11:46 AM ET In the weeks before his final semester as a college student, Chase Winovich found himself in the back seat of a nice car chatting with one of the most famous professional fighters in the world. Conor McGregor, and his rise from a Dublin plumber to internationally known UFC antihero, served as inspiration
Month: October 2018
5:04 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns defended the comment he made to ESPN’s Josina Anderson about a play call that led to a Dak Prescott interception in last weekend’s loss to the Houston Texans. According to Anderson, Hurns said the decision to run deep curls against two-man coverage on
7:18 AM ET The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching. Teams have until Oct. 30 to negotiate deals, and as we saw last year with the Cleveland Browns‘ bungled attempt to trade for AJ McCarron, they’ll use every last second of that time to try to make moves. The league has gotten far more trade-happy
4:12 PM ET Justin Thomas said Wednesday at a tournament in Malaysia that the decision to pair him with Jordan Spieth at the Ryder Cup was vetted weeks in advance of the event in France. In the aftermath of the United States’ 17½-11½ defeat to Europe, Patrick Reed told the New York Times that he
3:57 PM ET Associated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. — A grand jury in New Jersey has indicted former baseball star Lenny Dykstra on drug and other charges. The indictment handed up Tuesday stems from an altercation in May between Dykstra and an Uber driver that resulted in Dykstra’s arrest. Dykstra faces charges of each of cocaine
3:49 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was fined $25,000 by the NFL on Wednesday for criticizing the officiating after his team’s 41-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Tomlin, a member of the NFL’s competition committee, had said on Tuesday he did not expect to be fined.
3:56 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Matt DiBenedetto decided about a month ago that he definitely would leave Go Fas Racing, he didn’t know if Leavine Family Racing was a real possibility. All he knew
3:45 PM ET A rematch of arguably the best fight in UFC history is set. The promotion has officially booked Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson for UFC 232 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas, multiple sources close to the organization told ESPN. The fight is slated to be for the UFC light heavyweight title. Current
5:07 PM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that ace Chris Sale will start Game 1 and David Price will start Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, which starts Saturday. The Astros will counter with ace Justin Verlander in Game 1 and Gerritt Cole in Sunday’s
3:38 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky isn’t going to mess with success. And his Bears teammates won’t let him, either. Trubisky confirmed on Wednesday that — for the second straight game — he intends to wear a compression sleeve on his right throwing arm when the Bears (3-1) face