4:54 PM ET UFC president Dana White has said Francis Ngannou is next for a heavyweight title shot — and former longtime light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will not hop over him for an opportunity in a new division. For the most part, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic agrees with that assessment. Miocic defeated Ngannou
1:52 AM IST Danyal Rasool If cynics wondered whether Abid Ali was given an easy start to his international career, making his debut against a slightly weakened Sri Lankan side at home last year, his first away tour could have hardly drawn a sharper contrast. He was tasked with seeing off a new ball hurled
4:05 PM ET ESPN staff Baltimore Ravens safety Chuck Clark spoke for the first time since his altercation with fellow safety Earl Thomas. It has been such a big story that barely anyone noticed reigning MVP Lamar Jackson returned to practice after missing the past two sessions with an injured groin. Elsewhere in the NFL,
3:52 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap said he and other Black NFL players were discriminated against because of their race during an offseason workout. On Monday, Dunlap recalled an instance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he and a group of Black players were asked by a park ranger to cease the
3:51 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills said he thinks if the NFL had listened to Colin Kaepernick in 2016, lives “could have been saved.” Stills was responding to a video posted Sunday in which NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he wished “we had listened sooner” to the issues Kaepernick was
3:38 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers, who in June released a powerful video message after George Floyd was killed, held a meeting Monday between coach Matt LaFleur and the players’ leadership council to discuss what actions they could take after a police shooting just 155 miles from Lambeau Field. Jacob
3:20 PM ET Associated Press The Colorado Avalanche could be without two important players for the rest of their second-round series against the Dallas Stars. Coach Jared Bednar on Monday said goaltender Philipp Grubauer and defenseman Erik Johnson are out indefinitely with injuries. Grubauer appeared to pull something three minutes into the second period of
2:03 PM ET Steve KimESPN Josh Taylor, the WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion, will defend both belts on Sept. 26 against Apinun Khongsong at the BT Sports Studio from London, in a fight that will air on ESPN+. It will be Taylor’s first outing since his victory over Regis Prograis last October in the World Boxing
2:56 PM ET North Dakota State, the three-time defending FCS national champion, will face Central Arkansas in a non-league game Oct. 3 after having its fall season postponed earlier this month. The Bison will host Central Arkansas, one of five Southland Conference teams playing a partial or full fall schedule. Central Arkansas is set to
8:00 AM ET The preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll is out. And yes, it features teams from conferences that won’t take the field this fall. While that might detract from some of its credence, there are some notable takeaways. Our pool of writers weigh in on what it all means: Let’s take it with