11:08 AM ET Former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will return to the 115-pound division for the first time in more than a year when she faces Michelle Waterson at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 12. Bout agreements have not yet been signed, but both sides have verbally agreed to the matchup, per multiple sources. The
Month: July 2019
10:38 AM ET Featherweight Michael Conlan, whose long-awaited pro rematch with amateur rival Vladimir Nikitin was scuttled last week when Nikitin suffered a torn biceps, got a replacement opponent on Wednesday. Conlan will face Diego Alberto Ruiz on Aug. 3 (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET) in the 10-round main event of a Top Rank Boxing on
Jun 29, 2019 D’Arcy MaineESPN WIMBLEDON — While her peers were playing in grass tournaments throughout Europe in the weeks leading into Wimbledon, Serena Williams opted to stay in France following her third-round exit at Roland Garros to train by herself. At least she thought she would be by herself. She soon discovered she was
10:29 AM ET Domestic violence charges against Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera have been dropped following a hearing Wednesday at Atlantic City (New Jersey) Municipal Court. A state prosecutor told reporters that Herrera’s girlfriend did not want to proceed with the case, leading to the decision to dismiss. Herrera must complete counseling within 60 days.
With the fantasy football preseason nearly upon us, our ESPN Fantasy Football experts are here with their top sleepers, busts and breakout players for the 2019 campaign, as defined here: Sleeper: A player who will far surpass his average draft position (ADP) in standard ESPN leagues for the 2019 season.Bust: A player who is expected
10:05 AM BST Agustin Creevy says the Jaguares now believe they can win every time they take to the pitch regardless of the opposition — and that includes Saturday’s Super Rugby final against the Crusaders. The Argentine team have reached the final in their fourth season in Super Rugby but will be rank outsiders when
3:00 AM ET Matt Roller at Taunton Somerset 408 (Hildreth 105, Abbott 6-84) and 358 for 8 dec (Ali 79, Banton 70, Abell 58) beat Hampshire 349 (Northeast 101, J Overton 5-70) and 104 (Leach 3-14) by 313 runs Somerset are used to being the hunters in the County Championship. They have regularly been in
9:11 AM ET WBA “regular” middleweight titleholder Robert Brant faces former titlist Ryota Murata in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at 7 a.m. ET July 12 at the EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. Brant (25-1, 17 KOs) won the title with a unanimous decision victory over Murata in October
10:28 AM ET Steve KimESPN Rob Brant handed Ryoto Murata his second professional loss last fall, and in the process, took Murata’s secondary WBA middleweight title. They meet again in a rematch at the Edion Arena Osaka in Japan on Saturday. Brant’s second title defense offers Murata the same kind of home-field advantage Brant enjoyed
11:07 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Holly Holm pauses for a second and takes a breath. Her mind drifts back to one of the biggest moments in UFC history and the celebration that followed. She tries to finish her sentence, but her voice cracks as she gets choked up. The last two months