Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC has rebooked a bantamweight matchup between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov for its next trip to Abu Dhabi. The 135-pound bout will headline UFC Fight
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, controls the biggest purse strings in boxing and says he plans to use that power to fix a sport he told ESPN is “broken.” The exclusive interview took place
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 08:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Naoya Inoue suffered the first knockdown of his illustrious career in the opening round but rebounded to floor Luis Nery three times en route to a Round 6 KO victory to retain his undisputed junior featherweight championship on Monday in Tokyo. There were 44,000-plus
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery knows a thing or two about how quickly narratives can shift in the Stanley Cup playoffs. “The first round is the wild, wild West. Always is,” he said after Boston won
Open Extended Reactions Jason Kidd has signed a multiyear contract extension with the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced Monday. The deal comes just days after ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that Kidd’s name was mentioned as a potential candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head coach job, which came open after the team fired Darvin Ham.
NFL experts May 6, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL draft brought record-breaking trends, including six quarterbacks picked in Round 1 for the first time since 1983 and eight offensive tackles taken in Round 1, which ties 2008 for the most ever. Now that more than a week has passed since
May 6, 2024, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC 301 came and went, leaving us with some special moments and memories, including Alexandre Pantoja‘s impressive title defense and Jose Aldo returning to the UFC as the “King of Rio.” Now it’s time to look ahead to the biggest questions heading into the summer, including
Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 season is drawing to a close and the battles for the major honours, relegation and promotion are starting to become clearer. Here’s a quick roundup of exactly what has been decided, and what’s still at stake, in the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A and French
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 6, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Seeing their bid for a consecutive Stanley Cup end in the first round wasn’t the only pain the Vegas Golden Knights felt this postseason. Coach Bruce Cassidy said there were nine players
ESPN News Services May 6, 2024, 01:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Three months before Tom Brady gets roasted by critics as Fox Sports’ top NFL analyst, he took his share of barbs from comedians, former teammates and his longtime coach Sunday night during a made-for-streaming comedy live event on Netflix. And
May 6, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner has cast doubt on his French Open participation, with the world number two saying he will only compete at Roland Garros later this month if he fully recovers from a hip issue that forced him out of Madrid and Rome. Sinner sustained the injury
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — On the way to their NBA championship last season, the Denver
Alden Gonzalez Close Alden Gonzalez ESPN Staff Writer ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. David Schoenfield Close David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 May
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians leadoff hitter Steven Kwan is headed to the injured list with a hamstring strain, and Cleveland will call up prospect Kyle Manzardo, according to multiple reports. Kwan, who entered the weekend leading the AL in batting, underwent an MRI after
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Andrey Rublev rallied to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Sunday and win the Madrid Open for the first time. Rublev won 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 after Auger-Aliassime double-faulted on the last point of the final at the clay-court tournament in
ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani went 4-for-4 with two home runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game series. Ohtani launched a hanging curveball from Braves started Max Fried 412 feet over the
Open Extended Reactions Two of the NHL’s heavyweights were matched up in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, and the series between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights has been the most impressive of the bracket thus far. To no one’s surprise, the two clubs have reached Game 7 (7:30 p.m.
May 5, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Cup winning coach Cesar Luis Menotti, who led Argentina to the title in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on Sunday. Menotti, who played for Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and Santos, began his coaching career at Newell’s