8:10 AM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show (1 p.m. ET Monday, live on Twitter) featured a former champion breaking down PED use in the sport, two top middleweights trading shots at each other and an Olympic gold medalist wrestler discussing a possible transition into fighting. Here’s what you might have missed:
Month: April 2019
The FC crew agree that Man United will have to dig deep against Barcelona to reproduce a comeback reminiscent of what they pulled off in Paris. Manchester United goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez says David De Gea has done “super special preparation” before facing Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in Tuesday’s Champions League encounter at Camp Nou. United
Despite a comfortable 2-0 win over Napoli in the Europa League, the ESPN FC panel are concerned Arsenal’s form away from home can doom then in leg 2. Arsenal secured their first clean sheet away from home this Premier League season and soared back into the top four with a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford.
ESPN FC’s Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson square off in predicting who will advance to the Champions League semifinals. Following Mohamed Salah’s goal-of-the-season contender, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why the Liverpool forward cannot be underestimated. Leicester City’s four-match winning run is over thanks to an Ayoze Perez header, which moves Newcastle three points closer
11:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Better late than never. While Yasiel Puig arrived at Dodger Stadium too late to receive his National League championship ring, he was just in time to hit a two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw in his first at bat against his former team. Puig was greeted with cheers as he
8:29 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig was late arriving to Dodger Stadium in his return to Los Angeles for the first time since being traded to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cuban star missed receiving his National League Championship Series ring in person from Dodgers owner Mark Walter and other front-office personnel
8:29 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are looking to defend the Stanley Cup. And they’re not going down without a fight. Ovechkin fought — and knocked out — Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov in the first period of Game 3 of the teams’ first-round series on Monday
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Toss: Mumbai Indians chose to bowl v Royal Challengers Bangalore Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Virat Kohli said Royal Challengers were sticking to the XI that gave them their first win in the tournament in
7:57 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Defenseman Jacob Bryson is skipping his senior season at Providence after signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Bryson will report to Buffalo’s AHL affiliate in Rochester after signing an amateur tryout contract. That means his NHL contract won’t kick in until next season. The
7:07 PM ET DENVER — The San Antonio Spurs held Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to just nine shot attempts and 10 points with timely double teams in Game 1 yet Jokic still became the fourth player ever to record a triple-double in his first playoff game, adding 14 rebounds and 14 assists in Saturday’s