4:20 PM ET Nate Diaz says a trilogy fight against former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is not going to happen. “I’m not interested in it at all,” Diaz told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday. “I’m interested in winners. He lost his last fight and I won my last fight. You think I’m
Month: June 2019
4:07 PM ET Nate Diaz, one of the most popular — and free-spirited — fighters in MMA, has not spoken publicly about his fighting career in more than two years. Until now. Diaz, who squares off with Anthony Pettis in a welterweight bout on Aug. 17 in Anaheim, California, joined Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on
2:55 PM ET Opening Bell: Joshua-Ruiz autopsy NEW YORK — On an unforgettable night, Andy Ruiz pulled the gargantuan upset and turned the heavyweight division and boxing on its head with his stunning, shocking, utterly unexpected knockout victory over Anthony Joshua to take his three major world titles on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. It
2:52 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — Wide receiver Keyion Dixon has announced he will transfer from the University of Connecticut. Dixon, who will be a junior in the fall, announced his decision Monday on Twitter, thanking former coach Bob Diaco for the opportunity to play at UConn. He did not say where he
2:26 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera‘s administrative leave has been extended to June 17, Major League Baseball announced Monday. Herrera was arrested last Monday at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and charged with simple assault and knowingly causing bodily injury after an incident involving his girlfriend. He is due
shares Pakistan 348 for 8 (Hafeez 84, Babar 63, Sarfaraz 55, Moeen 3-50, Woakes 3-71) beat England 334 for 9 (Root 107, Buttler 103, Wahab 3-82) by 14 runs As it happened: England v Pakistan A hundred from Joe Root, the first in this World Cup. A hundred from Jos Buttler, at 75 balls
1:49 PM ET Associated Press Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier has won the 2019 George Halas Award by the Professional Football Writers of America. Shazier, the 51st Halas Award winner, is the third Steeler to receive the honor from the PFWA, joining Rocky Bleier (1975) and John Stallworth (1985). He is making progress from a
12:59 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN ST. LOUIS — After a 7-2 shellacking from the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues are making lineup changes for Monday night’s Game 4, trailing the series 2-1. Defenseman Vince Dunn, who has been out of the lineup after taking a puck
8:22 AM ET It’s Monday, time for another edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, which airs live starting at 1:00 p.m. ET on Twitter and YouTube. After it ends, you can listen to the entire show via the ESPN podcast center. This show will enjoy its 10th birthday later this month. It’s been quite the
1:34 PM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — Dominic Thiem isn’t sure whether Serena Williams or French Open officials were to blame for their press room incident over the weekend, but said he is ready to move on from the episode after it “made a big round in all the social networks.” Thiem had to abruptly