12:12 AM ET Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are many things — quarterbacks, playmakers, artists and friends. But right now, one thing they are most certainly not is rivals. Mahomes is too good to have a rival. He proved Monday night that he is playing a different game than everybody else, with the same wonderment
9:10 PM ET UFC middleweight Paulo Costa referred to his recent opponent and UFC champion Israel Adesanya as “human trash” on Monday, for Adesanya’s postfight actions at UFC 253 on Saturday. Costa (13-1) lost to Adesanya (20-0) via second-round TKO on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Adesanya finished the fight with punches
10:11 PM ET Conor McGregor has attempted to book himself in yet another fight, despite past remarks that he’s retired. On Monday, the UFC superstar proposed a charity MMA fight to former opponent Dustin Poirier on Twitter. The exhibition, McGregor wrote, would be on pay-per-view and proceeds would go to Poirier’s The Good Fight Foundation
3:13 AM GMT Ellyse Perry, who has been aiming to return from major hamstring surgery, has been ruled out of the remainder of Australia’s limited overs series against New Zealand – not that the team’s performances in the opening two T20Is indicated she would be needed anyway. The world’s best allrounder, Perry suffered from hamstring
9:20 PM ET Associated Press Dustin Johnson leads the top five players in the world who have committed to play the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, the start of a two-week stretch of relocated Asia events that includes Tiger Woods returning to California. The CJ Cup typically is held in South Korea,
7:44 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. CLEVELAND — You will never be able to outwork Gerrit Cole, but you have to try. That is the advice that Cole’s former catchers with the Astros have for Kyle Higashioka, the New York Yankees backup who has earned
6:06 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 Former world featherweight champion Lee Selby will meet George Kambosos Jr. in a final eliminator for the IBF world lightweight title on Oct. 31,
8:54 PM ET Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed Monday on Inside Michigan Football’s radio show that offensive lineman Jalen Mayfield has been granted a waiver to return for the 2020 football season in October. Mayfield, a redshirt sophomore right tackle for the Wolverines, had opted out for the season and declared for the NFL draft
8:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ injured reserve list is about to add two, possibly three more names. Tight end Jordan Reed (knee sprain) and linebacker Mark Nzeocha (strained quadriceps) are headed to short-term injured reserve, coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday. Defensive end Dee Ford, who has missed the past
7:41 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Brandon Pirri in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, reuniting the forward with his first NHL team. The Blackhawks sent Dylan Sikura to Vegas for the 29-year-old Pirri, who split last season between the Golden Knights and Chicago of the American