setup. Usually it involves ankle-deep rough and greens that react like concrete, but as Erin Hills showed us last year, even those features aren’t always the best indicator there will be
Jun 15, 2018 ESPN staff Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder is “100 percent happening” but has suffered delay partly due to the announcement of Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. The rematch between Golovkin and Alvarez was announced for September 15, and due to timing of that fight and various time
12:54 AM ET ESPN News Services SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Open lived up to its reputation in the return to Shinnecock Hills. So did Dustin Johnson. The odds might not be in Dustin Johnson’s favor, but at least he’s in a good spot. The rest of the top 10? They are going to have
11:59 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech wide receiver Quan Shorts has been kicked off the Red Raiders squad after Lubbock police arrested him on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge. A Lubbock Police Department statement says officers were at an apartment complex as part of an ongoing investigation Thursday afternoon when Shorts,
6:35 PM ET LE MANS, France — Fernando Alonso’s Toyota squad will start the Le Mans 24 Hours from pole position. Having topped the timesheets in the initial qualifying session on Wednesday night, the No.8 team extended its advantage over the other Toyota car to exactly two seconds on Thursday when Kazuki Nakajima set a
5:37 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest has suspended projected starting quarterback Kendall Hinton and tight end Thomas Cole for the first three games of the season. The team announced the suspension Thursday, saying it was for a violation of team rules. The team didn’t publicly specify the nature of the violation.
4:25 PM BST Wales head coach Warren Gatland has made five changes to the side that beat Argentina last weekend ahead of the final test between the teams on Saturday. Ellis Jenkins, Tomas Francis, Ryan Elias, Aled Davies and Owen Watkin have been called into the squad while forward Cory Hill keeps hold of the
3:10 PM ET LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In boxing, if a fight makes sense, there’s a good chance it won’t happen or at least won’t happen when everyone wants it to. Common sense went the way of 15-round championship bouts years ago and fight fans who have had to endure prolonged contract negations that often