6:15 AM ET Simultaneously, Bijan Robinson is both one of the least controversial and most controversial prospects in the 2023 NFL draft. After a sterling career at Texas, just about everybody agrees Robinson is an excellent running back and one of the best players, independent of position, in this class. He ranks No. 9 overall
7:47 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — On the day Seve Ballesteros would have celebrated his 66th birthday — and in the week of the 40th anniversary of his second Masters victory — a fourth Spanish champion was crowned at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Jon Rahm, who started the day 4 strokes behind Brooks
1:53 PM ET Associated Press Mallory Swanson gestures to the crowd as she is carted off the field in the first half of the USWNT’s game with Ireland. EPA/Adam Davis United States women’s team forward Mallory Swanson has a torn left patella tendon, U.S. Soccer confirmed Sunday. Swanson was carted off the field during the first
2:26 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right-hander Jose Ruiz from the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations Sunday. Ruiz, 28, was designated for assignment Friday after allowing nine runs on eight hits in four relief appearances this season, his sixth with the White Sox. Arizona also placed Zach Davies (strained left oblique) on the
9:44 AM ET Will Zalatoris, who finished in the top 10 of three of four majors last season and pulled out of the Masters just before the start of this year’s event, will miss the rest of the golf season after having a procedure on his back, he said Monday. “After careful consideration and seeking
6:18 PM ET While this weekend gave UFC fans plenty to talk about and look forward to, the UFC 287 main event left us with one important question: Where does Israel Adesanya‘s middleweight championship win over Alex Pereira place him among the top pound-for-pound fighters? Beyond last weekend’s card, two upcoming fight announcements also sparked
Apr 10, 2023 Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 87th edition of the Masters delivered all of the storylines we wanted to see at Augusta National Golf Club this past
Apr 9, 2023 MIAMI — Israel Adesanya didn’t just exorcise his demons. He put them to sleep. Alex Pereira beat Adesanya three times, twice in kickboxing and twice by knockout. On Saturday night, Adesanya returned the favor and got the albatross off from around his neck for good. Adesanya knocked out Pereira with several brutal
Apr 9, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal, one of the UFC’s top stars, announced his retirement on Saturday in his hometown following a lopsided defeat to Gilbert Burns in the co-main event of UFC 287. The unanimous-decision loss (30-27, 30-27 and 29-28) was Masvidal’s fourth consecutive defeat. The other three losses also came
Apr 8, 2023 MIAMI — In a battle of prospects, Christian Rodriguez showed age does indeed matter. Rodriguez came back from losing the first round to win a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over the previously undefeated Raul Rosas Jr. to open the UFC 287 main card Saturday at Kaseya Center. Rosas has been one