9:11 AM ET Through five fights in the UFC, Israel Adesanya has proved to be exactly as advertised. The only question left is whether he can win a UFC championship. It has taken 30 professional fights, but the time is finally here for longtime contender Dustin Poirier to win his first UFC championship. The UFC
Month: April 2019
8:12 AM ET ATLANTA — The transpacific flight from Melbourne, Australia, to Los Angeles is 16 hours long — which is a very, very long time to think about a fight that didn’t happen. It has been two months since Kelvin Gastelum saw a middleweight title fight ripped away at the last minute, due to
10:16 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski After three Stanley Cups and a decade of dominance, it’s easy to forget that the Chicago Blackhawks looked very much like the current Florida Panthers when then-GM Dale Tallon hired Joel Quenneville as his coach in 2008. They had a collection of young stars that weren’t quite yet
10:00 AM ET ESPN staff Lewis Hamilton is not feeling sentimental about the 1,000-race milestone Formula One is celebrating at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. Here’s everything you need to know about the Chinese Grand Prix, including whether or not Charles Leclerc should remain the No. 2 driver at Ferrari. The Chinese Grand Prix has
1:00 AM ET By words and actions (and non-actions), the New York Jets have advertised their hopes for the 2019 NFL draft: Quantity over quality. For all the money they spent in free agency — a record-setting $120 million in guaranteed money — the Jets still have a handful of glaring needs. With a total
6:38 AM 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
1:00 AM ET NORMAN, Okla. — Marquise Brown remembers the moment he realized he was faster than anyone else. He was only 6 years old, playing quarterback in pee wee football. “My hands were kind of small, so I used to drop the snap,” he said. “But I would just pick it up and outrun
9:18 AM BST ESPN staff Rugby Australia intends to terminate Israel Folau’s contract following his social media comments on Wednesday. The governing body has attempted to contact Folau for the past 24 hours, but has received no response from the veteran Wallabies fullback, not his management team. Chief executive Raelene Castle revealed Rugby Australia’s position,
9:16 AM ET The Detroit Tigers on Thursday activated outfielder JaCoby Jones from the injured list after he missed the start of the season with a shoulder injury. Jones had sprained the AC joint in his shoulder diving for a ball during a spring training game in March. The 26-year-old Jones hit .207 with 11
9:50 AM BST Saracens have said they are innocent of breaching Premiership Rugby’s salary cap rules after an investigation into some of their players’ investments was opened. Premiership Rugby is looking into business deals between high-profile players and club owner Nigel Wray, which may have constituted a violation of the £7 million limit clubs can