Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 06:37 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A marquee heavyweight matchup between Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida will headline a UFC Fight Night in November, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Contracts have not been issued,
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 04:54 PM ET Close Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children FRISCO, Texas — By the time the Dallas Cowboys report to Oxnard, California, in late July for training camp, Pro Bowl running
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Close Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday he is not concerned
Jun 1, 2023, 10:18 AM ET Noah Syndergaard said he is the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ “weakest link” after another poor outing that may have jeopardized his spot in the starting rotation. The once-intimidating Syndergaard saw his ERA inflate to 6.54 after allowing five runs on seven hits — including three home runs — in Wednesday’s
Jun 1, 2023, 10:57 AM ET Tom Brady reiterated Thursday that he has no plans to play in the NFL again after retiring in February. “I’m certain I’m not playing again, so I’ve tried to make that clear and I hate to continue to profess that, cause I’ve already told people that lots of times,”
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Iga Swiatek revealed Taylor Swift helped her navigate the blank space of life when younger, and
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News IT WAS A suggestion at first. The kind of thing a friend brings up during a long car ride when there will be plenty of time to discuss it. And in
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette June is full of title fights, some defenses with unexpected challengers because of injuries and positive tests for banned substances. In most of these cases, the
Jun 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Move over, Atlanta — Texas has entered the top three! With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, we’re officially more than two months into the season, meaning teams have had time to play enough games to give credence to what we’re seeing in the MLB standings. Yes, that means
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET From 32 teams starting the 2022-23 NHL season, the Stanley Cup playoffs have whittled
Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 06:26 AM ET PARIS — Frances Tiafoe says he receives death threats via social media after he loses professional tennis matches. Jessica Pegula says the same. So does Donna Vekic — directed at her or her family. “Everybody gets them after a loss,” said Tiafoe, a 25-year-old from Maryland who
The 2022-23 Premier League season is over, with plenty of VAR controversies across the campaign. Which clubs have been the winners and losers from the influence of the video referee? ESPN brings you the VAR Effect Table. We’ve taken all 116 VAR overturns in the Premier League and calculated how they might have influenced matches.
Tor-Kristian Karlsen Jun 1, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Welcome to the ESPN FC hotlist, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young but established stars like Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund‘s Jude Bellingham or Barcelona‘s Gavi aren’t included — otherwise they’d be on the
Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 12:21 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Jared Davidson and Jordan Gustafson scored in an eight-second span in the second period and the Seattle Thunderbirds beat the host Kamloops Blazers 6-1 on Wednesday night to advance to the Memorial Cup semifinal. The Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds finished round-robin play
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. DENVER — The Miami Heat understand that if they
ESPN News Services May 31, 2023, 07:21 PM ET CHICAGO — Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive that is his longest of the season, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Wednesday. Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 2-0 with
May 31, 2023, 10:43 PM ET Coach Monty Williams has agreed to a six-year, $78.5 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the largest coaching deal in NBA history. Williams was fired by the Phoenix Suns earlier in May after four seasons as their head coach. The move came after the
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 01:36 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. It took a little longer than Major League Baseball might have anticipated, but the San Diego Padres, fielding one of the