9:25 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN OSCAR DE LA HOYA walked into Jake Paul’s locker room ahead of Paul’s third professional bout, a matchup with former UFC fighter Ben Askren in Atlanta in April 2021. The Hall of Famer, who starred on the biggest stage in boxing as the face of the fight game throughout the
8:44 AM ET The UFC schedule is about to enter a monster stretch, with marquee pay-per-view events in Las Vegas and London within the next three weeks. UFC 285, March 4: Jon Jones at heavyweight, finally. UFC 286, March 18: Leon Edwards–Kamaru Usman trilogy bout — in London! There are other fantastic fights on those
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NHL trade deadline for the 2022-23 season is March 3 at 3 p.m. ET. While the final day is always a furious onslaught of trades, there have already been some major deals, including Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders, Vladimir Tarasenko to the New York Rangers and Ryan
7:10 AM ET ESPN staff The trade deadline for the 2022-23 NHL is 3 p.m. ET on March 3. Some stars have already been traded — including two 2023 All-Stars — with some impactful players remaining on the list of those potentially being moved. After discussions with folks inside the game, reporters Ryan S. Clark,
8:00 AM ET IT WAS ALMOST a year ago that author Alan Shipnuck published Phil Mickelson’s controversial comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian monarchy’s history of human rights abuses and alleged involvement in the death of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. Mickelson, who was allegedly recruiting players to LIV Golf, told Shipnuck
George Russell says he does not expect Mercedes to be competing for victory at the start of the Formula 1 season in Bahrain next week. Russell said he believed Red Bull were the team to beat on the evidence of the first two days of pre-season testing. He said: “We definitely believe eventually we will
7:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In the twilight of the Denver Broncos‘ final Sunday of the 2022 season, quarterback Russell Wilson stood in front of the media contingent trying to make sense of his worst season as a pro. What happened to the nine-time Pro Bowler who had led the Seattle Seahawks to a
8:00 AM ET Over the course of the 1970s and 1980s, the NCAA’s biggest schools spent years wrangling and arguing, primarily over television revenue, how much of it the more football-obsessed schools could make, and whether said schools could break apart from the riff-raff to some degree. Time is a flat circle in that regard.
9:46 AM ET The Ole Miss Rebels have fired men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis with just over a week left in the regular season, it was announced Friday. “We thank Coach Davis for his dedication to the Ole Miss basketball program and our student-athletes,” athletic director Keith Carter said in a statement. “No one wanted
9:17 AM ET WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — After his weeklong breakout performance on the national stage, the only thing on Zach Edey‘s mind was sneakers. You see, the 7-foot-4 Purdue center wears size 20 shoes and there are not a lot of size 20 basketball sneakers on the market. He wore the Nike Zoom Rize
8:00 AM ET Two levels of heat surround college football assistant coaches: The bad kind, for those facing pressure to keep their jobs; and the good kind, for those improving their chances of becoming head coaches. Every college football season produces a new group of hot assistants, who find themselves on the radar of athletic
7:44 AM ET Russell Wilson pushed to have Seahawks coach Pete Carroll fired before his departure from Seattle, according to a report Friday from The Athletic, though the Denver Broncos‘ quarterback subsequently denied doing so on social media. According to the report, Wilson asked Seahawks ownership in February 2022 to fire Carroll and general manager
7:00 AM ET Matt MillerESPN There might not be a more polarizing prospect in the entire 2023 NFL draft class than Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson. Evaluators rave about his dual-threat ability, his excellent size at 6-foot-4 and 232 pounds and how he can beat you with the best arm in the draft class. And they’ll
7:00 AM ET Jordan ReidESPN It’s a big week for HBCU prospects who could get picked in the 2023 NFL draft. On Monday, 47 players took part in the second annual HBCU combine, where scouts and evaluators from all 32 NFL teams watched workouts at the New Orleans Saints‘ practice facility. The Black College Football
8:00 AM ET Worried about your favorite team? Well, you should be. With nearly two weeks until Selection Sunday, the hierarchy of the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament will largely be decided — besides the automatic berths — in the days ahead. This weekend is packed with pivotal matchups that will influence those results. And for
7:00 AM ET WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — On the opening day of spring training, manager Dusty Baker and his staff gathered their team before the first full squad practice. It was the first time the Houston Astros were back on the field together since celebrating their World Series victory in November, and there were
6:13 AM ET Associated Press PATTAYA, Thailand — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap finished strongly with six birdies on the back nine to take a one-shot lead over Maja Stark after a 7-under 65 in the second round at the LPGA Thailand on Friday. The 20-year-old Thai player had two birdies against a bogey on the front nine
6:41 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag says Manchester United‘s Europa League victory over Barcelona shows they “can beat anyone.” United added Barcelona to a list of statement wins this season that already includes Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,