Month: September 2021

8:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s financial crisis has been laid bare after LaLiga cut another €300 million from their spending limit, with six clubs in the Spanish top-flight now permitted to spend more than them. The bar for operating costs for Barca for the 2021-22 season has been reduced to €97m, which
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2:36 PM ET The UFC is moving forward with an interim bantamweight title fight between former champion Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen on Oct. 30, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Tuesday. Defending champion Aljamain Sterling was scheduled to defend his title against Yan on the same date, in a rematch of their March
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Sep 27, 2021 Tim BontempsESPN The Denver Nuggets and forward Michael Porter Jr. have agreed on a five-year designated maximum extension that could be worth up to $207 million, Porter’s agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Porter will hit that $207 million number if he makes one of the three All-NBA
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6:02 AM ET Andy Murray eased into the second round of the San Diego Open on Tuesday after a straight-sets victory over Denis Kudla. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray was originally scheduled to face Japan’s Kei Nishikori, who withdrew from a back injury and he was replaced with lucky loser Kudla. 1 Related The Scot
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12:20 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao, one of the greatest boxers of all time, announced his retirement Tuesday night, three months shy of his 43rd birthday and one month after a decision loss to Yordenis Ugas. The only eight-division champion in boxing history, Pacquiao won his first title at 108 pounds and captured a
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12:51 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín will retire as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Spanish-language announcer following the 2022 season, ending a 64-year run with the team. Jarrín announced his decision on Tuesday, saying he wants to spend more time with his two sons and grandchildren as well
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Sep 27, 2021 Miami coach Manny Diaz defended his program and the school administration Monday, after pointed criticism that there was not a strong enough commitment to football from the university. Kirk Herbstreit questioned that commitment on College GameDay on Saturday, in comments that went viral and made their way to Diaz. Herbstreit questioned whether
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