9:37 PM ET After already having completed eight events in the coronavirus era, the UFC is promising even tighter protocols on what has been dubbed “Fight Island.” In addition to significantly more testing than the UFC has done so far, those involved in the four events this month on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island will be
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4:12 PM ET Steve KimESPN Gabriel Muratalla gave a fist pump as he walked away from his fallen opponent. A big smile came over the 26-year-old bantamweight’s face as the referee decided that Fernando Robles was unable to continue in the first round of the fight. In front of a national audience on ESPN and
12:15 AM ET The annual release of the Major League Baseball schedule is usually a pretty fun night. You get to see what’s lined up for Opening Day. You see how specialty games — such as the one in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, or the once-planned series this year in London — fit onto the calendar. Most
9:12 PM ET Bubba Wallace has a new endorsement deal with Beats by Dre. The popular audio company welcomed Wallace to its family on Monday, hours after President Donald Trump criticized NASCAR’s only full-time Black driver on Twitter. Beats by Dre said the timing of the announcement was not a coincidence. 1 Related “We weren’t
8:08 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Two undefeated horses from the barn of two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert have come back positive in split-sample testing for a banned substance in Arkansas. Baffert confirmed to The Associated Press via text message Monday that he had been informed of the positives for lidocaine involving
6:04 PM ET The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have reached a tentative agreement on a Return to Play plan to restart the 2019-20 season, and a memorandum of understanding that adds an additional four years to the term of the current collective bargaining agreement. The next step in the process is the voting.
7:00 PM ET We all know the 2020 MLB season will be unlike any other (assuming it gets off the ground in the first place), with the usual 162-game marathon being replaced by a 60-game sprint. And now that the abbreviated schedule has been announced, we’ve got some actual games to talk about. How it
5:25 PM ET FC Dallas will not participate in the MLS is Back tournament following the high number of positive tests of the coronavirus within the club, sources have told ESPN. 1 Related Dallas had three players test positive before the team arrived to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex on June 27. That has
1:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott said the NBA giving players a list of phrases they may put on the backs of their jerseys when the season restarts in Orlando, Florida, later this month, rather than allowing players to choose what they want to say, was a “bad miss.” “They gave
6:38 PM ET As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb throughout the country, the level of concern among college football’s decision-makers has risen, too, but the Power 5 conference leaders have told ESPN they still aren’t ready to make any major changes to the sport’s calendar, instead targeting the end of July to
5:56 PM ET Associated Press Fordham’s football game against Hawaii on Sept. 12 has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Rams have now canceled their first three games. A school spokesperson said Fordham will announce later this week whether the entire fall season will be canceled or potentially moved to the spring. Fordham
7:45 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs, who wandered aimlessly for so many years without a long-term plan at football’s most important position, know how to take care of a franchise quarterback now that they finally have one. They agreed to terms of a 10-year contract extension with Patrick Mahomes that, combined with the two
12:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Colin Kaepernick will be featured in an exclusive docuseries produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick’s production arm, Ra Vision Media, and Disney was announced Monday. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that
4:23 PM ET On Monday, the ATP announced the revisions it is making in the rankings system due to the lengthy suspension of official tournament play caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The tour’s ranking system has been in place with no comparably major modifications since the rankings were first published in 1973. “In anticipation of
10:47 PM IST The outline for the county season will be decided on Tuesday following a vote by the chairs of the first-class counties. With all clubs agreed that the T20 Blast should feature, the choice facing the counties is whether to start the season with a first-class or List A competition. As things stand,
1:18 PM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced it is to cut 139 jobs in a bid to cope with a £107 million shortfall due to the coronavirus pandemic. RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney announced the cost-cutting measures in a statement on Monday. “As you will be aware the long-term financial challenges are
Ferrari are bringing forward some planned upgrades to their car after a disappointing showing at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. Lead driver Charles Leclerc was runner-up on Sunday, but the car was a second off the pace in qualifying seventh. At this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix, Ferrari will introduce some of the parts originally scheduled
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Jose Aldo steps inside the “Fight Island” Octagon on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to face Petr Yan for the vacant UFC bantamweight championship, the Brazil native will be attempting to become just the eighth fighter in UFC history to reign in more than one division. Aldo