9:17 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN If you’ve ever watched an evening of PFL fights, you know the company runs its show differently from other mixed martial arts promotions. In a sport fueled by star power and talking a good game, the PFL’s season format shifts the focus to the nitty-gritty of fight results. Viral tweets
Month: March 2023
Jonny Bairstow‘s recovery from a “horrific” broken leg means he can still do little more than run in straight lines. But he can think in straight lines, too, and he has identified a return to Yorkshire wicketkeeping duties as necessary to maximise his chances of playing in this summer’s Ashes series. A freak accident when
8:56 AM ET The Atlanta Braves and infielder Orlando Arcia have agreed to a three-year, $7.3 million contract that includes a team option for 2026, sources have confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney. The team option is worth $2 million and includes a $1 million buyout, sources told Olney. The deal was first reported Wednesday by
4:00 AM ET Only two outcomes await Arsenal from their position atop the Premier League table: agony or ecstasy. The club’s supporters lurch helplessly between the two extremes, contemplating the glory of a first title since 2003-04’s “Invincibles” and the ignominy of losing the eight-point lead they will hold on April 1. This roller coaster
8:30 AM ET Perhaps the wildest tournament in NCAA history concludes Monday night. For the first time since seeding began in 1979, not a single top-three seed reached the Final Four. That leaves 4-seed UConn as an odds-on favorite entering the Final Four. UConn entered the tournament with 15-1 odds, tied for the eighth-shortest odds
7:50 AM ET As far as professional debuts go, it couldn’t have gone much worse for Robeisy Ramirez. Typically, the first fight for decorated amateurs such as Ramirez is a quick showcase for their potential. But after the two-time Olympic gold medalist for Cuba was knocked down in his first pro round — and lost
7:20 AM ET The NBA’s play-in tournament adds a fascinating wrinkle to the end of the 2022-23 regular season and the start of the postseason. Teams were already less incentivized to tank games down the stretch because of the flattened lottery odds instituted in 2019. Now that the top 10 teams in the standings will
8:00 AM ET Damion Baugh boarded the TCU team bus after the Horned Frogs’ second-round loss to Gonzaga like the rest of his teammates, quiet and dejected. Their season had just ended in an 84-81 defeat, a disappointing close loss to a top-10 team for the second NCAA tournament in a row. Baugh’s mood was
7:00 AM ET Welcome to MLB Opening Day 2023! After one of the most exciting preludes to a regular season in recent memory — from offseason chaos to players (and fans) learning baseball’s new rules and enjoying shorter, faster paced games to an epic World Baseball Classic — it’s time to play ball. All 30
7:00 AM ET Five-stars Arch Manning (Texas), Malachi Nelson (USC), Dante Moore (UCLA) and Jackson Arnold (Oklahoma) headline the quarterbacks in college football’s 2023 recruiting class. They form as talented a top four as we have seen in years, but that doesn’t guarantee playing time — particularly for Nelson, who will be competing against Heisman
7:30 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Will this NBA season feature one of the closest Most Valuable Player votes in league history? If ESPN’s final MVP straw poll of 2022-23 is any indication, buckle up, as Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has overtaken Denver Nuggets center and two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic. By two points. Not
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Vegas Golden Knights set unrealistic expectations for every expansion franchise that has come (and will come) after them, making it to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural campaign. But from an
6:24 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — A tennis umpire from the Dominican Republic was handed a lifetime ban from the sport on Thursday for manipulating the scoring of matches in 2019. Fabián Carrero was found to have committed 16 breaches of tennis’ anti-corruption program across eight matches in tournaments held in the Dominican Republic
Date: Friday 31 March-Sunday 2 April Venue: Albert Park, Melbourne Coverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, plus text commentary, news, reports and analysis on BBC Sport website & app Sergio Perez says he “fully believes” that he has Red Bull’s backing to challenge Max
7:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After returning to the lineup from a four-game absence due to left Achilles soreness, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden said he’s been dealing with the issue for “some months.” “I don’t know where it came from. It’s been bothering me for some months, I would say,” Harden said
Date: Friday 31 March-Sunday 2 April Venue: Albert Park, Melbourne Coverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, plus text commentary, news, reports and analysis on BBC Sport website & app Lewis Hamilton says “it could take a long time” before Mercedes can compete again with
1:57 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After the Dallas Mavericks lost for the 14th time in 20 games since Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic took the court as teammates, Irving said this was far from where he expected the team to be when he arrived in Dallas almost two months ago. Irving, speaking after
12:52 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Kevin Durant‘s a 13-time All-Star, a two-time NBA champion, a four-time league leader in scoring and has done just about everything else a player can do in the game of basketball. But even he can get a little nervous on a night like Wednesday. Devin Booker scored 29
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