12:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It’s safe to say Alexander Volkanovski has buried his rivalry with Max Holloway for good this time. Volkanovski (25-1) defended his featherweight championship for the fourth time Saturday night, defeating Holloway (23-7) via unanimous decision in their highly anticipated trilogy bout. All three judges scored the 145-pound title fight,
Month: July 2022
3:44 PM ET The Chicago Bulls have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran point guard Goran Dragic, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. The Brooklyn Nets won the Dragic sweepstakes last season, beating out the Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks to sign the guard after his contract
Jun 27, 2022 LONDON — The Wimbledon experience is anchored in tradition. The players wearing all white, the reigning men’s champion opening play on Monday, the strawberries and cream and camping out for tickets in the “queue” … all time-honored experiences. Then there are the other staples: The crowd applauding politely whenever the umpire tells
3:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Pedro Munhoz suffered a right corneal abrasion from an accidental eye poke by Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on Saturday night, Munhoz told ESPN on Sunday. Munhoz said he was taken to the hospital after the fight, which ended in a no-contest in the second round when he could
1:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians reliever James Karinchak is back with Cleveland after being sidelined all season with a shoulder strain suffered during spring training. Karinchak was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday when the Guardians placed left-hander Anthony Gose on the 15-day injured list with a triceps strain he apparently sustained
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Yankees rookie reliever Ron Marinaccio was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with shoulder inflammation, leaving New York’s solid bullpen without a key piece nearing the season’s halfway point. Marinaccio, 27, felt discomfort in his shoulder after pitching in Saturday’s 13-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the
10:53 AM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski will be away from the team after the death of his eldest daughter, Julia Budzinski, the team announced Sunday. “The Budzinskis have been part of our Blue Jays family over the last four seasons. This devastating loss is felt by our entire
2:17 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated Mookie Betts from the injured list, and he is playing right field and leading off in Sunday’s series finale against the San Diego Padres. Betts, 29, missed the Dodgers’ past 15 games with a cracked right rib, suffered when he collided with center fielder Cody Bellinger during
7:30 AM ET On Monday, July 11, for the first time since 1997, Serena Williams and Roger Federer will both be unranked in the WTA and ATP rankings. This was slated to happen long before Williams’ early exit at Wimbledon — because of the decision not to award ranking points at the tournament. But it
10:46 AM ET SILVERSTONE, England — The British Grand Prix was suspended before the end of the first lap after two huge collisions involving multiple drivers on the pit straight resulted in Zhou Guanyu’s Alfa Romeo ending up on the wrong side of the tyre barriers at Turn 1. Emergency crews were immediately in attendance,