10:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Two Georgia players, cornerback Kelee Ringo and tight end Darnell Washington, are headed to the NFL draft after helping the Bulldogs win their second straight national title. Both made the expected announcements on their Instagram accounts Thursday. Ringo will long be remembered for a pick-six interception that sealed Georgia’s
6:03 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue is giving up his four bantamweight belts and plans to fight as a junior featherweight. The undefeated Inoue holds the title belts for the WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA. He made the announcement at a news conference in Yokohama, Japan, on Friday. “The real
9:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The return of Novak Djokovic. The quest for continued dominance by one of the sport’s brightest young stars in Iga Swiatek. The start of a brand-new season. That’s right, it’s summertime Down Under and that means just one thing — it’s Australian Open time. And needless to say, there is
8:52 AM ET The 2023 MMA calendar gets underway this weekend, and it intensifies next week when UFC 283 is headlined by a pair of championship fights. But a truly game-changing moment for the sport arrives next month in a collision of ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters. When UFC men’s featherweight champion
9:20 AM ET Former Arkansas and NFL running back Peyton Hillis has been taken off a ventilator a week after he reportedly rescued family members during a swimming accident, according to a social media post by his girlfriend. Hillis’ girlfriend, Angela Cole, posted on Instagram on Thursday that Hillis is “on the road to recovery”
7:00 AM ET As we cross the midway point of the season, we’ve graded all 32 teams, doled out midseason awards and made bold predictions for the second half. For this edition of the Power Rankings, let’s identify the best addition that every team made for 2022-23 — be it player or coach — based
7:06 AM ET Mercedes’ director of strategy, James Vowles, will join Williams as team principal on Feb. 20, filling the vacant position left by Jost Capito last month. Vowles is best known for his role in race strategies at Mercedes, including occasional messages to the drivers over team radio explaining decisions on the pit wall.
7:08 AM ET FOR THE EIGHTH time this season, the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy” blared over the locker room speakers. It’s a new post-win tradition for the New York Giants, started by head coach Brian Daboll, who had just led his team to a massive Week 15 victory over the Washington Commanders. While the rest of
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NHL has passed the mathematical midpoint of the 2022-23 regular season. We’ve graded all 32 teams — including one A+ and two F’s — and announced the winners of our own batch of awards. With the 2023 All-Star Game and skills competition approaching on Feb. 3-4, we turn our
7:44 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. The 10-round heavyweight showdown Saturday night between Efe Ajagba and Stephan Shaw seems like a fight of little importance between the two. In actuality, it’s not as insignificant as it may seem. The winner will join the new era of heavyweight contenders brewing in the shadows. It’s a collection