AS FANS STREAMED through the Hard Rock Café at Yankee Stadium and into the ballpark’s Great Hall — the billion-dollar stadium’s palatial foyer — a text arrived from Joey Mellows. He was hungry. “I haven’t had anything since lunch,” Mellows wrote. “Yesterday.” Mustachioed and understated, Mellows has a thin frame and thick British accent. He
8:27 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Henry Cejudo remembers running into Demetrious Johnson backstage at a UFC event in early 2016, before their first fight for the flyweight title. Johnson was the longtime champion, Cejudo the upstart challenger and 2008 Olympic gold medalist. Cejudo approached Johnson as he stood with his family. There were already rumors
10:41 PM BST Andrew Deegan is a rugby nomad. From the Shute Shield, to the fringes of Super Rugby, the National Rugby Championship, a short stint with Irish club Connacht and, now, in spearheading Western Force in Global Rapid Rugby, Deegan’s rugby resume belies his 24 years of age. But he also understands that his
11:11 PM ET I was broke. OK, not broke in the “I don’t know where my next meal is coming from” sense, but broke in the “I am unemployed and certainly don’t have any extra money to spend on anything frivolous” way. Like a website I had just started. It was the summer of 2005
7:20 AM ET Joon Lee Close ESPN Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate Coley Harvey Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are hopping the pond this weekend for MLB’s first
Australia’s World Cup hopes were dashed by Norway in a penalty shootout that included a shocking miss by Sam Kerr. ESPN FC’s Kate Markgraf breaks down where it all went wrong for Australia and how Norway were able to take advantage in their round of 16 clash. New Melbourne City coach Erick Mombaerts says he
3:00 PM ET Algeria knocked Senegal out of their stride and kept Sadio Mane under wraps as they edged the West Africans 1-0 in a stop-start Africa Cup of Nations match on Thursday to reach the last 16. Forward Youcef Belaili rifled home the only goal in the 48th minute of a match featuring a
5:00 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live As Liberty Media and the Formula One teams postpone agreement on the 2021 regulations until the end of October, Bernie Ecclestone has
12:40 PM ET Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar took a giant stride towards the next round as Marco Ilaimaharitra hammered home a late free kick to beat Burundi 1-0 in their Group B match on Thursday. Madagascar advanced to four points from their opening two games and even if they do not finish in
Megan Rapinoe reaffirms her decision to decline an invitation to the White House and encourages her USWNT teammates to consider doing the same. PARIS — With one of the most anticipated games in the history of women’s soccer a day away, United States coach Jill Ellis and veteran forward Megan Rapinoe attempted Thursday to shift