Boxing
For boxers Lara, Ortiz, leaving Cuba their toughest fight
Luis Ortiz is afraid of water, but left Cuba by boat
2-time world boxing champ DeGale retires
Two-time world boxing champion James DeGale announced his retirement 10 years after his professional debut
Claressa Shields in another boxing 1st on Showtime
Claressa Shields, Christina Hammer will be 1st female boxers featured on Showtime Sports' 'All Access' episodes on social media ahead of April 13 fight in Atlantic City, NJ
Heavyweights Joshua, Miller hurl insults instead of leather
Staring contests, shouting matches, some shoving between heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Jarrell Miller
Heavyweight champ Joshua to make US debut against Miller
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to make his boxing debut in US when he defends his titles against Jarrell Miller in New York on June 1
Canelo Alvarez to fight Daniel Jacobs May 4 in Las Vegas
Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs to meet May 4 in a middleweight title unification fight in Las Vegas
Kovalev gets WBO title back from Alvarez, rolling in rematch
Sergey Kovalev takes back WBO light heavyweight championship from Eleider Alvarez, winning rematch in unanimous decision
Alvarez makes 1st title defense in rematch with Kovalev
Eleider Alvarez makes 1st WBO light heavyweight title defense in rematch with Sergey Kovalev
Thurman returns from injuries to beat Lopez, retain title
Keith Thurman made a winning return from a 22-month layoff, beating Josesito Lopez via majority decision to retain his welterweight title
British sports writer Hugh McIlvanney dies at age 84
Hugh McIlvanney, widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest sports writers, has died at age 84