10:03 PM ET Former UFC title contender Anthony Smith will look to get back on track in August. Smith is slated to meet Aleksandar Rakic on Aug. 29, sources confirmed to ESPN following a report by MMAPlay365. The event, which has yet to be officially announced by the promotion, doesn’t have a finalized location. Smith
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1:55 PM ET UFC heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov each made weight on Friday for their main event clash at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Blaydes (13-2) weighed-in at 261 pounds, while Volkov (31-7) tipped the scales at 247. The two were originally scheduled to meet on this June 20
7:58 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN For Memphis Grizzlies swingman Justise Winslow, the idea of playing out the rest of the season in Orlando, Florida, is “tricky.” Winslow spoke with former NBA forward Caron Butler on the league’s Twitter feed on Friday afternoon and expressed concern about the continuation of the season, the same way he
7:51 PM ET Major League Baseball won’t counter the MLB Players Association’s latest offer to play 70 games this season. Instead, the league is sticking with its most recent offer of 60 games at full prorated salaries. “MLB has informed the Association that it will not respond to our last proposal and will not play
6:53 PM ET It was like Bruno Fernandes had never been away. Among the on-pitch imponderables as Premier League football resumed was whether one of its most in-form players would be able to continue the level of performance that had revitalised Manchester United’s season after he joined the club in January. Ninety minutes in north
4:55 PM ET Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are offering season-ticket holders at an elevated risk of COVID-19 infection the chance to skip the 2020 season entirely and still hold on to their seats for the next year. The policy appears to be the most generous — or perhaps cautious —
2:44 PM ET Associated Press Texas Motor Speedway is planning to have some fans in its massive grandstands when NASCAR runs its rescheduled Cup race there July 19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a comprehensive action plan to allow fans for the race. The track said the grandstands and suites would be open to
10:56 AM ET The statue of former Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, who was forced to integrate his franchise in the early 1960s, was removed outside of RFK Stadium on Friday morning. Events DC, which is in charge of RFK Stadium, removed the statue. Max Brown, the chairman of the Events DC board of
3:57 PM ET Associated Press There might be wheelchair tennis competition at the 2020 US Open, after all. The U.S. Tennis Association acknowledged Friday it should have consulted wheelchair athletes before announcing their events at Flushing Meadows were being canceled — and now is willing to change its stance. USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier said in
6:38 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech is adding Alabama graduate transfer Chadarius Townsend, who was used sparingly at running back by the Crimson Tide and has two years of eligibility remaining. Townsend was a standout high school quarterback in Alabama before joining the Crimson Tide in 2017. After a redshirt season,
5:30 PM ET Former Florida State linebacker Kendrick Scott has started a petition to rename Doak Campbell Stadium over Campbell’s pro-segregation views while serving as university president. Campbell transitioned the school from Florida State College for Women to Florida State, serving as president from 1941-57. He also spearheaded the construction and completion of the football
1:28 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Canada has approved a National Hockey League plan to play in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday. The plan required an exemption as the U.S.-Canada border is currently closed to all non-essential travel until at least July 21 and those who enter
10:19 AM ET Projected top-five NBA draft pick Deni Avdija will resume his season with Maccabi Tel Aviv when the Israeli basketball league returns Sunday, he told ESPN. “Before I go to the U.S., I have a job to finish here in Israel,” Avdija wrote in an email. “As a competitor I am committed to
3:49 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — In addition to all of the physical benefits that Bryson DeChambeau is enjoying after a months-long process that has seen him add 40 pounds, perhaps the best one has nothing to do with golf. It’s his diet. Specifically, the ability to eat, well, as much as possible. “I
3:31 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Under normal circumstances, in Manchester United‘s post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be in trouble. Nine games to go, fifth in the table and three points adrift of the top four would normally have the Glazers’ trigger finger twitching. Every manager employed since Ferguson retired in 2013 has
2:22 PM ET Associated Press The European Tour won’t have a senior circuit this year. The Staysure Tour for players 50 and older announced Friday it has canceled the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was supposed to start May 14-16 in Austria. Three senior majors on its schedule — the Senior PGA, the
1:43 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have temporarily shut down their training facility after several players and staffers have tested positive for coronavirus, a source confirmed to ESPN. Other players and staffers who have been at the facility are being tested. The Lightning and NHL will figure out how to proceed based off of
12:28 AM IST The IPL has convened a meeting of its Governing Council next week to “review various sponsorship deals” for the tournament following tensions this week on the India-China border. The move reflects the fact that the IPL’s main sponsors, including title sponsor Vivo, have Chinese ownership or links. While there has been tension