ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their top-10 picks, and their votes produce our consensus men’s and women’s pound-for-pound lists. (You can find Okamoto’s division-by-division rankings here.) Note: Rankings were updated April 16. Men’s pound-for-pound rankings 1. Jon Jones Record: 24-1, 1 NCWeight class: Light heavyweightLast: W (UD) Anthony Smith, March 2Next:
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1:41 PM BST Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Andy Withers Close ESPN
10:44 AM ET The Chicago Bears and the Oakland Raiders will play the first NFL game at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 6, the league announced Wednesday. The Bears-Raiders matchup will be the first of four regular-season games played in London this season, including two at the newly constructed home of English soccer
10:07 AM ET It has been over a year since Frankie Edgar risked his guaranteed featherweight title shot against Max Holloway in a last-minute fight against Brian Ortega at UFC 222. Edgar (23-6-1) was scheduled to face Holloway in March 2018, but Holloway was forced to withdraw because of injury. Rather than wait for the
8:59 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Fare thee well, Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins. We hardly knew ye. Here’s what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+), and what to watch for tonight, in today’s edition of ESPN Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily: Jump ahead: Last night’s games
11:00 PM ET Photo courtesy of the NFL FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Picture Stephen Gostkowski in a large, protective full-body suit as a Security Forces K-9 dog waits anxiously for the command to attack him. The New England Patriots kicker has become familiar with the pressure that comes with attempting game-winning field goals as defenders rush
1:04 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There are some questions about whether Lamar Jackson can make the necessary strides as a passer. There is uncertainty whether Jackson can remain healthy if he continues to run the ball as often as he does. What has never been scrutinized about Jackson is his work ethic. Jackson
1:25 AM ET All the New York Jets have to do is show up for the NFL draft, wait their turn and walk away with one of the top three defensive prospects — Josh Allen, Nick Bosa or Quinnen Williams. It’s a mathematical certainty, as they pick No. 3 overall in this potentially historic defensive
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7:30 AM ET NFL Nation As we draw closer to the 2019 NFL draft in Nashville, Tennessee, a handful of teams will come in looking for a quarterback. Whether it’s a team that desperately needs a new signal-caller, a team that just wants a new guy running its offense or a team that wants to