Month: September 2020

4:46 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. CLEVELAND — Although the New York Yankees have not finalized their roster for the start of the wild-card round, which they have to submit to Major League Baseball on Tuesday morning, one major decision was made: Backup Kyle Higashioka
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2:53 AM BST Rugby World Cup holders South Africa are “desperate” to play in the Rugby Championship this year, but there remains a number of hurdles before they will commit to the competition, according to director of rugby Rassie Erasmus. The Southern Hemisphere competition will be staged in Australia from Nov. 7 to Dec. 12
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10:41 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Blake Coleman and Brayden Point scored goals, the defense — as it did most of the postseason — flexed its depth and determination and the Tampa Bay Lightning captured their elusive second Stanley Cup on Monday night, defeating the Dallas Stars, 2-0, in Game 6. The
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6:34 AM GMT New Zealand have secured a home Twenty20 international series against Australia in late February and early March – at the same time as the team coached by Justin Langer is meant to be playing a Test series in South Africa – as part of a more complete schedule than might have been
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9:26 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes became the fastest passer in NFL history to 10,000 career yards in the first quarter of the Chiefs’ 34-20 victory over the host Baltimore Ravens on Monday. Mahomes, in his 34th regular-season start, completed a 13-yard pass to Travis Kelce that put him passed the 10,000-yard
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7:50 PM ET The risk profile on next season, already trending toward the red, just got hotter for the LA Clippers. After a devastating postseason collapse along with the crashing realization that both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George can become free agents next summer, parting with Doc Rivers Monday has only increased the stakes. This
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10:11 PM ET Conor McGregor has attempted to book himself in yet another fight, despite past remarks that he’s retired. On Monday, the UFC superstar proposed a charity MMA fight to former opponent Dustin Poirier on Twitter. The exhibition, McGregor wrote, would be on pay-per-view and proceeds would go to Poirier’s The Good Fight Foundation
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9:10 PM ET UFC middleweight Paulo Costa referred to his recent opponent and UFC champion Israel Adesanya as “human trash” on Monday, for Adesanya’s postfight actions at UFC 253 on Saturday. Costa (13-1) lost to Adesanya (20-0) via second-round TKO on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Adesanya finished the fight with punches
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