4:00 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The XFL season begins on Saturday, but Dallas Renegades wide receiver Jeff Badet began entertaining fans ahead of his debut. Allen Iverson. Michael Jackson. SpongeBob SquarePants. They’ve all been featured, one way or another, on Badet’s helmet during the past few weeks. You can
Month: February 2020
4:30 PM ET The Calgary Flames are feeling pretty lucky after an MRI on the hamstring of defenseman Mark Giordano showed he does not need surgery. Giordano, the Flames’ captain and reigning Norris Trophy winner, will be monitored on a week-to-week basis. That means that Giordano could still help the Flames’ playoff push. Calgary is
4:48 PM ET HOUSTON — Jon Jones‘ fight strategy isn’t limited to what happens inside the Octagon. The UFC light heavyweight champion revealed during media day for UFC 247 that there was a game plan behind picking Dominick Reyes for Saturday’s title defense. Jones previously had said he picked Reyes because he and his coaches
Feb 6, 2020 Former unified junior featherweight world titleholder Daniel Roman is seeking an immediate rematch with Murodjon Akhmadaliev after his tight loss last week. Roman faced mandatory challenger Akhmadaliev on Jan. 30 on the Demetrius Andrade-Luke Keeler card at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami and lost an action-packed split decision and his
3:33 PM ET Before the four-bout Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury rematch pay-per-view on Feb. 22 (ESPN-Fox PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, a pair of preliminary bouts will take center stage on a pre-PPV telecast. Unbeaten junior welterweight Subriel Matias will square off with Petros Ananyan, and welterweight Amir
3:00 PM ET Whether they’re dealt in the next couple of days, or mere minutes before 3 p.m. ET strikes on Feb. 24, the following potential trade targets are likely to see a flux — major or minor — in their respective fantasy stock upon being moved. Here’s a speculative look at 10 such figures,
3:01 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. – – The Tennessee Titans announced they hired veteran NFL coach Jim Haslett to coach their inside linebackers on Thursday. Haslett brings 24 years of NFL coaching experience to the
3:10 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan doesn’t use social media, but in the wake of his team’s disappointing loss in Super Bowl LIV, he has a different method for gauging criticism levied against him and his team: text messages. Speaking alongside general manager John Lynch at the Niners’
8:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — With the bulbs of the cameras flashing incessantly around her, Sofia Kenin hoisted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup on Saturday night at Rod Laver Arena after enamoring audiences around the world with her aggressive play, relentless self-belief and endearing speech about her lifelong dream coming true.
2:23 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to acquire Andre Drummond, the league’s top rebounder, from the Detroit Pistons, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Drummond is a two-time All-Star but has an opt-out in his contract for next season. The Pistons had been shopping him, believing he would become a free