12:41 PM ET UFC president Dana White said Tuesday that he expects the lightweight unification bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje to happen on Fight Island this summer. “I don’t know if it will be the first one, but it will be on Fight Island, unless miraculously the world comes back
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9:13 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has opened the door for professional sports to return to the state. Ducey said Tuesday that professional sports, including MLB, the NBA, the NHL and the NFL, can resume without fans on Saturday. The state is starting to reopen during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,
5:53 PM ET Former boxing star Miguel Cotto, a world champion in four divisions, has submitted a proposal through his promotions company with suggested protocols to resume professional events in his native Puerto Rico as early as August. Among the points established in the document are staging cards behind closed doors and testing boxers for
4:27 PM ET ESPN News Services GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes president and CEO Ahron Cohen is no longer with the NHL organization, The Athletic first reported on Tuesday. Cohen had been with the Coyotes since being hired in 2015 as chief operating officer and chief legal officer. He was hired by previous owner Andrew
12:07 PM ET Pumped up after an exciting UFC 249? Well, the UFC isn’t waiting long to bring more action into the Octagon and will have two UFC Fight Night cards this week, on Wednesday and Saturday, both in Jacksonville, Florida. The entire Wednesday card will be broadcast on ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
3:29 PM ET Associated Press Tiger Woods was 31 when he won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills during a scorching week in 2007. He will be 54 the next time the PGA returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The PGA of America announced Tuesday that Southern Hills, which has hosted seven majors, will hold the 2030
2:45 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association started polling its membership Tuesday about how individuals stand on a return to play this season, sources told ESPN. NBPA regional representatives — including Tim McCormick and Frank Brickowski — were among the union officials polling players with a yes or no question on their current desire
7:05 AM ET Let’s break down some of the winners and losers from this NFL offseason. Some of the stories in the short term were obvious — you don’t need me to tell you again who won the DeAndre Hopkins trade — but I’m going to try to take a look at the bigger picture
1:17 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs on Tuesday released a preliminary list of races that could be used as an extension of the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep schedule, pending agreement by the host tracks. The 146th Derby was rescheduled for Sept. 5 from its traditional spot on the first
12:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing’s calendar is about to be booked up once again, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. Arum said during a recent interview on IFL TV that he hopes to start making announcements on an upcoming schedule starting next week. “It’ll be all fighters who have either appeared on the
10:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” This week is going to be ugly. There’s no getting around that. Every negotiation starts at opposite ends of a spectrum, and the chasm between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players
7:37 PM IST Chris Gayle‘s disparaging remarks against his former franchise Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is likely to earn him some sort of sanction. Such a sanction, Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt hinted, would be in order because Gayle probably brought “disrepute” to the league, which a contracted player cannot
7:00 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maurice Clarett is going to be late for the baby shower. He’s dressed and ready. His fiancée, Ashley, and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter, Jayden, are finishing hair and makeup. Family and friends soon will gather in Worthington, Ohio, just outside Columbus, to celebrate the couple’s baby boy due in
8:50 AM ET With the 2019-20 NHL season on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic (here’s the latest update on where things stand), we’ve started the NHL Viewers Club, highlighting some of the most rewatchable games from this season — such as when EBUG David Ayres beat the Maple Leafs — along with some cool
3:27 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer has suggested that crowd noises should be played over the public address system if England play international cricket behind closed doors this summer to compensate for the lack of spectators. England hope to return to some form of training before the end of the month, ahead of a
8:01 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1925, Yogi Berra was born. There is some truth to the story that before the 1947 season, Red
7:00 AM ET LeBron James or Michael Jordan? Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain? Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant? Old school or new school? These debates rage on endlessly in every corner of NBA fandom, and our experts have done their best to answer them, ranking the greatest players in the league’s 74-year history. ESPN’s NBA
7:00 AM ET The American Hockey League canceled the remainder of its 2019-20 season on Monday — including the Calder Cup Playoffs — due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Like the NHL, the 31-team minor league had paused its season on March 12. AHL president and CEO David Andrews said that the league is “looking