10:18 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Fashion forward? Maybe more like fashion faux pas. The fans on social media weren’t exactly raving about the new MLB All-Star jerseys that were on display Tuesday night. No classic birds-on-a-bat design for the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field, no sweet script for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Month: July 2021
11:39 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” DENVER — After dropping a dramatic first-round Home Run Derby matchup to Juan Soto on Monday night, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani said he wants a return engagement. Following a wild
10:12 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Tyron Woodley was one of the greatest champions in one of the best weight classes in the UFC: welterweight. Now, though, the hard-hitting wrestler is turning his attention to a new sport. Woodley will meet YouTube-star-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a professional boxing match Aug. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. It
7:23 PM ET Nick Diaz is officially returning to the UFC. According to his longtime attorney, Ross Goodman, Diaz, 37, signed a bout agreement Tuesday to face Robbie Lawler in UFC 266 on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. Lawler has not signed his agreement yet, sources told ESPN, but wants the fight, and is expected
9:20 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville has offered to participate in the Chicago Blackhawks‘ review of allegations by a former player who says he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010. Quenneville, 62, coached Chicago to three Stanley Cup titles over 10-plus seasons before he was fired
9:01 PM ET Brianna Williams Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays is one of 40 first-timers participating in the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. It’s only right that he took advantage of this milestone to also honor his Hall of Fame father, Vladimir Guerrero Sr., a nine-time All-Star. Vladdy Jr. showed up to represent
6:17 PM ET Associated Press NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Ted Purdy withdrew from the Barbarsol Championship on Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the third PGA Tour player in 12 days to get a positive test. The Barbasol Championship is held opposite The Open. Purdy, a one-time winner on the PGA Tour, started out as the
7:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul had a custom gold chain made with the likeness of Conor McGregor after he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January. The chain, which Paul dubbed “Sleepy McGregor,” will now be changing owners — to Poirier, who plans to auction it off for
6:17 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum sat out Team USA’s game with Argentina Tuesday because of right knee soreness. He’s officially being listed as day-to-day, but the injury is not considered serious. Team USA was playing on a back-to-back and Tatum was being rested as a precaution, sources said. Tatum
4:37 PM ET MILWAUKEE — To start preparing for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the first thing Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker did was stop thinking about his poor performance in Game 3. “Short memory,” Booker said Tuesday of his 10-point showing on 3-for-14 shooting in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. “Just move