PHILADELPHIA — The gray, overcast, late September afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia was not about to dampen anyone’s attitude who showed up for Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ open workout. It was more an Ennis pep rally than it was a workout, with a gathering of a few hundred there to express their appreciation for the local boxing star.Possibly the most appreciative was Ennis himself. He didn’t have to make 147 pounds anymore. He looked refreshed, energized and relaxed in his home setting.AdvertisementEnnis (34-0, 30 KOs) will make his super welterweight debut against Uisma Lima (14-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night in the…
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The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors have mutually and voluntarily decided to dismiss a lawsuit filed in 2023, which most people around the league thought should never have been filed, a story broken by Baxter Holmes for ESPN. A spokesperson for the teams gave ESPN this statement:“The Knicks and [Raptors owner] Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment withdrew their respective claims and the matter is resolved. The Parties are focused on the future.”The lawsuit was over something seen as commonplace in NBA circles (sources who had been in similar jobs told NBC Sports at the time that this was no…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of tossing to first after mishandling Andy Pages’ bases-loaded comebacker with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Thursday to win their NL Division Series 3-1.Kerkering hung his head and put hands on knees after his throw sailed past catcher J.T. Realmuto as pinch-runner Hyeseong Kim crossed the plate, advancing the Dodgers to the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs or Milwaukee.Realmuto had pointed to first when the two-hopper hit off Kerkering’s glove and rolled just in…
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The Sixers moved a step closer to meaningful basketball Friday night. They also stayed winless in the preseason, falling to a 128-98 loss to the Magic in their first exhibition game at Xfinity Mobile Arena. VJ Edgecombe sat because of left hip soreness. He took part in the Sixers’ morning…
The Seahawks are set to be thin in the secondary in Jacksonville on Sunday. Head coach Mike Macdonald said at his Friday press conference that the team will list cornerback Devon Witherspoon (knee), safety Julian Love (hamstring) and cornerback Riq Woolen (concussion) as doubtful to play. That makes it likely…
The Las Vegas Aces and center A’ja Wilson won their third WNBA title in four years on Friday after completing a four-game sweep of the Phoenix Mercury with a 97-86 road victory.After the game, Wilson was seen celebrating the moment and embracing her boyfriend, Miami Heat center and three-time All-Star…
As the Round of 8 begins this weekend for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Carson Kvapil has added motivation to break into victory lane and advance into the final four next month at Phoenix Raceway. In some ways, he is racing for his career, at least…
Folarin Balogun’s late equalizer gave Mauricio Pochettino’s United States men’s national team a 1-1 draw with fellow World Cup entrants Ecuador at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on Friday.The USMNT was arguably the better team on the day but trailed when a rare mistake came back to bite them via…
It’s impressive enough that Team Europe went into New York and emerged with the Ryder Cup on foreign soil.It’s that much more impressive considering they were missing one of their hottest eligible players.In fairness, they weren’t actually missing him. Alex Noren was at Bethpage Black. He was even in uniform.…
Just one game into the season, and Rick Tocchet’s tenure as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, fans can already say they’ve seen this movie before.The Flyers lost a close 2-1 contest to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, and, generally, it can be argued that keeping the back-to-back…
Philadelphia sports fans have a bit of a reputation for not always being the most upstanding of citizens.If you’re wondering why, just ask the kid who had a home run ball snatched from his glove and given to the woman not-so-affectionately known as “Phillies Karen.”AdvertisementYou could also ask former Dallas…
Figuring out where to rank players is difficult enough in any particular season. But how about doing it with an eye towards what the NBA may look like in five years? That’s the point of this exercise, with Rotoworld basketball writers Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin combining to put together…
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson officially will miss a second consecutive game with his hamstring injury. The Ravens ruled him out on Friday.The Ravens are 4-11 without Jackson since he became their starting quarterback.Cooper Rush, whom the team signed in the offseason, will make his second start for the Ravens.The Ravens…
Baseball Hall of Famer and Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. made an amazing entrance to T-Mobile Park to hype up his former team’s fans prior to Seattle’s winner-take-all Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers.Griffey played his first 11 MLB seasons (1989-1999) with the…
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