Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2023, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alexander Volkanovski was more than 25 pounds over the contract weight the day before he accepted to fight in the UFC main event this weekend. Volkanovski, the UFC featherweight champion, will fight Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title in a rematch at
Month: October 2023
Oct 17, 2023, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One drivers and PGA Tour golfers will compete next month in Netflix’s NFLX.O first live sports event when they face off in a match play golf tournament at Wynn Las Vegas, the streaming company said on Tuesday. Billed as a clash of wheels and irons,
Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2023, 03:57 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for
Associated Press Oct 17, 2023, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — If Tyreek Hill and other NFL players want to switch to flag football for a summer and compete in the Olympics, the possibility is becoming more real. NFL executive Peter O’Reilly said Tuesday that the league will work with the players’
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 17, 2023, 03:15 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Wide receiver Julio Jones, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday.
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterOct 17, 2023, 04:04 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions South Carolina coach Shane Beamer broke a bone in his right foot when he kicked something in frustration after his team squandered a 10-point, fourth-quarter lead Saturday and
Oct 17, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek from the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday in a trade for defenseman Mark Friedman and forward Ty Glover. “I would like to thank Jack for all the time he spent with our organization and always pushing
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 17, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TGL, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, completed its 24-player roster with the addition of five more players,