9:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports As NASCAR heads deep into the summer, that means the Silly Season — when people will figure out where they will be and what they will drive in 2019 — is getting into
4:06 PM ET Not since 1999 has Oklahoma failed to place a defender on an end-of-year All-Big 12 team. But on the preseason All-Big 12 team released Wednesday, not a single Sooner defender earned the distinction. West Virginia quarterback Will Grier was named preseason Offensive Player of the Year after 34 tossing touchdowns last season.
4:09 PM ET The semifinals of the Jose Sulaiman World Invitational welterweight tournament will take place on Aug. 25 at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Boxing has announced. There has never been a fighter quite like Manny Pacquiao before, and it’s unlikely there ever will be again — not for a
3:04 PM ET It didn’t take long for the UFC to find Glover Teixeira a new opponent for July 22. A day after Texeira’s original opponent, Ilir Latifi, withdrew from their fight last week due to an injury, the promotion immediately booked Teixeira versus Corey Anderson for UFC Fight Night in Hamburg, Germany, ESPN confirmed
4:02 PM ET WIMBLEDON — After a four-hour, five-set epic that saw the fifth set go 24 games, and despite knocking out defending champion Roger Federer, the man with the coolest head in Wimbledon post-match was Kevin Anderson. It was all going swimmingly for Roger Federer, until it wasn’t. The No. 1 seed could not
4:10 PM ET Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy has hired a prominent Atlanta defense attorney amid a police investigation into a home invasion that sent his former girlfriend to the hospital after she was allegedly beaten and robbed of jewelry. The office of defense attorney Don Samuel, who has represented high-profile clients such as
3:25 PM BST PRO 14 side Cardiff Blues have signed U.S. rugby international Samu Manoa from Toulon. The 6-foot-7, 20-stone No. 8 arrives in Wales following three seasons in France, having previously spent four seasons at Northampton Saints, where he won the Aviva Premiership in 2014. Scarlets’ Wayne Pivac will succeed Warren Gatland as Wales
3:46 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha have accepted they will not participate in the Test series against South Africa, after the ICC concluded its hearing on the trio, who had pleaded guilty to a level three spirit of cricket offence. The ICC tweeted
Jul 10, 2018 Who is the best fighter regardless of weight class? See ESPN’s P4P rankings. Click here Check out my rankings within each division by clicking on the links below. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. Note: Results through June 10. All Divisional Rankings HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (UP
2:53 PM ET Which MMA fighter is the best, regardless of division? ESPN reporters Brett Okamoto, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their picks, and the average resulted in our consensus list. You can read Okamoto’s divisional rankings here. Note: Rankings were updated July 11. Fighters who are currently suspended will not be eligible. ESPN