Sep 1, 2020 The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns for UFC 256 on Dec. 12, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The 170-pound title fight was supposed to headline UFC 251 on July 11 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, but Burns was pulled from the
Month: September 2020
3:05 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 157 for 3 (Cockbain 84*) beat Birmingham Bears 100 (Smith 5-16) by 57 runs Gloucestershire brushed Birmingham Bears aside by 57 runs in a truncated Central Group thrash in the Vitality Blast at Edgbaston. In a game shortened to 12 overs per side by rain, Gloucestershire piled up
12:17 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Detroit Tigers outfielder JaCoby Jones fractured his left hand when he was hit by a pitch Tuesday against Milwaukee. Jones was leading off the eighth inning with the Tigers ahead 6-1 when he was hit by a pitch from Phil Bickford in the reliever’s major league debut. Bickford
3:43 PM ET Expected Georgia starting quarterback Jamie Newman has opted out of this season because of coronavirus concerns, he announced on social media Wednesday. Newman, who is ranked No. 6 in the latest positional rankings by ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd McShay, instead will begin preparing for the 2021 NFL draft. The graduate transfer
1:20 PM BST England’s rescheduled match against the Barbarians will be played on Oct. 25 with 20,000 supporters set to attend the game at Twickenham pending approval from public health authorities, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Wednesday. The match, originally scheduled to take place on June 21 was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic
11:35 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show WBA-IBF world super lightweight champion Josh Taylor has called on boxing governing bodies and promoters to ensure he faces Jose Ramirez to unify all
3:05 AM ET Arsenal‘s executive director Ken Friar has stepped down from the board after 70 years at the club. Friar, 86, joined Arsenal in 1950 working in the club’s box office before progressing to become managing director and played a key role in helping them move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium. – Stream
10:54 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After months of inactivity on the tennis tour, including the cancellation of Wimbledon and the postponement of the French Open, the US Open finally is underway in New York. The tournament looks dramatically different because of the coronavirus pandemic, with no qualifying events or fans allowed on-site and a large
10:53 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets vice president of hockey operations Bill Zito is the new general manager of the Florida Panthers, a source told ESPN on Tuesday, confirming a TSN report. He replaces Dale Tallon, whose contract expired this season. The Panthers made the postseason only three times during Tallon’s 10 years with the
8:08 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders Jon Rahm won in stunning fashion last week, holing a 66-foot putt in a playoff with Dustin Johnson, who drained a 45-footer to force extra holes. Fantasy analyst Anita Marks hit on her Rahm pick at 9-1 odds. The FedExCup playoffs now shift to Atlanta, where 30 golfers will