8:22 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov is not new to No. 1. The UFC lightweight champion was already at the top of the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings, but until now, he was sharing that spot. However, in the wake of Jon Jones‘ second straight close call — a decision win over Dominick Reyes in their light heavyweight
Dec 5, 2017 Mark KriegelESPN Editor’s note: This was originally published in December, 2017. OXNARD, Calif. — The training of Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko — conceived, orchestrated and monitored by his father, with an assist from a psychologist trained in cognitive behaviorism — is famously idiosyncratic. It includes street skating and juggling, handstands and tennis, which
9:49 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s divisional boxing rankings. They are updated each Tuesday and change often based on what happened in each weight class the previous week. As a general rule, the rankings are based on what a fighter has accomplished in the weight division in which he is ranked, although his overall body
5 live Sport is guided by cycling journalists Jeremy Whittle, locals – including former Ventoux champions Eric Caritoux and Betty Kals – and cycling tourists up the 2,000m climb, ahead of stage 12 of the Tour de France. We learn about the mountain’s imposing Tour de France history, not least the tragic death of Britain’s
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 25, 2015. Kevin Garnett will be inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2020 class. WATCHING WAS WASTEFUL, he thought, counterintuitive. Kevin Garnett loathed it. He’d spit at anyone who implored him to embrace it, even