12:37 PM ET The UFC will cap its comeback month in Las Vegas with a big lightweight-contender bout, which is now official. Dustin Poirier weighed in at 156 pounds and Dan Hooker hit the scale at 155.5 pounds Friday morning. The two will meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at
5:55 PM ET One of the reasons UFC bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera has not fought in more than a year was revealed Friday: Rivera said he and his wife both had the coronavirus two months ago. Rivera told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he tested positive for COVID-19 in April and that his wife, Samantha, contracted
Jun 23, 2020 Which player do you want? “Running Back A” is an absolute fantasy football scoring machine, the second-best RB in the NFL in rushes per touchdown. His 12 rushing touchdowns in his final nine games last season led the NFL during that span and he was second in rushing yards, scoring more fantasy
6:48 AM ET Sebastian Vettel says the Mugello circuit in Tuscany deserves to have its own Grand Prix after testing a 2018 Ferrari at the Italian circuit earlier this week. 1 Related Mugello is among the circuits being considered as a backup option if Formula One is unable to secure 15 races at venues with
2:25 PM ET Formula One has responded to comments made by Bernie Ecclestone on racism, saying it “completely disagrees” with its former CEO and confirming Ecclestone no longer holds any formal position in the sport. 1 Related Ecclestone, who has not been involved in the running of F1 since it was purchased by current owners
12:58 PM ET NEW DELHI — India’s Davis Cup tie against Finland was on Friday postponed until 2021 as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) pushed back all the matches, including the Finals in Madrid, to next year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. India were scheduled to travel to Finland for the World Group I tie
11:46 PM IST Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts has said that Oshane Thomas will be the first name he will “pencil” in for West Indies’ final Test squad for the three-match series in England, which begins in Southampton from July 8. Speaking to his former West Indies team-mate Michael Holding, Roberts also predicted
11:15 PM IST Pakistan’s domestic cricketers can hope for better pay next season after the PCB announced a record investment of PKR 1.95 billion into domestic cricket. After the deep structural changes to the domestic game last season, which saw a steep fall in the earnings of most domestic cricketers a new grade-based system of
12:15 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Ten days ago, as Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continued haggling over finances in return-to-play discussions, one official said the whole thing felt like “Game of Thrones.” All this
11:11 AM ET ESPN News Services The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association said 16 players tested positive for the coronavirus in the first wave of mandatory tests done in preparation for the restart of the season. Those 16 players were part of a pool of 302 tested on Tuesday — a 5.3% rate