7:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul had a custom gold chain made with the likeness of Conor McGregor after he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January. The chain, which Paul dubbed “Sleepy McGregor,” will now be changing owners — to Poirier, who plans to auction it off for
Month: July 2021
8:45 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The Mexican men’s national team can make a case that it is the most popular soccer team in two countries. So it is jarring to consider that fan allegiance to a controversial stadium tradition could ban El Tri from next year’s World Cup and strip Mexico of co-hosting duties
6:36 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Raducanu, 18, made plenty of fans during a stellar run to the second week of Wimbledon this month. Raducanu was forced to retire from her
Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll expects it to be another four or five years before his team can realise his ambition of fighting for the F1 title. Stroll began the year expecting Aston to take a step forward after winning a race last year, but they lie sixth in the championship after nine races.
1:02 PM ET Quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other former Ohio State football players who were disciplined for receiving free tattoos and other impermissible benefits in exchange for their memorabilia are asking for Buckeyes victories and individual records to be restored. The Buckeyes were forced to vacate victories and records as part of NCAA sanctions
2:18 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Los Angeles Rams will have another uniform look for the 2021 season, but this will be more familiar to the team’s longtime fans. The Rams on Tuesday revealed what they are calling the “modern throwback” that has elements from the team’s uniforms worn from the mid-1970s to 2000, including
2:09 PM BST France on Tuesday night dished out multiple Test rugby lessons to a Wallabies team that continues to learn things the hard way, paving the way for a thrilling finale to the series in Brisbane this weekend. Denied a drought-breaking win on Australian soil last week, the French were thoroughly deserving of their
12:24 PM ET Associated Press John Rotz, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes during his career, has died at 86. He died at his farm in Warrensburg, Illinois, southwest of Champaign, on Monday, according to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, which spoke to his family.
2:42 PM ET Former Denver Broncos offensive line coach Alex Gibbs, a key part of the staff that helped the Broncos win back-to-back Super Bowls in the late ’90s, had died at the age of 80, the team announced. The Broncos said Gibbs died from complications from a stroke and was surrounded by his family
12:17 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are progressing on a deal to hire Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green as head coach, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A 12-year NBA veteran, Green has been an assistant with the Suns for the past two seasons and spent the previous three seasons on the Golden State Warriors‘
12:39 PM ET Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a knee injury during the grass-court season, he said Tuesday. “I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee, and have accepted that I must withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games,” Federer said in a Twitter post Tuesday. “I am
12:32 PM BST Ireland will host New Zealand in one of four international tests announced by the Irish Rugby Football Union for Andy Farrell’s squad in October and November. The Irish will face the All Blacks at Aviva Stadium on Nov. 13 for the first time since losing to the New Zealanders in the quarterfinals
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Something is going to have to give when it comes to the crowded New England Patriots running back position in 2021. They can’t all make the final roster. Start with sure-fire No. 1 option Damien Harris, who Patriots coach Bill Belichick said is “off to a really good start
7:00 AM ET For years, the question has been: “Who is the face of baseball?” Ahead of the 2021 MLB All-Star Game though, three new superstars have proved there doesn’t need to be just one face of the sport. Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels and
8:00 AM ET We inevitably overreact to what we see in bowl season. It is the last real thing we see from teams for about eight months, and it’s really easy to get sucked into believing that whatever we saw then is what we’ll see for months on end when the next season begins. They
Yashpal Sharma was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 World Cup.© Twitter The BCCI on Tuesday condoled the death of former India batsman and World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma, saying the country has “lost one of our cricketing heroes”. Apart from representing India 79 times in the international arena, Yashpal was also
Patrick Konrad from Austria held off the chasing group to claim victory on stage 16 of the Tour de France. He attacked out of a breakaway on the Col de Portet-d’Aspet, the penultimate climb of the 169km stage. It is the 29-year-old’s first Tour stage and first professional win. Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey
3:54 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.