8:16 AM ET Earlier this week, I noted a few MMA phrases that really grind my gears. “To be the champ, you gotta beat the champ,” “championship rounds mean more” and “I can’t believe that was a unanimous decision” are a few of them. You know what’s another one? “Don’t leave it in the hands
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Feb 11, 2020 Kiley McDaniel Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. I’ll be doing a good bit of MLB analysis here at ESPN, so it makes sense as I’m walking in the door to do a
8:15 AM ET VICTOR OLADIPO RARELY gets frustrated. So when he was standing on the court before tipoff between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks on Feb. 1 and kept messing up his intricate dueling circus dribbling routine — between the legs, loop one over the other, switch hands, quick staccato bounces, switch hands
7:30 AM ET SAN JOSE — J.T. Miller has a reputation in the NHL. He’s a blue-collar player with a physical edge. He’s a versatile forward able to play in a variety of roles. But when the Tampa Bay Lightning traded him to the Vancouver Canucks last summer, he earned another label: someone worth spending
6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Maybe it’s money, maybe it’s production. Or, maybe it’s both. Sometimes a player just needs to go somewhere new. And this offseason, several big-name quarterbacks could be on their way to new teams. QB Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers have already announced they’re parting ways. The Las Vegas
8:00 AM 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 Tyson Fury’s journey to his Feb. 22 heavyweight rematch with Deontay Wilder has been a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs. Fury (29-0-1, 20
© Getty Images An elbow surgery has ruled Glenn Maxwell out of the upcoming ODIs and T20Is against South Africa starting February 21. Maxwell will undergo surgery to his left elbow and will be replaced by D’Arcy Short in both squads. Maxwell told the Australian team medical staff that pain in the elbow he had
The Chinese Grand Prix is expected to be postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The race is scheduled to be held in Shanghai on 19 April and a decision is set to be made in the next few days. Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has previously said it will look to reschedule
2:39 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets provided a glimpse of their potential when both of their superstar guards have it rolling. “It’s pretty scary,” James Harden said after a 116-105 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Harden scored 42 points in the win, the most by the NBA’s
Australian Olympic BMX hopeful Kai Sakakibara is in a medically-induced coma after sustaining a “severe head injury” at a World Cup event. The 23-year-old fell during his opening round heat in Bathurst, New South Wales, on Saturday. He was sedated at the scene before being airlifted to Canberra Hospital, where he has had surgery to
1:52 AM ET Michigan State is set to hire Colorado‘s Mel Tucker as its next coach, sources told ESPN. Tucker, one of several candidates to seemingly turn down Michigan State’s initial overtures, became the focus of the school’s search late Sunday and throughout Monday, sources said. On Saturday, he tweeted that that he remained committed
The sun shone on Ferrari for the launch of their new car. Literally. It was a glorious day in Emilia Romagna, the thermometer nudging 20C, brilliant blue skies, the snow glinting on the Apennine peaks. As the fading light cast a golden hue on the terracotta buildings of Reggio Emilia, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and
11:29 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Kevin Anderson lost in his return to the New York Open, falling 7-6 (6), 6-4 to Jason Jung on Tuesday night. Anderson was the first champion when the tournament moved from Memphis to Long Island in 2018, but he was unable to defend his title last year
11:06 PM ET St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester was taken to the hospital after suffering a cardiac episode on the bench during Tuesday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks and is conscious and alert, the Blues said. “Thankfully, with the quick response of our medical trainers, Anaheim medical trainers and their team physicians, they were
8:29 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A horse died on the training track at Santa Anita last weekend, the sixth death at the track since late December. A 6-year-old gelding named Double Touch and trained by John Sadler suffered what was described as a “sudden death” on Saturday, according to an incident report
7:34 PM ET Manny Pacquiao has signed with Paradigm Sports Management, the company announced on Tuesday. In its announcement, the agency said he signed because he is looking to “solidify the final years of his boxing legacy.” According to the announcement, Pacquiao, a reigning welterweight world titleholder, the only fighter to win world titles in
6:28 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quarterback Cam Newton said during Super Bowl week in Miami he “absolutely” will return to the Carolina Panthers in 2020, but owner David Tepper isn’t ready to make that commitment. “Listen. I’m not a doctor,” Tepper said on Tuesday. “I’ve said it a million times, is he healthy? He’s
7:30 AM ET One of the best stories in the NHL is happening in Columbus, where the Blue Jackets keep losing players but keep winning games anyway. Since coach John Tortorella’s volcanic eruption at the expense of the officials (and his bank account), which happened to coincide with the loss of their starting goalie, the