9:27 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay was, as he put it, almost a different bird this offseason. On his “Big Play Slay” podcast, Slay revealed that he nearly joined the Baltimore Ravens before re-signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. “I was almost — this close — a Baltimore Raven. This
9:59 AM ET Kentucky freshman Cason Wallace, a projected lottery pick, will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Saturday. “I’m all in,” Wallace said. “This season was fun. It had its ups and downs but the best part was having my brothers with me. We stuck
10:03 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show When it comes to assessing the best British boxers of all time and the best globally in the early 1970s, Ken Buchanan’s name will
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Impact additions: With last week’s annual NFL league meeting in the rear view, we can set the table for the upcoming year and provide a “state of the team” snapshot based on changes over the previous two
9:19 AM ET Brendan Rodgers led Leicester City to win the FA Cup in 2021. Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Brendan Rodgers has left his role as Leicester City manager by mutual agreement with the club battling to survive relegation from the Premier League, the club announced on Sunday. Rodgers, 50, watched
6:45 PM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON — Former heavyweight unified champion Anthony Joshua claimed his first win in over two years with a unanimous decision victory over American Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday. The judges scored the bout 118-111, 117-111 and 117-111. Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) had suffered defeats to
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. With the Boston Bruins clinching the Presidents’ Trophy this past week, it’s a good time to check in on where things stand in a division with a little less clarity: the Metropolitan. There
2:02 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN In his first fight in more than three years, boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. was defeated by former UFC champion Anthony Pettis by majority decision on Saturday night in Milwaukee. Two judges scored the bout 77-75 and 78-74 for Pettis, while a third judge scored it a 76-76
1:43 AM ET Robeisy Ramirez now has a championship belt to add to his long list of accomplishments. The two-time Olympic gold medalist joined the ranks of boxing’s titlists with a convincing victory over Isaac Dogboe on Saturday night. Ramirez defeated Dogboe via unanimous decision — 117-110, 118-109, 119-108 — to win the WBO featherweight
1:23 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Trayce Thompson not only took out his frustrations on a left-hander, he helped one as well with a career night to spark the Los Angeles Dodgers to an easy victory. Thompson hit three home runs, including a grand slam in his first at-bat of the season, and
12:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The first event of PFL’s 2023 regular season sure looked a lot similar to 2022, as far as Brendan Loughnane and Rob Wilkinson are concerned. Loughnane (27-4) and Wilkinson (18-2) each won PFL titles in 2022, at featherweight and light heavyweight, respectively. On Saturday, they kicked off their quests
Mar 28, 2023 Gabriel Jesus ended the longest goal drought of his professional club career to keep Arsenal clear at the top of the Premier League. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images LONDON — Arsenal restored their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League after a comfortable 4-1 win over Leeds United at Emirates
11:31 AM ET Associated Press Tony Parker and Pau Gasol played for him. Becky Hammon coached alongside him. Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade waged battles against him. He is San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. And he, finally, is a Hall of Famer. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame made it official Saturday, with
8:26 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — The Boston Bruins have been playing hockey for nearly a century. Never, however, quite like this. David Pastrnak finished off his 14th career hat trick with a blast by Tristan Jarry with 2:26 remaining to lift the Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on
5:32 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Twelfth-seeded veteran Petra Kvitova, in her 13th appearance at the Miami Open, finally won her first crown here, upsetting seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina on Saturday with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 win. The 33-year-old Kvitova, 10 years older than her opponent, snapped Rybakina’s 13-match
8:08 PM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON — So much of Saturday’s fight was about starting a new chapter for former heavyweight unified champion Anthony Joshua. It had been eight months since the British heavyweight — once upon a time so clean cut and untouchable — gave an embarrassing speech in the ring in Riyadh, Saudi
6:52 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Jack Flaherty survived a career-high seven walks and a hit batter in throwing five no-hit innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored three unearned runs in the third on their way to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for their first win
4:23 PM ET New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel was in no mood for big celebrations after his team’s 4-2 victory over Bundesliga title rivals and former team Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, saying there was room for improvement. Tuchel returned to the Bundesliga to take over at Bayern after they made the shock decision to