Watch the fights live on ESPN+ on the ESPN app. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — When TJ Dillashaw agreed to fight Henry Cejudo for the UFC’s 125-pound title, he weighed 154 pounds with 8 percent body fat. So, how in the world did Dillashaw, the UFC’s 135-pound bantamweight champion, safely cut 29 pounds in the past 12
2:44 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show WBA “regular” welterweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao defends his secondary world title against Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada,
1:53 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print NEW YORK — A record number of college football players are bypassing their remaining years of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. The 135 players forgoing eligibility surpasses the 119 from last year. The NFL released the official list Friday. When: April 25-27Where:
1:31 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Scott Linehan is no longer the Dallas Cowboys‘ offensive coordinator, the team announced Monday. The Cowboys will move ahead with a different play caller for the first time since 2014. “This was not an easy decision because of how highly we regard Scott Linehan as a football coach and
10:03 AM ET NEW YORK — TJ Dillashaw has successfully made weight ahead of his title bout with UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Dillashaw, the UFC’s bantamweight champion, needed to be 125 pounds on Friday morning and weighed in at 124.6 pounds. He typically weighs in at
1:23 PM ET Welcome to a weekly feature we’re doing here, where we try to have some fun with underlying numbers. The plan is to highlight a couple of trends, then dig beneath the surface to get a better sense of what they ultimately mean, what’s causing them and how likely it is that they’ll
11:00 AM ET The deadline for college football underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft was Monday. Yesterday’s stars are moving on, but college football fans can rest assure their replacements are coming. We’ve identified prospects from the 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes who could remind you of your favorite departing stars over the next
11:09 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN What does the NHL think about its current standings? We’re not talking about the points system and its forced parity, with which they seem quite pleased. We’re talking about the teams currently in the mix for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and, in turn, potentially the Stanley Cup Final. No Chicago.
9:45 AM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora held a morning baseball clinic for a small army of youngsters in his hometown of Caguas, Puerto Rico, last month. Under the rising sun, Cora hoisted a microphone and introduced some friends from the big leagues helping him out, like Alex Cintron, who played nine years
8:16 AM ET Former Oklahoma quarterback Austin Kendall has committed to West Virginia and is enrolling there to participate in spring ball with the Mountaineers, a source told ESPN. Kendall visited Morgantown on Thursday after Oklahoma relented and allowed him to be eligible for the 2019 season. The Sooners initially were blocking Kendall from becoming