8:59 AM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden — UFC middleweight Darren Till has a new training partner in breakout star Khamzat Chimaev. He also has a new UFC contract. Till (18-4-1), of Liverpool, made headlines this week when he surfaced at Allstars Training Center alongside Chimaev (10-0). Till told ESPN he is still associated with his longtime
4:42 PM ET Editor’s note: This story contains details that may be disturbing for some readers. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was formally charged Wednesday with attempted premeditated murder and multiple gun assault charges in relation to a shooting Monday night in San Jose, California, according to a Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
4:35 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Zion Williamson‘s fractured right foot is showing signs of “improved bone healing,” the New Orleans Pelicans said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. The team added that while Williamson will gradually progress to full weight-bearing exercises and basketball activities, he still remains out indefinitely. “We’re all pleased with the results, that
5:31 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is expected to return Thursday night against the Miami Heat after missing a month and a half of action because of a sprained left MCL. Durant, who was not listed in Wednesday’s injury report for the first time since suffering the inj in a
10:22 PM ET UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush told ESPN on Wednesday he will avoid surgery on his recently injured leg and should be able to return to action this summer. Dariush (21-4-1) was slated to face Islam Makhachev (22-1) in the main event of a UFC Fight Night on Feb. 26, but he was forced
10:38 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sean McVay isn’t feeling his usual end-of-the-season coaching burnout this month. Not with the Rams‘ Super Bowl championship celebrations still ringing in his ears. “I finished this season probably as refreshed and as rejuvenated as I’ve ever been,” McVay said Wednesday. “I think a large part of
6:06 PM ET Washington Commanders general manager Martin Mayhew on Wednesday acknowledged the obvious — the franchise is looking everywhere for a quarterback. “We feel we have canvassed the league effectively,” Mayhew told reporters at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. “We’ve spoken to every club that has a quarterback who might be available.” That
7:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the man who killed a former NFL player in a road rage incident in 2016 can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. Authorities in the New Orleans suburb of
5:54 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University INDIANAPOLIS — The Tennessee Titans have been very forward with their commitment to quarterback Ryan Tannehill in 2022 despite his three interceptions in their shocking divisional-round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Although
4:37 PM ET Former NHL player Dmitri Khristich remains at home in Ukraine, where he vows to fight for his country, which is currently experiencing an invasion from Russian troops. “The last week for me, it’s been a lot of stressed out, a lot of worrying,” Khristich told ESPN in a phone interview on Wednesday.