BETHNAL GREEN’S York Hall is London’s last surviving example of the old-fashioned small halls that predominated throughout the capital for more than 100 years. Although the hall did not stage its first professional tournament until 1967, it has since become the most iconic venue within the sport in the UK, the place where dreams start…
“Self-inflicted wounds” was the buzzword following the New York Jets latest demoralizing loss, falling 27-6 to the Los Angeles Chargers at home Monday night. “It was a lot of self-inflicted wounds,” head coach Robert Saleh said, via the team’s official website. “It felt like anytime we got momentum going, we just shot ourselves in the…
Chase Young‘s move from Washington to San Francisco following last week’s trade reunited the edge rusher with former Ohio State teammate Nick Bosa. Young and Bosa spent two seasons together at OSU in 2017 and 2018. Young compiled 14 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss over those two seasons, while Bosa earned 8.5 sacks and…
With Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray poised to make his 2023 debut Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, less than a year after tearing his ACL, the questions now spin toward how the signal-caller fits in Arizona’s offense and how the staff will use his talents. More specific to the first few games is how much the…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Cornerback Patrick Surtain II checked out the artist’s renderings of the Denver Broncos’ planned $176 million state-of-the-art training facility and team headquarters that will be built on their existing 33-year-old campus and marveled at its beauty. “It’s spectacular from the looks of it,” Surtain said after practice Tuesday. “It’s exciting.” The three-story, 205,000-square…
ROBBIE DAVIES JR will cross the pond for his next fight and does so with a new trainer. The 34-year-old Liverpudlian faces former IBF super-lightweight champion Sergey Lipinets on May 8 at the ProBox TV Events Centre in Plant City, Florida. Defeat for Davies Jr could bring the curtain down on an 11-year career. Lipinets,…
Amid and after the New York Jets’ dreadful showing on Monday evening, the fallout expectedly landed on quarterback Zach Wilson. Though Wilson was certainly struggling mightily, the offense as a whole — from a porous offensive line to a punchless running attack to wide receivers who had issues catching the ball — was terrible. It…
ON FEBRUARY 27, Joe Taylor of Leyland passed away just two days short of his 89th birthday. Very few will remember Joe today, but he was the first man to put Howard Winstone onto the seat of his pants in a professional ring. Joe was a throwback to the old school, and he turned pro…
Having played his last down of football in Week 10 of the 2018 season, wide receiver Martavis Bryant is making a comeback. The Dallas Cowboys are signing Bryant to their practice squad, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday. A 2014 NFL Draft fourth-round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers who last played for the Raiders,…
Bucky Brooks and Rhett Lewis are back with a new episode of Move the Sticks. To start off the show, the guys recap the Monday Night Football game between the Chargers and Jets (:35). Following that, the pair break down the results of their Week 9 rookie draft (7:15) and do a Week 10 rookie…
