Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 8, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Camavinga never imagined moving from midfield to defense, but his versatility has quietly made him Real Madrid’s most important player down the stretch. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images Let’s start this article with a quiz question: the answer might have been given away by the headline, but
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Associated Press May 8, 2023, 03:09 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Tampa Bay Rays put left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Monday with what manager Kevin Cash said appears to be a right ACL injury. Cleavinger could miss the rest of the season after hurting his knee during a rundown in Sunday’s
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 07:49 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Seniesa Estrada’s next fight will have to wait — for a week. Multiple sources told ESPN that Estrada’s return to the ring has been moved back
The 2023 NHL draft class includes a number of great players, led by Regina Pats center Connor Bedard. Many believe he will quickly alter the path of whichever team drafts him No. 1 overall this summer. But the No. 1 pick doesn’t simply go to the team with the worst regular-season record. Instead, a lottery
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 07:01 PM ET The UFC has a new main event for May 20. A women’s strawweight contender bout between Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill has been moved to the UFC Fight Night headliner in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Monday with ESPN. Dern vs. Hill was originally scheduled for
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Two-time Professional Fighters League lightweight champion Kayla Harrison believes the chances of her ever meeting Cris “Cyborg” Justino are “slim” following Justino’s decision to re-sign with Bellator MMA last week.
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Joe Joyce has exercised the rematch clause for a return bout with Zhilei Zhang, Joyce’s manager, Adam Morallee, told ESPN on Monday. The 40-year-old Zhang scored a massive upset when he stopped Joyce in the sixth round of their heavyweight bout last month in London. Zhang, an
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Liam Smith suffered an injury in training camp and his June 17 middleweight rematch vs. Chris Eubank Jr. in Manchester, England, has been postponed, sources told ESPN. The injury is minor, sources said, and the fight could be rescheduled as soon as July 1. Smith (33-3-1, 20
Gab Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 8, 2023, 11:56 AM ET It’s been another brilliant weekend in European soccer, so let’s review. We had a gritty Arsenal win at Newcastle that keeps the Premier League title race alive another week, while Real Madrid claimed the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2013-14. There
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 12:23 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. IN THE DAYS leading up to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ second-round series against the Golden State
May 8, 2023, 12:45 PM ET The Atlanta Braves reinstated catcher Travis d’Arnaud from the concussion injured list Monday. He has been sidelined for a month after an April 8 collision with the San Diego Padres‘ Rougned Odor at the plate. The Braves optioned catcher Chadwick Tromp to Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. Through
NFL experts May 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With the 2023 NFL draft more than a week behind us and rookie camps starting up around the league, our NFL experts have had plenty of time to assess the class. So we asked 10 of them to weigh in on some of the draft’s biggest questions.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Belal Muhammad doesn’t have to tell people to “Remember the name,” any longer. He’s now the bona fide top contender for the UFC welterweight title after beating Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision in Saturday’s co-main event at UFC 288. While Colby Covington
Hockey’s most scrutinized teenager seeks the quiet life — for now. Connor Bedard, the most hyped NHL prospect since that Connor, was finishing up his third season in junior hockey when I visited him in March. His team, the Regina Pats, is located in the broad plains of Saskatchewan, where the average winter temperature hovers
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 02:19 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker doesn’t want to be bothered with digging too deep into the analysis of his historic hot streak. Booker
May 8, 2023, 02:51 AM ET Andy Murray bounced back to beat world No. 17 Tommy Paul 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday in the Aix-en-Provence Challenger Tour final, earning his first title at any level since 2019. The three-time major winner converted four of nine breakpoints to claim his first clay title since 2016, a
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 8, 2023, 02:12 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — The Dallas Stars‘ 7-2 loss Sunday to the Seattle Kraken was further compounded by the loss of their star defenseman Miro Heiskanen in the second period. Heiskanen was injured in the buildup to
Stephen Holder, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 11:22 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay wants to make it clear that Andrew Luck is off limits. After learning the availability of Luck was the subject of an inquiry last year by the Washington Commanders, Irsay took to social media on Sunday night to warn teams