1:33 PM ET LAS VEGAS – It’s a title fight and a grudge match. And now it’s official. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington both successfully made weight Friday morning here at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa for their UFC 245 headlining fight. Usman weighed in right on the mark at 170 pounds and Covington
Month: December 2019
12:24 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The Memphis Tigers are expected to name offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield
12:24 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The Memphis Tigers are expected to name offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield
12:20 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with Japanese position player Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Rays will also pay a posting fee of $2.4 million, the source said. The Tampa Bay Times earlier reported news of the agreement. Tsutsugo hit .272
12:08 PM ET Michigan wide receiver Tarik Black has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal, according to a source. Black was a 6-foot-4, 206-pound receiver, ranked in the ESPN 300 out of high school in the 2017 class. He got off to a fast start at Michigan, playing in the first three games
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Just moments after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 27-23 loss at the Tennessee Titans in Week 8, a fuming Jason Pierre-Paul entered the locker room and stormed over to a group of young players: “We just lost a f—ing game!” he shouted, irate they were showing little contrition after falling
12:04 PM ET Texas Tech quarterback Jett Duffey, who started the final eight games for the Red Raiders this season, had his name appear in the NCAA’s transfer portal on Friday. Duffey can transfer without penalty after graduating from Texas Tech. This fall, he led the team with 2,840 passing yards and 18 touchdowns with
4:57 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sam Billings will not put his name forward for any T20 franchise action this winter after missing out on England’s white-ball squads in South Africa, but says that his disappointment will provide an opportunity to “freshen up” ahead of the new English season with Kent. Billings has endured a chastening
11:36 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Doug Pederson called linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill‘s decision to hide and play through a concussion “a selfish act” and said he was disappointed in his decision-making. Grugier-Hill told reporters Thursday that he suffered a head injury on the first play against the Miami Dolphins in Week 13 and lied
7:03 AM ET CINCINNATI — Shortly after 5:30 on Monday night, chaos erupts inside Zac Taylor’s office. To the right of the Cincinnati Bengals coach’s desk, Taylor’s 7-year-old son, Luke, works the clicker of the Patriots-Chiefs game tape that Zac was watching before he pretends to pick up the phone and be his dad. Emma