Sep 5, 2019 Saturday is a busy day in the MMA world. UFC 242 (2 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and its lightweight title headliner between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier is getting the bulk of the attention. But Bellator has a compelling card Saturday night in San Jose, California, that won’t actually go head-to-head in terms
Month: September 2019
1:00 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Astros right-hander Aaron Sanchez will have surgery on his throwing shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, outfielder George Springer, whose head hit the outfield wall Tuesday night, has been diagnosed with a mild concussion and will miss a few games before returning early
11:58 AM ET A bill that would let college athletes in California profit from endorsements has a high-profile backer: NBA superstar LeBron James. The bill, SB 206, called the Fair Pay to Play Act, would prohibit schools in California from taking away scholarships or eligibility from college athletes who use their celebrity to make money.
12:42 PM ET Antonio Brown and Raiders general manager Mike Mayock got into a heated exchange Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend their star wide receiver, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The confrontation stemmed from Brown’s Instagram post Wednesday when he displayed a letter from Mayock that detailed about $54,000 in
12:48 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug isn’t one to Google himself. But he admits he has searched his name on Twitter “quite frequently” over the last few months. “Especially being in my contract situation, I want to see what rumors are out there,” Krug says. “So I’ll search frequently.” Krug, 28, becomes an
12:26 PM ET Paul Casey took a one-shot lead in a bid to keep the trend of English winners at the European Open in Hamburg, Germany after the first round at Glen Eagle Golf Courses on Thursday. Casey, 42, shot six birdies and bogey on the way to carding a superb first-round 6-under 66 to
12:20 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — White Sox manager Rick Renteria will undergo surgery on his right rotator cuff Friday in Chicago. Renteria will miss the weekend home series against the Los Angeles Angels but plans to return to the dugout early next week. Bench coach Joe McEwing will run the team in Renteria’s
12:08 PM ET MONZA, Italy — The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious business over a race weekend, but this here we try to bring you some of the news stories you might otherwise miss ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. A homage F1 rookie driver Lando Norris
12:13 PM BST KUMAGAYA, Japan — South Africa head into their final Rugby World Cup warm-up match, against hosts Japan on Friday, with not only the upcoming tournament on their minds but also the embarrassing loss they suffered the last time the teams met. At the 2015 World Cup, Japan caused one of the biggest
Sep 4, 2019 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Someday, Mark Murphy might want to consider writing a book — a how-to manual. The Green Bay Packers‘ president and CEO could even have a working title: How to hire an NFL head coach in three hours or less. That is, unless his first head-coaching hire, Matt LaFleur,