7:00 AM ET Bob Arum at Top Rank headquarters in Las Vegas. Al Powers for ESPN ON THE SECOND FLOOR of the events center at Resorts World Las Vegas hotel and casino, Bob Arum takes small, careful steps. He moves slowly. His eyes look toward the floor with each step, as if the gravity of his
8:09 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Ask any serious MMA follower to name the top five submission fighters in UFC history and you’ll have Charles Oliveira (15 submissions) and Demian Maia (11) thrown back at you before the question is fully out of your mouth. They’re No. 1 and No. 2. They’re easy to list. After
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8:30 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA first-round playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves has the makings of an all-time classic. We’ve seen young superstars Ja Morant and Anthony Edwards take their games to new heights — literally, in Morant’s case — Karl-Anthony Towns letting it fly from deep and some massive
10:23 AM ET Maryland football coach Michael Locksley has agreed to a new five-year contract that runs through the 2026 season. Locksley’s new deal includes incentives that could extend his contract two additional years. He has spent the past three seasons at Maryland and last fall guided the Terrapins (7-6) to their first winning season
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Not long after acquiring receiver A.J. Brown from the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night for the 18th and 101st overall picks in the NFL draft, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman told the story of the first time he and coach Nick Sirianni watched film of Brown together during the lead-up
British cyclist Ethan Hayter won stage two of the Tour de Romandie – but Rohan Dennis still holds the overall lead in the event which concludes on Sunday. Hayter, 23, won the prologue but lost the leader’s jersey after crashing in stage one. He bounced back with victory, but has only climbed to 107th in
9:00 AM ET IRVING, Texas — The sun was shining Wednesday afternoon at the sprawling Four Seasons resort as the 10 FBS commissioners and College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock gathered in person for the first time since their tense playoff expansion meetings at the national championship game in Indianapolis almost four months ago.
Britain’s Tom Pidcock will not feature in the Giro d’Italia after Ineos Grenadiers announced their line-up. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, who won the race in 2019, leads the team, with young Briton Ben Tulett also involved. Pidcock, 22, who signed a five-year contract last month, could instead take part in the Tour de France. “The team
Apr 28, 2022 Timothy Bradley Jr. Two of the best junior lightweights in boxing will meet on Saturday to unify two world titles. Shakur Stevenson, the WBO champion, faces WBC titlist Oscar Valdez in the main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena (10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, with prelims
8:45 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We’ve made it to the final day of the regular season — save for a makeup game between the lottery-bound Winnipeg Jets and Seattle Kraken on Sunday — with a number of questions
8:00 PM ET NFL Nation The 2022 NFL draft began Thursday and continues through Saturday (ABC/ESPN/ESPN App). The Jacksonville Jaguars have the first pick of the draft and are one of eight teams to have two picks in the first round, joining the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans
3:12 PM ET More than 1,000 minor league baseball players have signed a petition requesting that Major League Baseball teams provide players with payment for spring training. The petition — organized by Advocates for Minor Leaguers and submitted to MLB on Thursday — follows a federal court ruling in March that said minor leaguers are
Rovman Powell in action in IPL 2022© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant praised ‘finisher’ Rovman Powell after he guided the team to victory against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. Kuldeep Yadav‘s four-wicket haul and blistering knocks from David Warner and Powell powered Delhi Capitals to a four-wicket victory against Kolkata Knight Riders at the
4:00 AM ET Erik ten Hag wants full focus on Ajax before his rebuilding job at Manchester United — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Paulo Dybala is a man in demand. Jump to: Dybala in demand | Fireworks at the World Cup | USMNT’s Dest gets Barca reprieve | Neves set to leave
11:54 PM ET The nation’s best defense from the nation’s best team was rewarded for its work in the opening round of the NFL draft. Five Georgia defensive players were selected in the first round Thursday night, a record from one defense in the common draft era. The total eclipsed the four Florida State defenders
12:08 AM ET Brianna Williams With four first round picks, the Georgia Bulldogs flexed their muscles on night one of the NFL Draft — but it was just a continuation of a red-hot streak for UGA football. Just months after the Atlanta Braves won the World Series, The Bulldogs kicked off 2022 by winning the
12:19 AM ET The Florida Panthers are Presidents’ Trophy winners for the first time in franchise history, finishing the regular season with 122 points. Florida claimed the NHL’s top spot in the standings on Thursday after defeating Ottawa 4-0 and seeing Colorado lose to Nashville 5-4 in a shootout. This was just the second season