9:20 PM ET The UFC is working on a featherweight matchup between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez for July, according to UFC president Dana White. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is close to finalizing the 145-pound contest, sources told ESPN. Once official, it is expected to headline a UFC Fight Night event
5:44 PM ET Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a strained left hamstring suffered in Tuesday’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hoerner, 24, had been a big part of the Cubs’ success in May. He was hitting .338 and playing high-caliber defense. The injury occurred as
6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley‘s rehabilitation from a serious knee injury has taken the running back from Arizona to Los Angeles this offseason. Most recently, he has been in New Jersey, working out at the New York Giants facility. It has been almost seven months of grueling work to get Barkley’s
6:49 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Naomi Osaka will not be participating in any news conferences during the upcoming French Open, she announced in a post on social media on Wednesday. Osaka, a four-time major champion and the No. 2-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, said her decision was motivated by her mental health. “I’ve
11:34 AM ET Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. — The Senior Bowl and the NFL will hold a pre-draft combine for top prospects from historically Black colleges and universities next January. The inaugural HBCU combine, scheduled for Jan. 28-29 in 2022, will be similar to the NFL combine with interviews and on-field and medical evaluations. It
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2:48 PM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate Very few people on Earth can understand or relate to what it’s like to be an NFL quarterback. Even fewer know what it’s like to actually be good at the job. Only a handful know the experience of
6:46 AM ET TAJ GIBSON HAS heard all the questions before. When Tom Thibodeau takes a job, Gibson knows what’s coming. And when Thibodeau was named coach of the New York Knicks last year, Gibson fielded all those regular questions — including those from Knicks forward Julius Randle. There’s an internal script that plays out
News Wakely captained an unfancied side to 2013 and 2016 titles Alex Wakely, who captained Northamptonshire to two T20 titles, has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect at the age of 32. A hard-working middle-order batter in all formats, Wakely became Northants’ white-ball captain in late 2012. The club
1:52 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The spotter for defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, Edward James “Eddie” D’Hondt, has been suspended by NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports after his domestic violence arrest. D’Hondt, 62, was arrested earlier this month in Catawba County and charged with battery on an unborn child and assault