7:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Kiko Martinez and Josh Warrington have struck a deal for a featherweight title fight on March 26 in England, multiple sources tell ESPN. The rematch is one of two 126-pound title bouts Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn will promote on DAZN in the U.K. that month. On March 12, Leigh Wood
6:50 PM ET Virginia Tech’s quarterback room got a lot more crowded Thursday. Former Marshall quarterback Grant Wells and former South Carolina quarterback Jason Brown both announced they were joining the Hokies in separate social media posts, just minutes apart. Wells, a two-year starter at Marshall, threw for more than 5,500 yards over the past
6:34 PM ET Michigan safety Daxton Hill declared for the NFL draft on Thursday. Hill is ranked as the second-best safety prospect in the draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., behind Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton. He is the younger brother of Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill and a former five-star recruit in
6:12 PM ET The New York Mets have agreed to hire Eric Chavez as their hitting coach, just weeks after he joined the crosstown New York Yankees as an assistant hitting coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Neither team has spoken publicly on the matter, but the transition, while uncommon, was said to have
5:34 PM ET Atletico Madrid thrashed third-tier Rayo Majadahonda 5-0 away in the Copa del Rey to reach the round of 16 on Thursday. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more A year after Atleti suffered a humiliating 1-0 loss to Unio Esportiva Cornella in the last-32, manager Diego Simeone played a
5:33 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens placed Pro Bowl fullback Patrick Ricard on injured reserve Thursday, which means Baltimore will be without one of its top blockers for the must-win game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Ricard, who was named to his third straight Pro Bowl, has been dealing with a
3:15 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington and Denver Broncos running back Clinton Portis has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and six months of home confinement for his part in defrauding a health care benefit program for retired NFL veterans. Portis pleaded guilty to fraud in September following charges that he
3:53 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach Joe Judge appears to have the support of his locker room despite a rough season and a rambling 11-plus-minute answer that made eyes roll across the NFL. Judge went all over the map in the much-discussed rant after Sunday’s 29-3 loss to the Chicago
5:11 PM ET ESPN News Services The USFL on Thursday announced the hiring of its first four head coaches — Todd Haley, Kevin Sumlin, Mike Riley and Bart Andrus — with play scheduled to start this spring. The league will have eight teams, with 10-game regular-season schedules running from April 16 through mid-June, it said.
4:32 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for at least a month because of a hand injury that will require surgery, the team said Thursday. Schwartz has not played since being injured on Dec. 29 against Philadelphia. He was a scratch in Seattle’s next two games