1:31 AM ET While Joshua Greer Jr. came in with all the hype, Mike Plania was the young boxer that made the loudest statement on Top Rank’s Tuesday night card in Las Vegas. It wasn’t that hard to do, however. The first four bouts on the five-fight card didn’t see a fighter get knocked down.
1:02 AM ET Alabama landed its third ESPN 300 commitment in June on Tuesday, when wide receiver Christian Leary announced his decision to join the Tide. Leary is a 5-foot-9, 180-pound receiver out of Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida. He chose Alabama over Auburn, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma and West Virginia. He is the
12:27 AM ET Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond, who has advocated for the removal of a statue of former Texas A&M president Lawrence Sullivan Ross, stepped up his campaign on Tuesday, saying, “I need to see action.” The statue, known as “Sully,” was built in 1919 in honor of Ross, who served as the Aggies’
10:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Any athlete who has a positive test for COVID-19 will have to rest and refrain from exercise for two weeks from the later of the date of the player’s first positive test and/or resolution of their symptoms, if they have any, according to the NBA’s health and safety protocol for
10:41 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The arena for Seattle’s expansion NHL team is behind schedule by a couple of months but is still expected to open in plenty of time for the team to begin play in the 2021-22 NHL season. Team President Tod Leiweke said there have been a few issues related
5:23 PM ET Former Philadelphia 76ers general manager and two-time NBA executive of the year Bryan Colangelo has purchased an ownership stake in and will assume an advisory role with the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s National Basketball League. The league made the announcement Tuesday in a news release. Colangelo is partnering with Australian Dorry Kordahi
8:05 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Kyle Korver‘s 17-year NBA journey has moved him from very white communities to primarily black locker rooms across the league. Still, in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the coronavirus pandemic, the Milwaukee Bucks sharpshooter says he has a lot to learn about racial injustice. So, he says he
4:56 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley — a co-leader of a players coalition with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving
10:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The National Basketball Players Association informed its body in a memo Tuesday that players have until June 24 to inform their respective teams whether they plan to participate in the NBA’s return-to-play plan at Walt Disney World. The memo, which was obtained by ESPN, explains the league and union have
5:30 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior featherweight contender Joshua Greer Jr. takes on Mike Plania in a 10-round bout in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). But before that, a few good prospects will showcase their skill