Sep 17, 2019 Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Unless your name is Za’Darius Smith, you need to step up your visor game. The Green Bay
Month: October 2019
2:20 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The 2019 PFL Finals on Dec. 31 will feature two familiar names, in 2018 champions Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte. Palmer (21-3) will meet Daniel Pineda in the featherweight finals, while Schulte (19-3-1) will look to repeat against Loik Radzhabov at lightweight. Both advanced to their respective back-to-back finals
10:11 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Cornerback Jalen Ramsey participated in his first practice Thursday as a member of the Los Angeles Rams. “I felt like it went well,”
9:26 PM ET DENVER — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was ruled out of Thursday night’s game against the Denver Broncos after suffering a right knee injury in the second quarter. The NFL’s reigning MVP was injured on a quarterback sneak on fourth down with just over nine minutes remaining in the first half.
9:08 PM ET Dusty Baker and the Philadelphia Phillies reportedly met for a second time Thursday as the team continues to search for a new manager. Baker initially interviewed for the job Wednesday, then had a second round of interviews Thursday, according to multiple reports. “They got a good team, great city, I’ve been coming
9:00 AM ET The most recent time Michigan traveled to Happy Valley to play Penn State, the Wolverines were on the wrong end of a 42-13 defeat that left them with their second loss of the 2017 season. The Nittany Lions’ offense got off to a fast start, and while Saquon Barkley and Trace McSorley
8:39 PM ET A former UFC champion is leaning toward calling it a career. Luke Rockhold, who won the middleweight title in 2015, told ESPN Thursday night that he is considering never fighting again. “I have no interest in fighting right now,” Rockhold said. When asked if it was possible he might never fight again,
7:59 AM ET Steve KimESPN Four light heavyweights hold the division’s four major world titles, but by late Friday night — barring a no-contest or a draw — that number of titleholders will be reduced to three. WBC titlist Oleksandr Gvozdyk and IBF belt-holder Artur Beterbiev are set to face off in a unification bout
8:06 PM ET Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes and his wife and Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson have offered to pay for the funeral of a Fort Worth, Texas, woman killed in her home by a police officer last week. Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was taking care of her 8-year-old nephew Saturday when a police
7:30 AM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs fans had their first “What?!?” moment of the offseason, when the club announced former Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler would interview this week for its managerial opening. No one believes Kapler will get the job, but these interviews can have many layers to them, as the Cubs’ front