Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 25, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former ONE Championship two-division titleholder Reinier de Ridder has signed with the UFC and will make his promotional debut against Gerald Meerschaert on Nov. 9, the promotion announced on Wednesday. De Ridder (17-2) held both the light heavyweight and middleweight titles for ONE Championship
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 25, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé is expected to be out for three weeks with a thigh injury, a source has told ESPN, meaning he will miss Real Madrid‘s derby with Atlético Madrid this weekend. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Star forward Mbappé was substituted in the
Sep 25, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend belongs to women’s boxing. Three title fights divided in three boxing cards will take place in New York, Georgia and Sheffield, England. On Friday at The Theater inside Madison Square Garden, Sandy Ryan will make the first defense of her WBO welterweight title against
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — The
Sep 25, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fall is officially here, and the UFC’s calendar is jam-packed with big events and intriguing matchups set for the next few months. On Saturday, lightweights Renato Moicano and Benoît Saint Denis will headline UFC Fight Night as the promotion returns to Paris after last hosting a
Associated Press Sep 25, 2024, 06:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Former top-ranked Naomi Osaka started the China Open with a routine 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lucia Bronzetti on Wednesday. The four-time Grand Slam champion was the headline act on the opening day and showed her class in closing out the first-round match
Sep 25, 2024, 02:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz welcomed the addition of Rafael Nadal to Spain’s team for the quarterfinal round of the Davis Cup finals in November, and hopes the event in Malaga will not mark the end of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s career. Nadal was a surprise choice for
ESPN News Services Sep 25, 2024, 01:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The San Diego Padres clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night when they turned a triple play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. After missing the postseason last year, Manny Machado and the Padres
Associated Press Sep 25, 2024, 12:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA. Fla. — Skyler Brind’Amour is looking to make a good impression on the Hurricanes, and his father, coach Rod Brind’Amour. The younger Brind’Amour played in his first NHL game with his father behind the bench in Carolina’s 2-1 preseason victory at the Tampa
ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Jason Heyward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and made a dazzling defensive play as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their fourth consecutive American League West championship. Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker each added
NFL Nation, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season. The undefeated Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers continued to turn heads in Week 3. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins each lost their second straight games. The New Orleans Saints‘ high-powered
Kris Rhim, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — LA Clippers president Lawrence Frank said Tuesday that the swelling in Kawhi Leonard‘s inflamed right knee had decreased “significantly” but that the team plans to hold him out of drills during training camp. Frank was also noncommittal about Leonard being ready
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum joked that his coach, Joe Mazzulla, probably sees a chance to motivate him in the disappointments of an overwhelmingly positive year that included an NBA title and a gold medal. Even with the success, Tatum didn’t win
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 24, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola says Rodri will be out “for a long time” with the knee injury he suffered against Arsenal, but the Manchester City manager is retaining hope that it could be “less than expected.” The midfielder has travelled to Barcelona for tests after being
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions WITH ALL DUE respect to Disneyland, “the happiest place on Earth” for any player or team after an NBA championship win is the hallway inside the arena that
Sep 24, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic are finally back into the UFC fold. Jones (27-1, 1 NC) will return from a torn labrum injury to defend his heavyweight title on Nov. 16 against arguably the best heavyweight ever in Miocic (20-4) in the main event of UFC
Field Level Media Sep 24, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed restricted free agent forward Cole Perfetti to a two-year, $6.5 million contract. The two sides agreed to terms on Monday, and Perfetti joined the Jets for practice on Tuesday. Perfetti, 22, set career highs in points (38), goals
Open Extended Reactions UEFA has re-opened the bidding process to stage the 2027 Champions League final after stripping Milan’s San Siro Stadium of the hosting rights. The San Siro, the home ground of AC Milan and Inter Milan, last staged the Champions League final in 2016 when Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid following a penalty