3:46 PM ET The UFC is targeting a welterweight rematch between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. Bout agreements are not signed, but both sides are interested in the rematch. TMZ reported that the bout is targeted for UFC 256 on Dec. 12. The UFC is looking to book the
Month: September 2020
6:37 PM ET Danny Lewis TOP STORY: Messi strikes €700m deal with City Football Group Lionel Messi is desperate to leave Barcelona and The Daily Record is reporting that the wantaway Barcelona talisman has reached a deal with City Football Group to make that happen. 2 Related Their report suggests that CFG have offered the
6:36 PM ET Francesco Molinari is the only player among the top 50 in the world who has yet to return to competitive golf since the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, and he has withdrawn from the U.S. Open in two weeks. But the Italian star, who won The Open in 2018 and was the 54-hole leader
6:23 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Gary Stead has been reappointed as the New Zealand men’s head coach for another three years in a deal that takes him to the end of the 2023 World Cup in India. Stead took the job as Mike Hesson’s successor in 2018 and the team reached the final of the
3:10 PM ET Minnesota United has signed midfielder Emanuel Reynoso from Boca Juniors, the club announced on Tuesday. Reynoso, 24, will join the club as a Designated Player through to the 2023 season with a club option for an additional season thereafter. “It’s been a long, drawn-out process but we’re finally glad we’ve got it
1:20 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has entered into a sports dispute involving the company of a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, warning FIFA that a prohibition against staging league matches internationally could violate American antitrust laws. Relevent Sports, controlled by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, sued the U.S. Soccer Federation
6:37 PM ET Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — For Kentucky governors, it’s a coveted perk — presenting the trophy to the Kentucky Derby winner as a huge national television audience watches. But Gov. Andy Beshear says he won’t be in the winner’s circle Saturday with the triumphant owners at Churchill Downs. Instead, the Democratic governor
5:13 PM ET Former Auburn starting running back JaTarvious Whitlow has transferred to FCS school Western Illinois, a team spokeswoman confirmed to ESPN. Whitlow enrolled at the school this week and had his paperwork to join the team processed Tuesday. He led Auburn in rushing in each of the past two seasons but entered the
3:49 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. — Los Angeles Rams linebacker Travin Howard will undergo knee surgery and will be sidelined for the season, coach Sean McVay said Tuesday. Howard
4:49 PM ET Leonard Fournette officially has filed a grievance against the Jacksonville Jaguars to try to recoup the $4.167 million in base salary that the team voided, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The Jaguars waived Fournette on Monday. They didn’t pick up his fifth-year option during the offseason and actively pursued