9:26 AM ET The UFC is instituting stricter coronavirus testing guidelines ahead of its return to Las Vegas this weekend. The promotion sent a memo to the fighters competing on the Las Vegas card scheduled for Saturday. The memo outlining the guidelines was obtained by ESPN. The event will take place at the UFC Apex
7:59 AM ET Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush voiced strong concerns over the NCAA’s recent support of a player endorsement plan, saying that paying college athletes for their names and likeness is “going to destroy some people.” Bush, whose outstanding career at USC was marred by his eventual forfeiture of the 2005 Heisman Trophy, touched
1:45 PM ET Mike Tomlin likes the discussion around an incentivized minority hiring process in the NFL. On “Coffee with Cal,” hosted by Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari, on Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach said he likes the idea of a change to the Rooney Rule that rewards teams for hiring minority
1:01 PM ET One of the world’s best fighters is no longer a UFC titleholder. Henry Cejudo is considered retired and has vacated the UFC bantamweight title, promotion officials confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Cejudo’s name was removed from the title page and the official rankings on the UFC website Sunday. ESPN has Cejudo, a
12:35 PM ET Charleston, where the annual WTA tournament scheduled for early April became just the third tennis event forced to cancel due to the coronavirus pandemic, will have a pro tennis event in 2020 after all. But it will look nothing like the event that has been a staple of the WTA Tour since
11:00 PM IST Fast bowlers need to build up their workloads “as sensibly as possible” in order to help mitigate against increased injury risk as they look to return from a prolonged period of rest, according to Surrey’s lead physiotherapist. Plans are being drawn up around the world for players to return to training after
6:21 PM ET Tom Brady has looked like anything but the cool, calm quarterback and everything like a scared, high-handicap golfer during The Match: Champions for Charity. But he still managed to come through in a big way on Sunday afternoon. After getting taunted by announcer Charles Barkley and taking a beating on social media
10:33 AM ET The NHL is ready to move to Phase 2 of its plan to return to play, and it will soon allow players to train in small groups at team facilities, according to a memo circulated to teams over the weekend. The NHL didn’t put an exact date on when Phase 2 will
8:40 PM IST The path for England’s return to international cricket has become clearer after the UK government published stage two guidelines for the resumption of elite sporting training. Stage two of competitive training sees players given exemptions on social-distancing rules where necessary as part of training, with the decision on when to move from
10:00 AM BST England and Saracens lock George Kruis will play in Japan for the Panasonic Wild Knights next season, the Top League club said on Monday. Welsh centre Hadleigh Parkes will also join Kruis at the club with the pair expected to arrive in Japan in November ahead of the 2021 Top League season,
May 25, 2020 New Zealand will stage a team-based tennis tournament for local-based men’s players from June 3, organisers said on Monday. The event will mark the southern hemisphere’s first professional competition since the coronavirus pandemic brought global sport to a halt. All 112 matches of the “NZ Premier League” will be played in Auckland
8:00 AM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Joon Lee Close ESPN Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate IT BEGAN WITH the hype video that was supposed to introduce the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers on
7:20 AM ET Leaps into swimming pools. Emotional moments of jubilation. Tears of joy. Fifteen words delivered by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell — “With the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins select Tua Tagovailoa” — elicited all that plus a belief the moment will change the Dolphins’ franchise forever. Over the
8:00 AM ET It has been two and a half months since we’ve seen a poster dunk, an ankle-breaking move or a buzzer-beating shot on an NBA court. And, while there is some hope of a potential restart, plenty of hurdles remain in the league’s mission to save the season amid the coronavirus pandemic. But
9:36 AM ET Associated Press The French tennis federation will set aside €9 million ($9.8 million) for its players who financially struggle as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The money will come from a larger €35 million ($38.1 million) support plan for French tennis as a whole. It will go to the players ranked
8:16 AM ET Lou DiBella has a small list. He keeps it close because he’s never quite sure when a name will pop into his head. It could be when he’s lying down to sleep or when he wakes up in the morning. Or perhaps when something reminds him of an old friend or business
7:58 AM ET World No. 27, Nikoloz Basilashvili, has been charged with assaulting his former wife, his lawyer Irma Chkadua said. The Georgian has denied allegations that he attacked his former wife in front of their five-year-old son and he has been released on $26,000 bail. The preliminary court hearing is scheduled for July 16.
7:37 AM ET UFC president Dana White has been touting Fight Island for over six weeks, during which time he’s been asked about it at every opportunity. But his plans remain shrouded in mystery. Where is the island? When will it debut? Who will fight there? White has said the concept of fighting on an