7:33 AM ET Claressa Shields has been calling for it for years, well before she made a partial move to mixed martial arts. Shields rewrote boxing’s history books with every boxing fight she took and has always pushed for the same thing, the same hope: equality in women’s boxing. Equality in pay. Equality in promotion.
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7:17 AM ET BOCA RATON, Fla. — It’s 2 p.m. on a Wednesday, and Dustin Poirier is methodically wrapping his hands at an empty boxing gym owned by his longtime coach, Dyah Davis. He is 17 days out from his lightweight trilogy fight against Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 264, and though
10:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back Stanley Cup champs — and they did it in a nine-month span. “This group, no matter what happens from here on out, this group is going to be etched in history forever, and that’s pretty F’ing special,” captain Steven Stamkos said. “I’m so
10:10 PM ET LONDON — In the immediate aftermath of Denmark‘s elimination at the hands of England, Kasper Hjulmand doesn’t strike you as an angry man. Rather, the vibe that permeates through the laptop screen during his remote press conference is one of a guy who is disappointed and confused. “You can’t go out like
10:58 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have opened as the betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup in the 2021-22 NHL season, according to Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. The Avalanche, who won the Presidents’ Trophy for the NHL’s best record this season, are +500 to win next year’s Stanley Cup. The Vegas Golden Knights,
12:41 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Brendan Gallagher wore the Montreal Canadiens‘ Stanley Cup Final loss on his face. There were the red welts on his cheeks, battle scars from intense confrontations with the Tampa Bay Lightning through five games. There were his red and puffy eyes, still visible under a pulled-down hat. “Sorry,” said
Luke Rowe is “gutted” to leave the Tour de France early after missing the time cut on a stage for the first time in his career. The Ineos Grenadiers rider fell behind early in the day on arguably the toughest stage of this year’s race. Fellow Welsh rider Geraint Thomas, Rowe’s team-mate, finished more than
10:52 PM ET As Tampa Bay Lightning fans drink up their team’s second straight Stanley Cup, they’ll soon be able to sip beer made from the ice on which it was won. Coors Light has used ice collected from the rink at Amalie Arena during the Stanley Cup Final to brew “Champions Ice,” a limited-edition
The cricket fraternity showered wishes on former India captain Sourav Ganguly on his birthday. Former players including Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Wasim Jaffer, Pragyan Ojha, Mohammad Kaif and several others wished Ganguly by posting messages on social media. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with many Indian Premier League
11:25 PM ET New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso, secret weapons in tow, is ready to defend the Home Run Derby crown he captured in 2019, but Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is the No. 1 seed in this year’s bracket. The eight-man Home Run Derby field was officially unveiled Wednesday night and Alonso’s
1:54 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jayson Tatum was 15 when he made his first USA Basketball national team. It was 2013, when he got picked to play in the FIBA Americas U-16 championships at Uruguay. And one of the biggest thrills from that experience was getting his jersey. It bore No. 10.
5:40 PM ET Jacob deGrom said Wednesday that he will not be attending the All-Star Game in Coors Field so he can spend time with his family and rest for the second half. “I’ve thought about it and obviously being named to an All-Star Game is a great honor but I’m just going to take
11:09 PM ET Evil has prevailed. Tampa Bay has captured a second straight Stanley Cup. The Great Lightning Heist has been completed. This is how we’re supposed to react to this victory, right? That the “cheaters” won? That the team that was $18 million over the salary cap after reuniting with star winger Nikita Kucherov
7:31 PM ET Sunday’s Euro 2020 final will determine if football really is coming home but England have never looked more primed to receive their long-awaited visitor. Gareth Southgate has always said this young side is different to their predecessors: rather than being burdened by history, they sense an opportunity to create their own. And
7:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — After the Phoenix Suns got 26 free throws in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer admitted the disparity in free throws in the opening game — one Phoenix won 118-105 — was “frustrating” for the Bucks to deal with. “You trying to bait
9:17 PM BST The British & Irish Lions put aside a day of drama and uncertainty to comprehensively win the second game of their COVID-disrupted South African tour, crushing the Sharks 54-7 at Ellis Park on Wednesday. Makeshift fullback Josh Adams kept up his try-scoring blitz in a Lions jersey with a hat-trick, matched by
6:49 PM ET Associated Press The Florida Panthers may soon be signing a quarterback. Or a center who plays basketball. Or a goalie who plays soccer. It all makes sense. The Panthers are the first NHL team, and they believe the first U.S. major pro sports team, to establish an opportunity for college athletes to
6:53 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Argentinian golfer Angel Cabrera, a former Masters and U.S. Open champion, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison on charges he assaulted his former partner. A court in the province of Cordoba, 500 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, convicted the 51-year-old of assaulting, threatening and harassing