Jul 4, 2018 Before lighting up the grill, reaching for a cold beverage or looking up for fireworks on the Fourth of July, there’s one tradition that should sit atop every baseball fan’s holiday to-do list: checking the MLB standings. And our experts are no different. We asked Bradford Doolittle, Sarah Langs and David Schoenfield
11:58 AM ET The triangular red flag that signals the approach of the finish line looms in a larger sense these days for Mark Cavendish. More than 10 years at the top in one of the most exacting and dangerous sporting disciplines in the world have battered his body and carved a few creases into
10:07 AM ET UFC 226 features a real, bonafide superfight, as heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic looks to defend his title against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Miocic (18-2), of Cleveland, is already the longest-reigning heavyweight champion in UFC history. Cormier (20-1) is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, his only professional loss
9:00 AM ET ESPN.com Staff A.J. Brown and David Sills V turned on the jets in the open field last year, making defensive backs miss on their way to the end zone. And we can’t forget about Deebo Samuel, who did some damage through the air even in his abbreviated season. But who will top
Jul 2, 2018 Editor’s Note: This story initially ran ahead of UFC 220 in January. In the heavyweight division, it only takes one punch to become champion. Stipe Miocic proved that in 2016 when his right hook knocked out Fabricio Werdum in front of more than 45,000 people in Curitiba, Brazil. The scene was magical.
8:00 AM ET Kris Durham had been through hundreds of game days. His plan, naturally, was to arrive early, get dressed, take the field and warm up. Nope, he was told. Taking the field would have to wait. An under-15 youth soccer game had to finish first. The former Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee
11:11 AM BST Winger George Bridge scored two tries as the Canterbury Crusaders sealed the top spot in Super Rugby throughout the playoffs with a 45-22 victory over the Otago Highlanders to celebrate Wyatt Crockett’s 200th match milestone on Friday. David Havili, Scott Barrett and Richie Mo’unga all crossed for the Crusaders in the highly
8:00 AM BST Karmichael Hunt will make his return to rugby on the Gold Coast on Saturday when he lines up in a club match alongside fellow exile Quade Cooper. Nine months after his last outing and six months after the arrest that led to his banishment from the Queensland Reds, Hunt has been registered
6:34 AM ET ESPN staff The 2018 Tour de France teams’ launch was overshadowed by the booing and jeering at Chris Froome and Team Sky as they were introduced at a launch event Thursday evening. Froome has been cleared to race the Tour after cycling’s governing body, the UCI, closed an anti-doping case against him.
6:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Shardul Thakur will replace the injured Jasprit Bumrah in India’s ODI squad for the three matches against England. Bumrah had already been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series in England, having broken his left thumb during India’s 76-run win in the first T20I against Ireland on June