Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 11:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC’s next milestone event will have a first — two Chinese athletes fighting one another in a title bout. Zhang Weili will defend her UFC women’s strawweight title against countrywoman Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on April 13 in Las Vegas,
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs finalized a deal with Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga on Wednesday, agreeing to a four-year, $53 million contract, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. The
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Nick Saban is the best who has ever done it. There is no argument to be made against that. None. It is
Brady Henderson, ESPNJan 10, 2024, 02:19 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions Pete Carroll will no longer serve as Seattle Seahawks
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions For an entire era, Nick Saban completely broke the definition of success in college football. Mark Richt won at least nine games in 11 of 15 years at Georgia, with two conference titles
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phil Mickelson said he doesn’t see himself becoming U.S. Ryder Cup captain in 2025 because he’s too divisive as a player and chief promoter of Saudi-funded LIV Golf. “I don’t feel I’m the right guy to be involved with the team because I’m
Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 08:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Keith Pelley is resigning as CEO of the European tour to lead powerhouse Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, The Sports Network in Canada reported Tuesday. TSN said Pelley, who was president of Rogers Media before leaving in 2015 to lead European golf,
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 10, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toni Kroos was whistled continuously by fans during Real Madrid‘s 5-3 Spanish Supercopa semifinal win over Atletico Madrid in Riyadh on Wednesday, after the Germany international previously criticising the growing trend of top players moving to Saudi Arabia. The midfielder was introduced
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 07:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Corey Perry met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman this week and remains eligible to sign with any team, according to multiple reports. The private meeting did not have anything to do with Perry’s eligibility, a person with knowledge of the meeting told The
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Brady Henderson, ESPNJan 10, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Seahawks have made several big moves over
Getty Images Great Britain won two silver medals on day one of the European Track Cycling Championships in the Netherlands. Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell, Lowri Thomas and Katie Marchant were narrowly edged out by Germany in the women’s team sprint finals in Apeldoorn. Will Tidball, who aims to make his Olympic debut at Paris 2024,
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 10, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Antoine Griezmann became Atletico Madrid‘s all-time leading goalscorer on Wednesday, scoring with a brilliant finish for his team’s second goal against Real Madrid to overtake club legend Luis Aragones. Atletico and Real were playing in the semifinals of the Spanish Supercopa at
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions From the first day of the offseason, right-handed starter Dylan Cease has been among baseball’s most talked-about trade candidates. Executives around the league expected the Chicago White Sox ace
Jan 10, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be the richest in history as the purse for the first jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown has been raised 67% to a record $5 million guaranteed, Churchill Downs said Wednesday. The winner of the 1-1/4-mile race on May 4 will
The spotlight will be only on the returning Rohit Sharma as his long-time colleague Virat Kohli pulled out of the opening T20I against Afghanistan due to “personal reasons” ahead of the first ever white-ball series between the two teams, beginning in Mohali on Thursday. Kohli, though, will be available for the second and third T20
Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has left his role after 10 years leading the US-based team. The 58-year-old Italian will be replaced by the team’s former director of engineering, Ayao Komatsu. Team owner Gene Haas said: “Moving forward, it was clear we needed to improve our on-track
Open Extended Reactions Three teams fired their head coaches before the 2023 NFL regular season came to a close on Sunday and three have followed suit in the days following. The Raiders started the coaching carousel on Nov. 1, parting ways with coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. On Nov. 27, the Panthers