Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 06:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A rare brain disease has forced UFC newcomer Josiah Harrell out of his debut fight. A prefight MRI, required by the UFC and Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), showed that Harrell has a previously undiagnosed affliction called moyamoya, which is “a rare
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 12:22 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Two of the fighters who helped build the popularity of MMA in Brazil have now been immortalized by UFC. Anderson Silva and Jose Aldo were inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. They headlined a star-studded
ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 11:34 AM ET Top seed Carlos Alcaraz moved into the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over 84th-ranked Alexandre Muller on Friday, putting on an entertaining if error-strewn performance on Centre Court. Muller, 26, who has spent most of his professional career on the
ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 04:07 PM ET LONDON — No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland kept her Wimbledon campaign on track, defeating Croatia’s Petra Martic 6-2, 7-5 on Friday to reach the round of 16 without dropping a set. Service breaks were traded early in the first set before Swiatek, 22, reeled
Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 12:48 AM ET NEW YORK — The 12th ejection of Brandon Hyde’s managerial career was his most unusual. Hyde was tossed in the eighth inning of the Baltimore Orioles‘ 14-1 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night after he argued with Dan Iassogna. The plate umpire had just
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 7, 2023, 06:03 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SILVERSTONE, England — George Russell has said suspects Max Verstappen’s criticism of Formula One’s expanding race calendar is simply a negotiating tactic to earn more money on his next contract. Two-time champion Verstappen, who leads
Jul 7, 2023, 12:10 AM ET Free agent forward Montrezl Harrell has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Harrell, originally signed as a free agent before the start of the 2022-23 season, averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 57 games at the
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Perennial top-10 bantamweight Pedro Munhoz will face Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 292 on Aug. 19, after Vera’s original opponent, Henry Cejudo, withdrew from the bout because of injury. Vera
Jul 7, 2023, 02:10 PM ET Tom Brady lost millions in the collapse of cryptocurrency company FTX, for which he served as an “ambassador,” The New York Times reported Friday. Under an agreement the retired NFL quarterback made with FTX in 2021, he received $30 million in now-worthless stock for his work pitching the company
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 11:28 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals