5:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin has vacated his WBA middleweight title, the organization announced Thursday. GGG informed the WBA of his decision earlier Thursday ahead of a scheduled March 13 purse bid for a matchup against Erislandy Lara, the WBA’s “regular” champion, as the organization continues to consolidate titles. Golovkin, 40, relinquished his
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United bounced back from the horror show against Liverpool to take control of their Europa League tie with Real Betis by beating the Spanish club 4-1 on Thursday. United won their last-16 first-leg fixture at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes
4:52 PM ET Manchester United totally outclassed a quality Real Betis side in a 4-1 Europa League round-of-16, first-leg win on Thursday night. With the snow falling at Old Trafford, Marcus Rashford and Ayoze Perez traded first-half tallies before United hit top gear in the second stanza with goals from Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout
7:00 AM ET RUSSELL GAGE WAS taking out the trash at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022 — two days before the official start of NFL free agency — when a random number popped up on his phone. Gage answered the call with suspicion. “Hi, this is Tom Brady,” Gage heard on the other
7:00 AM ET It’s that time of year: The projection systems for the 2023 MLB season have been released and baseball analysts are divulging their secret-sauce prophecies, so let’s dig into the five teams that are most likely to take a step forward and possibly emerge as playoff surprises in 2023. And, yes, no matter
3:08 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet blasted referee Ben Taylor for his officiating during the Raptors’ 108-100 loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. VanVleet didn’t hold back in his postgame news conference and is likely to receive a hefty fine from the NBA. “I
10:30 AM ET ESPN staff NHL fans have had this Thursday, March 9, circled on their calendars for quite some time. Tonight’s game featuring the Boston Bruins against the Edmonton Oilers (7:30 ET, exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu) is not just a rematch of the 1990 Stanley Cup Final — although perhaps it is a
5:00 AM ET They have been here before, of course. The same disappointment, the same flaws, the same mistakes, the same elimination, the same regrets. Paris Saint-Germain know all too well what it is crash out early in the Champions League. It is another round-of-16 exit, this time against a Bayern Munich side that was
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff NFL free agency is just a few days away, and the 2023 class is loaded. Who are the top free agents, and where will they sign? Which teams should be watched closely over the next few weeks? And which quarterbacks could find a new home? The legal negotiation period opens
9:00 AM ET When Bo Horvat was traded to the New York Islanders earlier this season, he lamented the end of his time with the Vancouver Canucks. “I thought I was going to be a Canuck for life, to be honest with you. Things just didn’t work out that way,” he said, before signing a
4:29 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant will not face criminal charges stemming from his Instagram Live video in which he appeared to display a handgun at a nightclub, the Glendale, Colorado, Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon. Shortly afterward, the Grizzlies announced that Morant will be away from the team for at least
9:31 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Team USA manager Mark DeRosa is leaving no stone unturned in his preparation to manage one of the favorites to win the World Baseball Classic this month. He even sought advice from another coach who has had some experience dealing with a team of All-Stars. “I talked to Mike
5:45 PM ET Lionel Messi and PSG were eliminated in the Champions League last 16 for the second straight season on Wednesday. Alex Grimm/Getty Images MUNICH — Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League quarterfinals as second-half goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry sealed a 2-0 win and ended Paris Saint-Germain‘s latest
10:20 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — This was a different kind of pitch for All-Star pitcher Martín Perez, who will be playing for his native Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Perez sang the Venezuelan national anthem before the team played an exhibition game Wednesday night against the Houston Astros. Editor’s
8:59 PM ET PHOENIX – Kevin Durant slipped and turned his left ankle during warmups Wednesday, knocking him out of what was supposed to be his first home game with the Phoenix Suns. A little more than an hour before scheduled tip off against Oklahoma City, Durant was doing an individual drill with coaches when
6:51 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Brandon Nakashima took advantage of two double-faults by John Isner in an error-filled game to collect the match’s only service break and went on to reach the second round at the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory in the all-American contest Wednesday. Kansas
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Both the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets appear to be on their way to the postseason. FiveThirtyEight projects the Wild’s playoff chances at 93%, with the Jets’ at 65%. Amid quite a bit
3:11 PM ET BRONZE STATUES OF cricket, Aussie rules and rugby league royalty line the footpaths that snake and intertwine their way to the main entrance of the Sydney Cricket Ground [SCG]; frequent reminders that this iconic, 172-year-old venue is steeped in sporting history. Set foot inside the revamped concourse and your eyes aren’t quite