9:28 AM ET It will be hard for Dana White’s Contender Series to top last week. In the eighth episode of the show’s fourth season, all four fights ended in KO/TKOs and every winner won a UFC contract. The athletes on Tuesday’s edition of DWCS will attempt to continue that run. With just one episode
9:00 AM ET Welcome back to our weekly Heisman Watch for the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 14 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place
8:59 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The promising season of Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Trevon Diggs could be over and is definitely on hold. Multiple sources confirmed Diggs broke a bone in his foot late in Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and will miss 4-6 weeks. He will not need surgery, but he will
10:07 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and three others on the Reserve/COVID-19 list after being deemed “high-risk” close contacts with TE Vance McDonald, who returned a positive test for the virus on Monday. As “high risk” contacts, Roethlisberger, OL Jerald Hawkins, RB Jaylen Samuels, and LB Vince Williams must isolate
9:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Kell Brook has insisted he has not been distracted or concerned by weight issues ahead of facing Terence Crawford on Saturday. There were doubts
9:34 AM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Defensive back Daraun McKinney became the fourth Iowa football player in two weeks to leave the program with the intention of transferring. Coach Kirk Ferentz announced McKinney’s departure on Tuesday. Running back Shadrick Byrd, linebacker Yahweh Jeudy and receiver Calvin Lockett also have left the team
8:30 AM ET Tommy Bennett did not want to caddie for Tiger Woods at the 1995 Masters. “I didn’t want no damn amateur,” he recalls. “I wanted that green jacket.” He wanted to carry for Dicky Pride, a promising young pro who had won a PGA Tour event the previous summer in Memphis, Tennessee. But
3:42 AM ET The Vietnam Grand Prix in Hanoi will not feature on the 2021 Formula One calendar, ESPN has learned. The inaugural race was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was expected to make a return on next year’s calendar. However, following the arrest of Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen
6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Quarterback Joe Webb had just signed with the Detroit Lions‘ practice squad Sept. 23 when he had to learn how to imitate one of the NFL’s most dynamic players. In just a few days, the Lions would face the Arizona Cardinals with second-year quarterback Kyler Murray under center. Preparing
6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN We’re officially at the midpoint of the 2020 season, so the NFL Power Rankings are reevaluating things. Along with our weekly rankings, we’ve asked every NFL Nation reporter to recalibrate expectations for the team they cover. Some are lofty (we see you, K.C.), some are modest (sorry, Jets) and others