Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 12:27 PM ET A major welterweight bout is set for Beantown. Perennial contender Geoff Neal will face the undefeated, up-and-coming Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, Garry announced via Instagram. Sources confirmed the matchup to ESPN on Wednesday. Neal is currently No. 9
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 09:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — Two U.S. senators are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter to scrutinize the PGA Tour’s planned alliance with the
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 14, 2023, 01:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Sebastian Vettel will drive the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in a Formula One car later this year when he is reunited with his championship-winning Red Bull RB7. The four-time world champion retired at the end
ESPN News Services Jun 13, 2023, 10:05 PM ET The oldest professional ballpark in the country will host the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2024 “Field of Dreams” game, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, which opened in 1910, will be the site of the
Worcestershire 410 (Libby 198, Karvelas 4-54) and 381 for 8 (Azhar 100, Libby 97, Karvelas 3-60, McAndrew 3-76) drew with Sussex 348 (Carter 76, McAndrew 65, Carson 64, Leach 6-78) and 359 for 6 (Alsop 100*, Haines 91, Carson 75, Hudson-Prentice 54, Clark 50) Worcestershire nearly pulled off a perfectly-paced run chase only to fall
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 06:18 PM ET TORONTO — Darko Rajakovic has been in a good mood ever since the Toronto Raptors made him the 10th head coach in franchise history. “The last three days I’ve had a smile on my face so much my jaw is starting to hurt,” Rajakovic joked Tuesday at
Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 12:27 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired two-time NHL All-Star Jason Spezza as assistant general manager. President of hockey operations Kyle Dubas announced the move on Wednesday. Spezza spent the 2022-23 season working as a special assistant to Dubas when Dubas served as the general manager in
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC president Dana White has become extremely committed to being non-committal on future matchups the night of an event. These days, when White gets asked about a division’s landscape, the
Joon Lee, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe may be struggling, but Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner made clear that the shortstop’s not going anywhere. Speaking at MLB headquarters ahead of the owners meetings, Steinbrenner said the team has had “zero
ESPN News Services Jun 13, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, two of the central players in the bitter two-year dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, will tee off together when the 123rd U.S. Open begins at Los Angeles Country Club. McIlroy, the world’s No. 3-ranked player, and Koepka, the