4:26 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC president Dana White has made good on his promise to be the first sport back in action in the United States, as UFC 249 is officially upon us at
5:55 PM ET Tennessee has had a ton of momentum on the recruiting trail over the past two weeks and received a commitment Saturday from its sixth ESPN 300 commitment since April 26. KaTron Evans, the No. 15-ranked defensive tackle recruit and 231st overall prospect, announced his commitment to the Vols to continue the recruiting
5:02 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin closed NASCAR’s iRacing Series with a victory at a simulation of throwback North Wilkesboro Speedway. The Daytona 500 winner was instrumental in organizing his fellow Cup drivers for the invitational series that started after the series was suspended. Hamlin, who races barefoot on a top-of-the-line
3:13 PM ET Offensive lineman Issiah Walker announced he is transferring to Miami on Saturday. Walker had signed with Florida in the 2020 recruiting cycle and enrolled in January with the Gators, but had entered his name in the transfer portal on May 4. Walker was ranked No. 121 overall in this most recent recruiting
5:52 PM IST In our #retrolive series, we rewind to classic matches to bring you the ball-by-ball commentary and match coverage as if the games were happening live, for the first time. This time, we turn the clock back to October 21, 1996, and to the India v Australia Titan Cup match in Bengaluru. Big
1:08 PM ET Mary Pratt, believed to be the last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches, has died. She was 101. Her death on Wednesday was confirmed by her nephew, Walter Pratt. The Rockford Peaches were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was immortalized in the 1992 film “A League of
11:55 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Suresh Raina feels Indian cricketers without BCCI contracts should get the opportunity to play in overseas T20 leagues. The 33-year-old Raina has played over 300 international games, but hasn’t represented India since July 2018; playing in overseas leagues, he feels, will especially help older players who are looking to make
12:29 PM ET Associated Press The NFL’s successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final. After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL is considering having it earlier in
12:10 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — With the end of this virus-disrupted school year drawing nearer, a predictably bleak financial outlook for major college sports has emerged from the budgeting process. There’s a $4 million deficit in the Minnesota athletic department’s forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, and athletic director Mark
8:59 PM IST Bangladesh’s cricketers’ body is planning to hold elections soon after the country’s Covid-19 general holiday ends. The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) is likely to set an election date when all Dhaka Premier League cricketers come to the capital to play the 2019-20 season. Following an online meeting that the CWAB
8:21 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 1960, Tony Gwynn was born. Hitting is so much about hand-eye coordination, and no one had more of
6:00 AM ET Ryan Farley needs to get away as part of his writing process. Sometimes it’s as easy as pulling up his Detroit Lions hoodie and getting to work. Other times he needs a full escape, going from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe when he’s on deadline to finish his script. He’ll sit in
Lewis Hamilton says he is “enjoying” some aspects of Formula 1’s enforced break because it has given him time to refresh and revitalise himself. The 2020 season is on hold until July because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hamilton, said: “There have been times in the past five years that I thought a rest would be
3:03 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Alex Hales has claimed he has “matured as a player and away from the game” since his deselection from England’s World Cup squad after a failed recreational drugs test, and declared that the past six months have been “the best I’ve played in my career” as he presses his case
First there was Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Then the likes of Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Alexander Albon got involved and now a four-time Formula 1 world champion has got in on the act. Last Sunday, Sebastian Vettel settled down in front of his computer and took to the virtual circuit as the German
Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo expects the first race of the season to be chaotic after the long break enforced by the coronavirus crisis. The Australian, 30, believes the length of time since drivers were last in cars will lead to mistakes and incidents. “(It will be) some form of chaos, hopefully in a controlled manner,” Ricciardo
11:27 PM ET NCAA president Mark Emmert said he does not envision schools being ready to begin competing in college football or other fall sports unless students return to campuses around the country. In an interview shown on the NCAA’s official Twitter account Friday night, Emmert said he’s spoken to hundreds of presidents and commissioners
10:47 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Larson has returned to racing for the first time since he was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing for using a racial slur in an iRacing event last month. Larson was one of 48 drivers attempting to make the main event Friday night in the World of Outlaws race at