12:02 AM ET TJ Dillashaw will look to become a three-time UFC champion later this year. A bantamweight title fight between champion Aljamain Sterling and Dillashaw, the former champ, is being targeted for UFC 279 on Sept. 10 at a location to be determined, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday night. Dillashaw’s manager, Tiki Ghosn,
4:49 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN After wrapping up a 24-hour shift as a firefighter in Toledo, Ohio, this past weekend, Myles Copeland went to New York to suit up for his other job, a player for Toledo Glass City of The Basketball League, for a playoff game against the Jamestown Jackals. But his two worlds
5:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Three times in this year’s NBA playoffs, the Boston Celtics have found themselves one loss away from going home for the summer. Three times in these playoffs, the Celtics have found a way to extend their season — including two victories on the road. So, as Boston prepares
9:23 PM ET Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Dallas Mavericks are acquiring center/power forward Christian Wood from the Houston
3:37 PM ET NFL NationESPN Wednesday saw minicamps continue for much of the NFL, as many teams performed for the last time before training camps start in late July. But the big news of the day came from teams that already concluded minicamps, as the Pittsburgh Steelers made Minkah Fitzpatrick the highest-paid safety in NFL
8:11 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The American Athletic Conference’s six new members will enter the league next summer, Commissioner Mike Aresco said Wednesday. Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA will officially join the AAC on July 1, 2023. Each of those schools, all now in Conference USA, had their
5:54 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston starter Luis Garcia and reliever Phil Maton each threw an immaculate inning — nine pitches, three strikeouts — after a big opening offensive outburst for the Astros. Martin Maldonado, their 35-year-old veteran catcher, was in the middle of it all. Maldonado had a two-run double
5:19 PM ET We’re finally down to the two teams that will duke it out for the Stanley Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche will meet Wednesday (8 p.m. ET, ABC) for Game 1 of this best-of-seven championship matchup. 1 Related The Lightning need four more wins to complete the three-peat, which would
5:13 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN BOSTON — The Golden State Warriors find themselves in a position they’ve been in many times before: one win away from an NBA Title. Playing in the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the last eight years, there is a dose of cautious optimism flowing through the Warriors’ locker
6:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga is being suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission for attempting to bite Alexis Angulo on Saturday, sources tell ESPN. The length of the suspension has yet to be finalized, sources said. Berlanga is also facing a fine for his actions. The 25-year-old won a 10-round unanimous
12:17 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Minkah Fitzpatrick is starting his summer vacation with a nice payday after securing a deal to become the NFL’s highest-paid safety. The Pittsburgh Steelers and their star safety agreed to a four-year extension that will pay Fitzpatrick more than $18.4 million per year, WME Sports, Fitzpatrick’s agency, confirmed to ESPN’s
Formula 1 has struck a new contract to race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne until 2035. The deal is a 10-year extension on the existing contract, which had been due to expire in 2025. It will extend the race’s stay on the calendar to nearly 40 years. Melbourne faced opposition from rival bids,
4:27 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — After a court ruled that his election opponent was wrongly barred, International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev said Wednesday he wants a new contest. A clean election could be key for the International Olympic Committee to consider reinstating the IBA after excluding it from organizing bouts at
8:34 AM ET Mauricio Pochettino has been sacked as Paris Saint-Germain manager just months after guiding the team to the league title, sources have told ESPN. The club is yet to announce the departure of the Argentine, but sources have told ESPN it was agreed on Wednesday morning. Pochettino had one year left on his
3:14 PM ET After an ultimate high came an ultimate hangover. In 1973-74, Bayern Munich not only won their third Bundesliga title in a row (and fourth in six years) but also expanded their dominance onto the continent for the first time. Less than 10 years removed from life in the second division, the burgeoning
2:29 PM ET The Army–Navy game will be played in five different cities along the East Coast over the next five years, including stadiums near Boston, Washington, Baltimore, New York City and Philadelphia, the schools announced jointly Wednesday. Foxborough, Massachusetts, will host the 2023 game on Dec. 9, followed by Landover, Maryland, on Dec. 14,
2:23 PM ET Rory McIlroy is the consensus favorite to win the U.S. Open this week at sportsbooks around the U.S. Fresh off his win at the RBC Canadian Open, McIlroy climbed up the odds boards, surpassing top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and taking over the role as consensus favorite entering this week’s U.S. Open at The
7:00 AM ET Eric MoodyESPN In one of the largest trades in NFL history, the Denver Broncos acquired Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks for a package of players and draft picks. He will become the first quarterback to start for a team he defeated in the Super Bowl. Denver now has the quarterback it