11:51 AM ET Make no mistake: Featherweight Robeisy Ramirez’s loss in his professional debut was an abject disaster. There is no sugarcoating this train wreck. Ramirez, 25, was one of the most heralded fighters to turn pro in years. His fight Saturday in Philadelphia was designed to be a showcase, an absolutely nonthreatening fight. So
7:30 AM ET Sure, the 2020 NFL draft is still nine months away. But with the college football season cranking up and the NFL preseason in full swing, there’s no better time for an early look at the best prospects in next year’s draft class. Obviously a lot will change between now and the first
10:37 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL reviewed 17 instances of potential pass interference and reversed two on-field rulings during the first week of the preseason, the first data point in what will be a summer-long process
10:17 AM ET Official NFL data will be distributed to bookmakers for the first time and used to fuel the sports betting market in the United States and internationally through an expanded partnership with Sportradar announced Monday. Live audiovisual NFL game feeds also will be supplied to sportsbooks in select international markets. After decades strongly
10:48 AM ET Jason Day‘s partnership with caddie Steve Williams was short-lived. After missing the cut at The Northern Trust at Liberty National Golf Course this past weekend, Day told the Australian Associated Press that he has parted ways with Williams, who has carried his bag since the U.S. Open in June. “Parting with Steve
10:13 AM ET Europe captain Catriona Matthew picked Norway’s Suzann Pettersen, who took time out from golf to have a baby in 2017, as one of four wildcards to face the United States in the Solheim Cup in Scotland next month. The others announced at Gleneagles on Monday, ahead of the start of the tournament
10:02 AM ET Philadelphia Phillies starter Jake Arrieta says he hopes to have a conversation with the team in the coming days to decide whether he needs to shut things down to take care of a bone spur in his elbow. Arrieta’s remarks came after an ineffective performance Sunday night in San Francisco. “I don’t
2:50 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Dalvin Cook breezed back into town after an offseason spent at home in Miami, and on the night before he and other veterans report to Minnesota Vikings training camp, the running back is starving. Not starving for excellence or any other metaphor that can sum up his mentality heading
9:42 AM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo‘s No. 1 jersey will be retired by the Florida Panthers on March 7. The Panthers announced the ceremony date for their now-retired goaltender on Monday. Fittingly, the opponent will be the Montreal Canadiens — Luongo’s hometown team. Luongo will become the first Panthers player to
9:39 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots acquired third-year tight end Eric Saubert from the Atlanta Falcons on Monday for a conditional draft pick. The selection headed to Atlanta is a conditional seventh-round draft choice, league sources told ESPN. Saubert, who enters his third NFL season, was part of a crowded depth