2:49 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’s breakout 2022 campaign continues with a 115-pound title defense vs. Israel Gonzalez in the chief support bout to Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin 3 on Sept. 17 in Las Vegas, Matchroom Boxing announced Monday. Rodriguez (16-0 11 KOs) scored the biggest win of his budding career last month with
11:34 AM ET Few would dispute that UFC men’s featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway are the two best 145-pounders in MMA. Right behind them? We might find out on Saturday afternoon, when Brian Ortega meets Yair Rodriguez in a matinee main event of UFC Fight Night in Elmont, New York. Ortega
File image of Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur.© Twitter India’s squad for women’s cricket competition was announced by the BCCI on Monday. “The All-India Women’s Selection Committee met on Monday to pick the squad for the forthcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This will be the first time that Women’s T20 International will be featured
11:42 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Atlanta Braves acquired the 35th pick in Sunday’s Major League Baseball draft from the Kansas City Royals for center-field prospect Drew Waters, right-handed pitching prospect Andrew Hoffmann and Double-A third baseman
11:54 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined the incoming ownership group for the Denver Broncos. Rice, who has also served as the National Security Advisor as well as provost of Stanford University, lived in Denver during her childhood and received both a bachelor’s degree as well
10:25 AM ET Clemson failed to make the College Football Playoff last season, and after a string of four straight top-10 overall and top-ranked ACC classes, the Tigers fell short of both those marks during the 2022 cycle. How they perform on the field this season remains to be seen, but the Tigers have roared
8:00 AM ET NBA insiders The first weekend of Las Vegas Summer League is in the books, and the NBA hasn’t disappointed. Paolo Banchero and Jabari Smith Jr. kicked things off with a highly anticipated meeting between the lottery draft picks. No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren carried his momentum from Utah into Saturday’s 90-88
Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar Former India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar is not happy with the fact that some senior players get rested during the Indian cricket team’s international calendar. Gavaskar in an interview slammed senior cricketers for taking breaks from India matches while playing the entire season of the Indian Premier League. It is
4:00 AM ET Liverpool vs. Manchester United in Bangkok is a promoter’s dream: a clash between the two biggest clubs from the biggest league in the world, and a game being played in front of supporters who might be getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see their heroes play within touching distance of their seats in
8:12 AM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer dropped out of the ATP rankings entirely for the first time in a quarter-century on Monday, while Novak Djokovic slid four spots to No. 7 a day after winning Wimbledon for the seventh time. Federer had appeared in the singles rankings every week since he
8:57 AM BST Lock Maro Itoje has been ruled out of England’s third and decisive test against Australia on Saturday because of concussion. Itoje, 27, suffered a head knock in the Brisbane test and had already been ruled out of the series decider at Sydney Cricket Ground. 1 Related Flanker Sam Underhill has also been
8:35 AM ET Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has surveyed the NHL free-agent landscape every summer since 1997. What does he see as the 2022 market prepares to officially open Wednesday at noon? “Lots of teams are tight on the cap, so it’s going to be interesting,” Holland told ESPN. “And then other teams
8:02 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN From Tyson Fury’s retirement claim that few seem to believe to Canelo Alvarez’s shocking loss to Dmitry Bivol, 2022 has been filled with moments that shook the boxing world — and there’s still six months to go. At the midway point of the year, many boxers already have the inside
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following an investigation into overseas assets believed to be worth more than £400m. The Crown Prosecution Service said the charge follows an investigation by HMRC. “The CPS has authorised a charge against Bernard Ecclestone,” it said. The CPS said the charge
7:45 AM ET Multiple Contributors By Andrea Adelson, Kyle Bonagura and Adam Rittenberg Two weeks ago, many of college sports’ most powerful people gathered at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, countless athletic directors and other
6:27 AM ET The Open is golf’s oldest major, and this year it celebrates its 150th installment. And there is no other place that could possibly happen than at the home of golf — The Old Course at St. Andrews. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app After sitting out the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods
6:17 AM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods, a 15-time major champion, called St. Andrews his “favorite course in the world” when he announced he’d be playing in the 150th Open after his return to competitive golf at the Masters in April. There’s plenty of reason for Woods to love it. He claimed his
IndyCar driver Colton Herta is to test for McLaren this week. The American, one of the most highly regarded drivers in the US-based single-seater series, is a potential candidate for a future McLaren seat. Herta, 22, will drive a 2021 McLaren at Portimao in Portugal – where grand prix were held in 2020 and 2021