Month: December 2022

2:45 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Boxer Gervonta Davis was arrested Tuesday in Parkland, Florida, and jailed on a domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm, according to Broward County Sheriff’s Office records. Davis remains in custody at Broward County’s Main Jail Bureau in Fort Lauderdale and is scheduled to appear at a court hearing
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1:25 AM ET Nick Kyrgios faces a race against time to hit peak form and fitness for his Australian Open tilt after pulling out of the inaugural United Cup teams event due to injury. World No. 22 Kyrgios was scheduled to spearhead the Australian team, starting against Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in Sydney on Thursday
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11:43 PM ET A court in the Dominican Republic on Monday convicted 10 of the 13 people accused of attempting to murder former Major League Baseball star David “Big Papi” Ortiz in Santo Domingo on June 9, 2019. Rolfi Ferreyra Cruz, who is accused of shooting Ortiz, and Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garcia were sentenced to
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11:29 PM ET ESPN News Services BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall, the three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year who entered the transfer portal this month but remained with the Chanticleers for the Birmingham Bowl, was injured Tuesday night in a 53-29 loss to East Carolina. On what will presumably be
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11:15 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt announced in a tweet Tuesday morning that he will retire after this season. “Koa’s first ever NFL game. My last ever NFL home game. My heart is filled with nothing but love and gratitude. It’s been an absolute honor and a pleasure,” he
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7:28 PM ET Free-agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi agreed to a contract Tuesday with the Texas Rangers, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is for two years and $34 million, and it includes a third-year vesting player option, sources told Passan. Performance bonuses in the contract can take the total value even higher for the
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press MONCTON, New Brunswick — Oliver Kapanen and Joakim Kemell each had a goal and an assist as Finland beat Slovakia 5-2 on Tuesday at the world junior hockey championship. Jani Nyman also scored during Finland’s three-goal second period. Sami Paivarinta and Brad Lambert had the other goals for the Finns.
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4:55 PM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has arrived in Australia almost a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination, Tennis Australia confirmed Wednesday. Djokovic will open his 2023 campaign in Adelaide as he prepares for a shot at a 10th Australian Open title. The 21-time major winner
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7:02 PM ET Ed Reed, a Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowl selection with the Baltimore Ravens, has agreed to become the next head football coach at Bethune-Cookman, the university announced Tuesday. Reed, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019, becomes the latest high-profile former athlete to coach in
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6:19 PM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings coach Mike Brown has entered the league’s health and safety protocols and missed the team’s game against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Associate head coach Jordi Fernandez filled in for Brown against the Nuggets and will run the team in his absence. Brown will
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5:31 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday in their first Premier League fixture following the World Cup break. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial both scored inside three minutes during the first half to put United in control before Fred came off
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6:38 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings placed forward Arthur Kaliyev on injured reserve Tuesday, clearing the way for a return of a prized prospect. Kaliyev’s transaction is retroactive to Dec. 20 while he recovers from a lower-body injury. The 21-year-old winger has nine goals and 19 points in 34 games for the Kings. After
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