3:22 AM ET The UFC fighter involved in a controversial corner situation wants critics to stop blasting his coach. Max Rohskopf told his coach and head cornerman, Robert Drysdale, to end Rohskopf’s fight nine times during the one-minute rest period between the second and third rounds at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Rohskopf
5:55 PM ET One of the reasons UFC bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera has not fought in more than a year was revealed Friday: Rivera said he and his wife both had the coronavirus two months ago. Rivera told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he tested positive for COVID-19 in April and that his wife, Samantha, contracted
12:37 PM ET The UFC will cap its comeback month in Las Vegas with a big lightweight-contender bout, which is now official. Dustin Poirier weighed in at 156 pounds and Dan Hooker hit the scale at 155.5 pounds Friday morning. The two will meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at
6:33 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Koulibaly on the cusp of Man City dream Working under Pep Guardiola appears to be an opportunity too good to turn down for Kalidou Koulibaly, who has been
5:10 PM ET There are dozens of vantage points from which to view the past 25 months for Liverpool Football Club. In Europe, they reached consecutive Champions League finals, winning one and losing another. Domestically, they of course won their first title in 30 years, while also losing just two of 70 matches since May
4:58 PM ET Associated Press The Baseball Hall of Fame museum has reopened after being shut for more than three months. Closed on March 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Hall welcomed visitors on Friday in Cooperstown, New York. Face masks are required for all staff and guests. The shrine is selling tickets that
12:15 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Ten days ago, as Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continued haggling over finances in return-to-play discussions, one official said the whole thing felt like “Game of Thrones.” All this
4:14 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons signed center Justin Patton on Friday, hoping the 2017 first-round pick can stay healthy and help the franchise’s turnaround. Patton had surgery for a broken foot in 2018 for the second straight year. Justin Patton has played for sparingly for the Timberwolves, Philadelphia and Oklahoma
12:32 PM ET Free-agent forward Ryan Broekhoff is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers for the rest of the season, agent Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports told ESPN. Broekhoff, 29, shot 40% on 3-pointers in 59 games over the past two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. The Sixers are required to submit a roster to the
1:26 PM ET Associated Press The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized terms of the deal that will allow the league to restart the season at the Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida, next month. The league and union made the announcement Friday. Many of the details were already known, such as