Oct 8, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Three champions put their titles on the line at Bellator 300 on Saturday. Three champions dominated. The event at Pechanga Arena in San Diego showed off some high-level command from two champs and a little workmanlike mastery from the third. Lightweight champ Usman Nurmagomedov did the improbable in the
1st Hicks singled to right, Henderson scored and Mountcastle scored, Hays to third. 0 2 2nd Taveras doubled to left, Jung scored and Lowe scored. 2 2 2nd Garver reached on infield single to pitcher, Taveras scored, Seager to second. 3 2 2nd García singled to center, Seager scored, Garver to second. 4 2 2nd
Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2023, 05:23 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 8, 2023, 05:12 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 USA Basketball is aggressively pursuing Boston Celtics All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to return to Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, sources told ESPN. Holiday, 33, has yet to decide, but USA officials
Pep Guardiola refused to shed light on a postmatch confrontation between Manchester City defender Kyle Walker and Arsenal set-piece coach Nicolas Jover on Sunday after the champions suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time in five years. Gabriel Martinelli‘s 86th minute shot, which beat City keeper Éderson following a heavy deflection off defender
Oct 8, 2023, 03:42 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks obtained forward Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday for a 2024 fifth-round pick. Lafferty, 28, can be an unrestricted free agent after this season. “As we work towards becoming a tougher team to play against, Sam will add some grit and sandpaper to
Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2023, 10:03 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
Associated Press Oct 8, 2023, 10:06 AM ET BEIJING — Second-ranked Iga Swiatek won the China Open final with a near-perfect 6-2, 6-2 victory over Liudmila Samsonova on Sunday, for her tour-leading fifth title of the season. Swiatek’s triumph, in her first visit to China, was her 16th career title and adds to her impressive
BRUCE BOCHY SPEAKS in a low rumble, walks like his shoes are three sizes too small and prefers to talk about anything but himself. He manages a baseball game as if there are actual human beings on the field and not just a collection of numbers designed to dictate all outcomes, big and small. He
Oct 7, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Wayne Rooney has left his role as D.C. United head coach after the team was eliminated from MLS playoff contention on Saturday. D.C. defeated New York City FC 2-0 at home on Saturday in its final game of the regular season but results elsewhere meant it can no longer
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2023, 10:08 PM ET Close 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. LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw‘s Saturday start against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks lasted eight batters and less than one inning. By
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2023, 11:37 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
Jeff Wagenheim Oct 8, 2023, 12:42 AM ET The name Nurmagomedov has long been associated with undefeated fight careers and dominant lightweight performances. Usman Nurmagomedov, cousin of former UFC champion Khabib, continued the family tradition Saturday night in San Diego, successfully defending his Bellator lightweight championship with a one-sided unanimous-decision victory over former champ Brent
ESPN News Services Oct 7, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Lionel Messi has returned to Inter Miami‘s matchday squad for the first time in five matches, after being named as a substitute for Saturday’s key MLS matchup at home to FC Cincinnati. The 36-year-old has missed five of Inter Miami’s last six matches, plus another for
Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 7, 2023, 09:23 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama‘s new city got an up close and personal look at the new rookie Saturday. In front of 13,200 fans at the newly renamed Frost Bank Center, Wembanyama and the rest of the San Antonio Spurs took the court for an open scrimmage.
Nick ParkinsonOct 7, 2023, 07:02 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Leigh Wood once again produced a thrilling finish in a world title fight, coming from a losing position to stop Josh Warrington
Oct 7, 2023, 04:53 PM ET The Ottawa Senators expected to have center Josh Norris in their lineup to begin the season, but it appears he won’t be ready after missing most of last season with a shoulder injury. Norris, 24, was penciled in to center Ottawa’s top power-play unit and likely open on a
Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 7, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national