7:56 AM ET LAS VEGAS — When a UFC champion calls out a challenger, it’s typically for one of two reasons: money, or because they view that challenger as a very beatable opponent. In a perfect world, it’s both. The biggest name with the least amount of risk. You can’t blame them. Being a champion
7:11 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — In the midst of the spring training grind, the Angels-Indians game Tuesday provided an inspirational moment. Carlos Carrasco made his first start for Cleveland since last May — before he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. He missed three months while undergoing treatment, but made good on
7:44 PM ET Ryan Hall finally has what he has been asking the UFC for since last summer: his next fight. Hall, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu with an unorthodox style, will face Ricardo Lamas at UFC Oklahoma City on May 2 at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the promotion announced Tuesday. Hall has had difficulty
6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Things can change quickly in the NHL. On Monday, the Penguins were in the throes of a six-game losing streak, their longest of the season, and were still banged up on the back line. On Tuesday, two defenseman returned, as did the Penguins’ offense, and suddenly, all was right
6:31 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A sanitation team conducted a deep clean of the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ spring training facility in Bradenton, Florida, on Tuesday morning out of “an overabundance of caution” after a man in Manatee County
7:11 PM ET It looks like Christian Yelich will be signing a contract extension that could keep him with the Milwaukee Brewers through 2028 (or 2029 if both side exercise a mutual option), for a total value for the deal at about $215 million. Nine-figure contracts in Major League Baseball aren’t that common, but in
6:21 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem are among 10 finalists who will be voted on next week for the World Golf Hall of Fame class of 2021. Woods was among four finalists from the male category that include three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, British
6:13 PM ET Rookie defenseman John Marino returned to the lineup Tuesday when the Penguins hosted the Senators in Pittsburgh. He had missed a month due to facial surgery. Marino was joined in his return by fellow defenseman Brian Dumoulin, who had been sidelined since Nov. 30 with an ankle injury, as the Penguins looked
7:51 AM ET Steve KimESPN It’s a fortuitous and lucrative moment to be near the top of the heavyweight division. Anthony Joshua holds three of the belts and is set to defend against Kubrat Pulev, and Tyson Fury’s star has never shone brighter after his TKO victory over Deontay Wilder. Those two will compete in
6:04 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — As far as Houston ace Justin Verlander is concerned, the groin tightness that has bothered him much of the spring is done with. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner made his spring debut Tuesday, surrendering three runs, two earned, during 2 ⅔ innings of a