10:43 AM ET UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz will seek his second title defense against Glover Teixeira in September, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The 205-pound title fight will take place on a UFC 266 pay-per-view event on Sept. 4. UFC has not announced an official venue for the event. Blachowicz (28-8) is
11:21 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has a date and an opponent for her mixed martial arts debut with the Professional Fighters League. Shields will fight Brittney Elkin on June 10, the PFL announced Wednesday (TV: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+; 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2). The
9:28 AM ET A capacity crowd will be present at UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White announced on Wednesday. The pay-per-view card will be held at T-Mobile Arena and headlined by the trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. “I signed bout agreement this morning,” McGregor told ESPN’s
11:18 AM ET NEW YORK — Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme led to the former Mets owners being embroiled in a $1 billion lawsuit, has died in prison at age 82. Madoff burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned a 150-year prison term. He died of natural causes at the Federal Medical Center in
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — When it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles‘ draft-day plans, it feels like there’s another shoe yet to drop. Step 1 was executed March 26 when the Eagles moved back from No. 6 to No. 12 overall in a deal with the Miami Dolphins that fetched a 2022 first-round pick. The
10:00 AM ET The 2022 college football recruiting trail is just beginning. Many prospects are still waiting for the extended dead period to end for the opportunity to take visits and interact with coaches in person. Commitments could begin to spike over the summer, but so far, more than 100 prospects in the ESPN 300
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Of the many decisions general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have made since they took over the San Francisco 49ers none are bigger than the one that awaits April 29. After trading up in the draft, the Niners will use the No. 3 overall pick to
9:48 AM ET Jennifer Jo Cobb is set for her topflight NASCAR debut later this month at Talladega, which would make her the first woman to race in the series since Danica Patrick in 2018. Cobb will drive the No. 15 Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing on April 25, the team announced Tuesday. “I have
9:44 AM ET Associated Press MONACO — – Novak Djokovic produced a clinical 6-4, 6-2 win over up-and-coming Jannik Sinner at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, making a successful return to clay. Facing a stern test in his first competitive match since his record-extending ninth win at the Australian Open, the two-time Monte Carlo
9:10 AM ET Bayern Munich were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night by Paris Saint-Germain. It was 3-3 on aggregate, meaning it came down to the away goals rule, and if you caught the two legs, you will appreciate how this tie could have easily gone either way, and by a sizable
Mark Cavendish sprinted to his third stage victory in a row at the Tour of Turkey after three years without a win. For the third consecutive day the Deceuninck-Quick Step rider consigned Jasper Philipsen to second place. There was a huge crash with 200m to go which brought down several riders and delayed the rest,
7:31 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. One of many unique aspects of the 2021 NHL season is that teams are playing all of their regular season games against division opponents — and those divisions were realigned for this season
7:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Seven championship bouts, with three of those fights for a belt occurring on the same night. Seven former champions trying to climb back toward the top. Old legends hanging on. New faces emerging. Between now and the end of June, there are a lot of must-see moments on the MMA
Report The series is level at 1-1 after South Africa bounced back from a defeat in the first game Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs South Africa Pakistan have opted to field first after winning the toss at SuperSport Park in the third T20I. The series is level at 1-1 after South Africa bounced back
7:00 AM ET THE ENDLESS DANCE of the 7-year-old was conducted in its full kinetic glory on an early February day at Holy Redeemer School in Marshall, Minnesota. The second graders in Mrs. Klaith’s class bounced in and out of their Plexiglas-enclosed desks, talking in unison in their own delirious language, treating every one of
7:03 AM ET LUKA DONCIC HITS the brakes, changes directions with a behind-the-back dribble, then picks up the ball and steps back to his left before launching a 3-pointer. It’s March 31 inside Boston’s TD Garden, and Celtics guard Marcus Smart, one of the NBA’s premier on-ball defenders, has just gone from within breathing distance
7:00 AM ET With the 2021 NHL trade deadline in the rearview mirror, we now have a much clearer picture of what the final month of the season will look like. For this week’s power rankings, we identified the “hinge” player for every team down the stretch — as in, who could have the most
3:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said Tuesday night that he is still dealing with the after-effects of contracting for COVID-19 three months ago and has been using an inhaler before games as a means to combat them. “Close,” he said, after scoring 32 points, along with nine rebounds and five