Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 19, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC 305 was full of surprises. The fight card, which took place in Perth, Australia, and featured many fighters from Oceania, showcased many closely contested fights and
Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 Premier League is underway. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool underlined their status as favourites to challenge for the title with opening weekend wins. Manchester United made a winning start after last season’s eighth-place finish, but Chelsea already have a loss in their column after losing their first game under new
Aug 19, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jaylen Warren‘s status for the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season opener is uncertain because of a hamstring injury that will sideline the star running back for multiple weeks, sources confirmed to ESPN. Warren suffered the injury in the first half of Saturday’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills
Field Level Media Aug 18, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners will make their first trip to Williamsport, Pa., in next season’s MLB Little League Classic on Aug. 17. The Mariners will take on the New York Mets, who took part in the event in 2018, in the Sunday night game.
Associated Press Aug 19, 2024, 06:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NCAA champion Alexa Noel‘s debut as a professional tennis player arrives next week at the U.S. Open – a decade after she went to Flushing Meadows with a racket in hand for the first time. When she was about 11, the now-21-year-old American recalled,
Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner outlasted Alexander Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker Sunday to reach the Cincinnati Open final, while No. 1 Iga Swiatek fell to No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s semifinals. In the final Monday, Sinner will play American Frances
Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte aggravated his sprained left ankle when he checked his swing Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Marte was out of the starting lineup after being the designated hitter Saturday following a three-game absence. The infielder
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterAug 18, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions With the collective futures of Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway in question, it appears the Edmonton Oilers may have found at least one solution Sunday when they acquired forward Vasily Podkolzin in
Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mike Tyson is 58 years old and coming off a health scare that forced the postponement of his return to the ring. The boxer once considered the most dangerous man in the world could be putting himself in danger by putting
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 18, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALLORCA, Spain — It’s the 36th minute at the Son Moix Stadium, and Real Madrid — already 1-0 up, away from home, on their LaLiga debut for the 2024-25 season — were enjoying themselves. Camped inside the Mallorca box, the Spanish champions, one
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2024, 07:35 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Steelers center Nate Herbig is expected to be sidelined for a significant amount of time with a torn rotator cuff, a source
Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland‘s goalscoring record is reaching the levels of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but believes the striker is capable of getting even better in the years ahead. Haaland scored the opening goal on 18 minutes as City started their quest for a fifth consecutive Premier League title with a 2-0 win
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterAug 18, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions The itinerary for the Detroit Tigers called for the buses to leave for the airport at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, 45 minutes before the team flight
Aug 18, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gardner Minshew will be the Las Vegas Raiders‘ starting quarterback in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers, coach Antonio Pierce announced Sunday. Minshew, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent this offseason, was competing with Aidan O’Connell for the job. O’Connell finished last
Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 18, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million deal with forward Guerschon Yabusele, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday, after the former Boston Celtics first-round pick played a big role in France’s run to the silver medal at the Olympics earlier
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom faced live hitters for the third time in recent weeks on Saturday and said he feels ready to begin a rehab assignment next week in hopes of pitching for the Texas Rangers for the
Aug 18, 2024, 08:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lille midfielder Angel Gomes took to social media to reassure fans that he is okay after being hospitalised following a head injury during Saturday’s Ligue 1 match against Stade de Reims. Gomes, 23, was treated on the pitch for over 30 minutes after colliding with Reims
Aug 18, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore has reached an agreement in principle with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year deal worth up to $10 million that includes $7 million guaranteed, his agent, Jason Chayut of Sportstars Inc., told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. The Vikings brought in