Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 8, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Artur Beterbiev’s unified light heavyweight championship defense vs. Callum Smith has been rescheduled for Jan. 13 in Quebec City, promoter Top Rank announced on Tuesday. Beterbiev, 38, was set to put his WBC, WBO and IBF 175-pound titles on the line vs. Smith on Aug. 19. However,
Caitlin Murray, ESPNAug 8, 2023, 09:34 AM ET Close Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated Press, and others. She authored a book about the history of the U.S. women’s national team called
Aug 8, 2023, 09:05 AM ET “Dana White’s Contender Series” returns this week for Season 7. The show has been the path for many of the talented fighters on the UFC’s roster today, including former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill, “Suga” Sean O’Malley, who will challenge Aljamain Sterling for the men’s bantamweight belt at
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Trent Dilfer stands in his office doorway in late July, a cheerful grin and a firm handshake obscuring the faint redness in the corners of his eyes. College football’s most
Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 8, 2023, 01:59 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA completed its five-day training camp ahead of the FIBA World Cup with a 117-74 thrashing of Puerto Rico on Monday night in Las Vegas, leaving coach Steve Kerr thrilled with the work his team has put in as it begins what it
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNAug 7, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
Aug 8, 2023, 06:53 AM ET Finnish heavyweight Robert Helenius has stepped in at short notice to fight former world champion Anthony Joshua in London on Saturday after Dillian Whyte was ruled out for failing a drugs test test. Promoters Matchroom said on Tuesday the 39-year-old ‘Nordic Nightmare’, who fought in Finland at the weekend,
Alex Kirkland Jordi Blanco Aug 7, 2023, 12:17 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar is keen to rejoin Barcelona this summer but there is an internal debate at the club around the forward’s signing, sources have told ESPN, with some arguing in favour of the move and others — including coach Xavi Hernandez — believing
Tilak Varma was one of the few bright spots for India in the second T20I against West Indies on Sunday. He scored his maiden international half-century during the second T20I match between India and West Indies, where the visitors faced a defeat by two wickets. Opting to bat first, Team India could only post a
Liam Napier Aug 8, 2023, 03:16 AM The All Blacks unveiled their 33-man World Cup squad on Monday night. Few shocks or surprises emerged but as with any pinnacle event, dreams were achieved and others shattered. Read on as we unpack the squad that will chase an unprecedented fourth Webb Ellis Trophy. Brodie Retallick injury
Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 12:58 AM ET CHICAGO — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the most of his AL-leading sixth ejection this season during a 5-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Boone was booted by plate umpire Laz Diaz after Anthony Volpe was called out on strikes against
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 10:18 PM ET MONTREAL — Venus Williams lost to fellow American Madison Keys on Monday night, falling 6-2, 7-5 in the opening round of the National Bank Open. The 43-year-old Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, dropped to 2-4 in six career matches against the 28-year-old Keys. The 16th-ranked Keys
Aug 7, 2023, 09:11 PM ET Orioles play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Brown reportedly was removed from MASN broadcasts after he made a reference to Baltimore’s lack of success against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in previous years. Before a game against the Rays on July 23, Brown noted that the Orioles had won as
NFL Nation, ESPNAug 7, 2023, 06:30 AM ET The 2023 NFL season is right around the corner, and training camp and preseason games are the stage for position battles. Which newcomers will make an immediate impact? Which veterans are ready for a chance to crack the starting lineup? Which rookies have been so impressive that
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2023, 09:23 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Washington State president Kirk Schulz, in a letter to “Cougar Nation” on Monday, said the recent decisions by Washington and Oregon to join the Big Ten “sealed the fate of the Pac-12,” noting
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 10:33 PM ET TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an epic first-round match Monday night at the National Bank Open. Editor’s Picks The ninth-seeded Tiafoe outlasted the Canadian in a 20-minute tiebreaker in the first set. But Raonic, who grew up
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 08:32 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham has dismissed linebacker Juwan Mitchell from the team. The school did not disclose the reason for Mitchell’s dismissal. “Juwan Mitchell is no longer with the team,” Dillingham said after practice Monday. “Culture wins. It is very, very simple, culture
Guardiola’s City squad looks thin heading into what promises to be another busy season in multiple competitions. But do they have enough? Robin Jones/Getty Images We should know better than to judge Pep Guardiola’s approach in terms of conventional wisdom. There’s little that’s conventional about the guy and the way he runs a club, yet the