Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The UFC has threatened legal action against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency following a statement USADA made Wednesday announcing an end to the partnership between the two organizations. UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell said at a news conference Thursday
Month: October 2023
A stunning overhead kick by Eduard Bello helped Venezuela hold Brazil to a 1-1 draw in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Thursday, ending a home win streak in qualifying that stretched back 15 games to 2015. After a goalless first half in Cuiaba, defender Gabriel Magalhaes opened the scoring in the 50th minute, meeting
Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson kept a rough round from getting worse and wound up holding her own Thursday in the Shriners Children’s Open until darkness kept her from finishing. Beau Hossler set the pace by matching his career low on the PGA Tour
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The WBA said Thursday that it found no evidence that the referee erred when he ruled a fifth-round punch a low blow during heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk’s ninth-round KO victory over Daniel Dubois in August in Wroclaw, Poland. The organization denied Dubois’ appeal to
Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 09:06 PM ET NEW YORK — Thursday night, Yehu Orland was standing on the sidelines at Barclays Center, fulfilling his duties as head coach of Maccabi Ra’Anana’s basketball team as it took on the Brooklyn Nets in a preseason game. His heart, however, was several thousand miles away back in
Tory Barron, ESPN EditorOct 12, 2023, 07:50 PM ET Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Open Extended Reactions Taylor Swift has re-emerged beside Donna Kelce to watch the Kansas
Kris Rhim, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, speaking to reporters for the first time since fracturing his left middle finger on his non-throwing hand, said he doesn’t expect to be restricted in the Chargers’ Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 08:16 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2023, 07:33 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Oct 12, 2023, 08:37 PM Open Extended Reactions All Blacks coach Ian Foster has dropped winger Mark Telea for a disciplinary breach and replaced him with Leicester Fainga’anuku for the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Ireland on Saturday. Telea was the first choice left winger coming into the tournament and scored two tries in the