8:28 AM ET A lot has changed since Dustin Poirier submitted Max Holloway in the first round of a featherweight bout at UFC 143 in 2012. Holloway (20-3) became a featherweight champion and has turned into one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. At age 27, he’s already working on “legacy fights” and
Month: April 2019
Paris Saint-Germain came within reach of securing the Ligue 1 title, but lost their resolve and could only manage a 2-2 draw against Strasbourg. In a bizarre sequence of events, Eric Choupo-Moting prevented his own teammate’s shot from going in by stopping it on the goal line. Paris Saint-Germain’s experienced Brazil international defender Dani Alves
It’s almost time for Week 14 of the 2019 Clausura! Before Liga MX returns with its latest set of highly anticipated games, here are three things to watch out for. America plays Clasico Joven after up-and-down week In recent days, we’ve seen two significantly contrasting moods from Club America manager Miguel Herrera. Always wearing his
Our ESPN FC crew discuss whether Ajax can knock off another European giant away from home following their 1-1 draw with Juventus at home. UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Ajax and Tottenham for incidents involving fans during their Champions League quarterfinal matches this week. Ajax have been charged for fans throwing objects, for crowd disturbances
11:17 PM ET Monterrey set up a tasty CONCACAF Champions League final against city rivals Tigres on Thursday after beating Sporting Kansas City 5-2 on the night to cap an aggregate 10-2 win in the United States. Monterrey, who lifted the region’s premier club trophy three times in a row between 2011 and 2013, will
3:07 AM ET Playoff basketball is back! It has been a long regular season (177 days, to be exact), but the postseason has arrived, and it looks a lot different than it did a year ago. For the first time since 2010, a team not led by LeBron James will emerge from the Eastern Conference,
Craig Burley doesn’t see a way back for Manchester United, even though they limited Barcelona to just one goal at Old Trafford. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tells ESPN FC’s Rob Dawson he models his management style on Sir Alex Ferguson, including his famed ‘hairdryer’ treatment. Shaka Hislop examines Romelu Lukaku’s future, why he
3:52 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Pavelski‘s face was numb, but his spirits were high. The Sharks captain opened the scoring in Game 1 of San Jose’s series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a goal that sparked the Sharks to an emphatic 5-2 victory on Wednesday night. But with the
Steve Nicol believes Jurgen Klopp has no choice but to start Mohamed Salah despite his continued struggles in Liverpool’s win over Porto. Following Liverpool’s crucial win at Southampton, the ESPN FC crew breaks down the performance of Mohamed Salah, who scored his first goal in nine games. Liverpool are in advanced talks with Nike over
1:43 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Golden State Warriors will begin their three-peat quest against an old rival in the LA Clippers while the Denver Nuggets will look to prove they’re legitimate challengers to the champs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The West playoff seeding was finalized late Wednesday