9:52 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun CHICAGO — Tony Ferguson commented publicly for the first time Wednesday about the personal issues that have kept him out of UFC competition, including the restraining order filed against him
Month: June 2019
Julien Laurens shares the latest on Eden Hazard and the reports that Chelsea has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign the Belgian playmaker. After Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri admitted he would welcome a return to Italy, the FC crew believe it’s a matter of time before he lands the vacant role manager’s role
5:45 AM ET Japan and Trinidad and Tobago are both in tournament action this summer. Getty Trinidad and Tobago held a tired-looking Japan to a 0-0 draw during an uninspiring friendly at Toyota Stadium in Aichi on Wednesday. Japan have played 15 games since the World Cup, having reached the finals of the Asian Games and
Africa have been consistently represented at the Women’s World Cup since Nigeria’s Super Falcons qualified for the inaugural tournament in 1991, but a title has not nearly been in sight. Only once has an African side reached the quarterfinals, and that was in 1999 when Nigeria reached the top 8, and that was as
6:34 AM ET What does Kawhi want? This is the essential question that has occupied the Toronto Raptors since their bold trade for Kawhi Leonard last July. Leonard is one of the NBA’s most inscrutable superstars, a man of few words and little subtext. He’s not uncommunicative, but he is quite literal. When he was
8:44 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s recovery from a recent stroke will “take time.” That was the update provided by Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner in a statement Wednesday night on the 57-year-old Gilbert, who remains hospitalized after falling ill and suffering a stroke on May 26. “Dan’s recovery is
9:29 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, in L.A. for a downtown speaking engagement, couldn’t stifle a grin when asked about the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers. “The more screwed up they are, the happier I am,” Cuban told ESPN. “But I feel that way about every other franchise
8:40 PM ET Former Florida cornerback Chris Steele is transferring to USC, his father, Norm, told ESPN on Wednesday. Steele, a 2019 signee with Florida, who was ranked No. 95 overall in the ESPN 300, announced his transfer in May after complaints about then-roommate Jalon Jones, who was accused of sexual battery by two women
With Antoine Griezmann in the news with his decision to leave Atletico Madrid, Frank Leboeuf is asked about his role in the France national team. With Paul Pogba linked with a return to Juventus and no players signed yet this summer, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol says Manchester United need to up their game in the
Nigeria striker Francisca Ordega is one of a rare group of Africans who have played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, but says she opted to move to China for the money. Along with Ordega, the likes of South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo, both of whom played for the