9:24 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski‘s latest featherweight title defense is official. Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung, better known as “The Korean Zombie,” both weighed in Friday at 144.5 pounds. Volkanovski will defend his UFC featherweight belt against Jung in the main event of UFC 273 on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
8:17 AM ET Teams from Liga MX, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and others have formed a coalition to eliminate anti-gay abuse from soccer, the group said on Friday. Play Proud United will bring together Angel City FC, Chicago Fire, Philadelphia Union, San Diego Wave FC and Tigres to
11:11 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — All-Star right fielder Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have not come to an agreement on a contract extension ahead of the slugger’s self-imposed deadline of Opening Day. General manager Brian Cashman said the team
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. As we gaze upon the current NHL standings, one first-round playoff matchup appears to be more locked in than all of the rest: the Minnesota Wild vs. the St. Louis Blues in the
1:25 PM ET Blake Baumgartner Purdue coach Jeff Brohm has received an extension through the 2027 season, it was announced Friday. Brohm, entering his sixth season at Purdue, led the Boilermakers to a 9-4 season capped by an overtime victory over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. “We are excited about the progress we have
1:49 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles signed Olympic hurdler and former Oregon Ducks receiver Devon Allen to a three-year contract Friday. Allen, 27, hasn’t played football since 2016 when he was with the Ducks. He put his football career on hold to pursue track and field and has done quite well in that
1:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James will not play in the final two games of the Lakers season because of soreness in his left ankle, the team announced on Friday. The Lakers, already eliminated from play-in tournament contention since Tuesday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns guaranteed the San Antonio Spurs would finish ahead
2:09 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods isn’t just back, he’s in the conversation at the 86th Masters. He opened with a methodical 1-under 71 in the opening round Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. He had an early tee time Thursday. He heads out in the late wave Friday, alongside Joaquin Niemann. The
IPL 2022: RCB face Mumbai Indians in match 18 at the MCA Stadium in Pune.© BCCI In-form Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on struggling Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 18 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday. After losing their first match, RCB are on a two-game
10:50 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty on Friday of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank account after he was declared bankrupt. A jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court convicted Becker on four charges under the Insolvency Act, including removal
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff A lot of attention will be paid to the Masters this weekend, but college football never sleeps. This weekend, spring games across the country will take place with countless storylines to follow. Which transfer will make the most noise on his new team? Who will win that coveted QB1 spot?
7:00 AM ET When Georgia concludes spring football practices on April 16 with its annual G-Day game, the Bulldogs will unveil a lineup that has lost more starters from last year’s historic national title team (14) than it returns (13). Gone are defensive linemen Jordan Davis and Devonte Wyatt, who anchored the best defense in
8:00 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Saturday brings four major boxing cards with some long-awaited returns, close matchups and opportunities for fighters to test their level before engaging in bigger and better things. In what looks on paper to be a 50-50 fight, junior middleweight contenders Erickson Lubin and Sebastian Fundora will meet in Atlanta
7:53 AM ET WHEN ALJAMAIN STERLING finally arrived home from the biggest night of his professional career, the first thing he did was apologize to his friends and family. The second thing he did was throw up. It was early morning on March 7, 2021, and Sterling was still dealing with the signs and symptoms
7:05 AM ET The last month of the 2021-22 NHL regular season brings the final edition of the NHL Awards Watch, as we’re days away from ballots being sent out to voters. While there are established front-runners for each of these awards, the next few weeks are still critical for determining the winners, as voters
6:07 PM ET Opening Day of the 2022 MLB season is in the rearview mirror, but plenty of teams are still set to make their debut on the diamond. Thursday’s slate of action provided a wide spectrum of entertainment. The games included everything from a memorable first major league hit for Bobby Witt Jr., to
10:38 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews made history twice over in Thursday night’s 4-3 overtime victory at the Dallas Stars. The 24-year-old center scored his 55th goal of the season late in the second period, passing Rick Vaive to claim Toronto’s single-season goal-scoring record. His 56th gave the Maple Leafs the victory
The former Head of BCCI Committee of Administrators (CoA), Vinod Rai, clears the air on the infamous story between former India captain Virat Kohli and former India head coach Anil Kumble. The media reports in 2017 always showed that the then captain Kohli and then head coach Kumble had differences but Vinod Rai has made