12:54 AM ET Walt Harris was stopped by Alistair Overeem in the second round in the UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday. But that didn’t diminish his performance in the eyes of his UFC peers. Many of them, including Harris’ heavyweight division rival Francis Ngannou, took to social media after the fight in Jacksonville,
9:12 AM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print ESPN’s 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance,” which chronicles Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, concludes Sunday with Episodes 9 and 10. All 10 episodes are airing on ESPN and the ESPN App in the United States and can be streamed outside the
11:20 PM IST On Sunday, the Indian government relaxed restrictions on sporting events, allowing them to resume behind closed doors in the country, and as far as cricket is concerned, it means the IPL could take place in 2020. The BCCI welcomed the government’s decision, but said it was premature to think about the IPL
12:25 PM ET By saying he will not play this season for a reduced salary, Rays starter Blake Snell triggered a cacophony of angry responses the other day — a tidal wave of social media backlash, talk-show lectures (delivered from here, among other lecterns) and, under the radar, expressions of disgust from some of Snell’s
6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Take a guess which college is most represented on the Buffalo Bills’ roster. It’s not Alabama, LSU or any of college football’s blue-blood programs; rather, it’s a school that perhaps best represents Buffalo, the Bills and their fan base — the Iowa Hawkeyes. Micah Hyde, Ike Boettger, Nick Easley and
8:42 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1948, the 17th day of the month, Carlos May was born. The number mattered. He was a good
2:59 PM ET A week after NBA commissioner Adam Silver told players to prepare for what could be the “single greatest challenge of all of our lives,” the president of the players’ association, Chris Paul, has affirmed publicly — and adamantly — that players want a return to competition. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard, in
7:30 AM ET Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver was arrested Saturday night in his hometown of Houston on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. Oliver is currently being held at Montgomery County Jail after being pulled over on State Highway 242. Both charges are misdemeanors, according to the jail’s website.
1:09 AM ET It was an emotional Saturday night in Jacksonville, as the UFC wrapped up its three-card stay in Florida. In the main event, Walt Harris came out swinging and nearly picked up a knockout victory over Alistair Overeem, only for the veteran Overeem to come back and take over the fight. After Overeem
They say all good things must come to an end. For Sebastian Vettel, that means waving ‘bye, bye” to Ferrari at the end of 2020. Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, whether we will see the four-time world champion in the red of the Scuderia again remains to be seen. For now, though, let’s reflect
3:43 AM ET ESPN News Services SEOUL, South Korea — In a return to official live tournament golf after the coronavirus epidimic, Park Hyun-kung shot a final-round 67 Sunday to win the KLPGA Championship by one stroke. Park had a four-round total of 17-under 271 on the Lakewood Country Club course. Bae Seon-woo (68) and
11:54 PM ET Alistair Overeem overcame early trouble and rallied to stop Walt Harris in the second round of their heavyweight bout Saturday night in the UFC Fight Night headliner in an empty VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The stoppage came at the 3 minute mark. With the win, Overeem joined Aleksei Oleinik
2:07 AM ET UFC president Dana White said late Saturday night that if the promotion can’t hold its May 30 event at its Apex building in Las Vegas, then the card will take place in Arizona. Combat sports remain suspended indefinitely in Nevada, but Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday that sports can return to
12:15 AM ET The UFC wrapped up a whirlwind of three live events in a span of eight days on Saturday, and the last man standing was the seemingly ageless heavyweight, Alistair Overeem. Overeem capped off the week of UFC action with a second-round TKO over Walt Harris at UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville, Florida.
10:26 PM ET Racing returned to Churchill Downs on Saturday, after a layoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, and former Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl highlighted the 11-race card. With new safety protocols in place, and no fans in the stands, Monomoy Girl won a one-mile allowance event in the fourth race on opening day
6:30 PM ET Associated Press The 145th Preakness Stakes has been rescheduled for Oct. 3, an announcement delivered Saturday less than hour before the original post time for the Triple Crown race. Traditionally held at Pimlico Race Course on the third Saturday in May, the Preakness was postponed April 3 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
3:54 PM ET How eager are we for baseball? More than a little — heck, a lot. And now that we’re witnessing the industry tiptoe toward a plan for reinitiating the 2020 campaign for Major League Baseball, we can’t help speculating what a baseball season will look like. Last night, Bryce Harper got into the
6:58 PM ET Phyllis George, a former Miss America winner who became a pioneer in sports journalism and football broadcasting when in 1975 she was named a co-host for The NFL Today, has died at the age of 70. George died Thursday from complications from a blood disorder, her ex-husband, former Kentucky Governor John Brown