3:36 PM ET Bellator light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was arrested in Fairfield County, Connecticut last Friday evening, shortly after scoring a knockout victory in his promotional debut. According to police records, Johnson, 37, was arrested by the New Canaan Police Department on suspected third-degree identity theft, for allegedly purchasing an airline ticket illegally with
Month: May 2021
11:20 AM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jeff Idelson is returning to baseball’s Hall of Fame as interim president. The 56-year-old succeeded Dale Petroskey as Hall president in 2008 and retired on June 24, 2019, when he was replaced by former Los Angeles Angels executive Tim Mead. Mead announced on April 16 that he
1:42 PM ET Ole Miss right-hander Gunnar Hoglund, the fifth-ranked prospect heading into the 2021 MLB draft, will undergo Tommy John surgery next Tuesday, the school announced Tuesday. The ace for the Rebels, Hoglund walked off the mound in the first inning of Friday’s start vs. Texas A&M after skipping a start due to soreness
1:00 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Major league home run champion Luke Voit was activated from the 10-day injured list by the New York Yankees and is set to make his season debut against the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Voit, 30, had surgery March 29 to repair a
10:27 AM ET Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, a two-time All-Star who threw the first no-hitter in Washington Nationals history, announced his retirement after 13 major league seasons. The Wisconsin-native had been pitching for his home-state Milwaukee Brewers this season and had a 7.94 ERA in 5⅔ innings pitched. His final appearance was last Friday when he
2:16 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Oakland Athletics will start exploring the possibility of relocating with the blessing of Major League Baseball, a move that could put pressure on local government officials to greenlight a new stadium
8:28 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight boxing title-unification fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in August, promoter Eddie Hearn said Tuesday. Joshua holds the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO titles, while fellow Briton Fury is the WBC belt holder. “Aug. 7, Aug. 14, I think it’s a very bad secret
7:07 AM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has hinted that he is planning a major overhaul of their squad this summer. The club are almost certain to miss out on European football next season for the first time in 25 years after crashing out of the Europa League at the semifinal stage to Villarreal while
10:52 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has been a granted Spanish passport and will be eligible to be called up by Luis Enrique for this summer’s European Championships, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Spain coach Luis Enrique asked the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] to look into the possibility
7:18 AM ET Adriana Garcia La Liga president Javier Tebas has said he thinks FIFA president Gianni Infantino is behind the “failed” European Super League project. Tebas claims that Infantino is referred to as “W01” in the secret Super League documents he had access to. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–