Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi May 6, 2023, 10:26 PM ET Brett Okamoto and Marc Raimondi react to the biggest moments at UFC 288 in Newark, New Jersey, and offer thoughts on what might be ahead
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 7, 2023, 12:27 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Leon Draisaitl‘s two goals Saturday did more than just help pace the Edmonton Oilers‘ commanding 5-1 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Draisaitl’s performance
Associated Press May 6, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper has been suspended after uttering a racial slur while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. NBC Sports California said in a statement Saturday that Kuiper will remain off the air until a review of what happened during Friday night’s
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 09:52 PM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis told ESPN on Saturday he has signed a three-fight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) accepted the offer over a more lucrative offer from Top Rank, sources said. The 34-year-old’s first fight with Matchroom will
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 6, 2023, 07:50 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti praised Vinicius Junior as “unstoppable” and Rodrygo Goes as “spectacular” after the two Brazilian forwards combined to give Real Madrid a 2-1 Copa del Rey final win over Osasuna on Saturday. Rodrygo scored after just two minutes at the La Cartuja stadium in
ESPN News Services May 6, 2023, 08:57 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils rookie defenseman Luke Hughes will make his Stanley Cup playoff debut Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Trailing 2-0 in the Eastern Conference second-round series, Devils coach Lindy Ruff announced some lineup changes heading into Game 3, and Hughes, who joined
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Four-star guard Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, announced his commitment to USC on Saturday. Bronny James made the announcement on Instagram. A 6-foot-3 guard from Cleveland who attended Sierra
Associated Press May 6, 2023, 03:32 PM ET MADRID — Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reclaim the Madrid Open title on Saturday. Sabalenka lost to Swiatek in the Stuttgart final two weeks ago and had never previously taken a set against her Polish rival in three clay-court meetings. But
Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun May 5, 2023, 10:40 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Henry Cejudo retired three years ago, accomplishing more than 99% of athletes ever will. He’s an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling and
May 6, 2023, 07:04 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch from Saturday’s lineup due to left wrist discomfort. Daulton Varsho slid up to No. 3, Guerrero’s traditional slot, in the batting order, and Cavan Biggio entered into the lineup at first base for the second of
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 06:51 PM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canelo Alvarez returns to Mexico for the first time in more than a decade to face John Ryder in the main event at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, home of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas) soccer team. A crowd of 50,000 is expected. Alvarez
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCMay 6, 2023, 06:30 PM ET A brace from Rodrygo Goes lifted Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, securing Real Madrid’s third trophy of the season. Rodrygo put Madrid ahead in the second minute after Vinicius Junior had opened up the Osasuna
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 03:39 PM ET GUADALAJARA – Canelo Alvarez defends his undisputed super middleweight championship Saturday vs. John Ryder before 50,000-plus fans at Akron Stadium – his first fight in Mexico in nearly 12 years – but already, boxing’s top star is plotting his next bout. Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) plans to
May 6, 2023, 01:57 PM ET Just 33 games into Willson Contreras‘ tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team intends to remove him from the regular catching rotation and use him primarily at designated hitter and in the outfield. Contreras, who joined the Cardinals on a five-year, $87.5 million contract as a free agent
May 6, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from next week’s Italian Open with an injury to her right foot, she said on social media on Saturday. The Czech world No. 10, who won the Miami Open last month, added that she hopes to recover in time for the second Grand Slam of
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 08:00 AM 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. IF THERE IS a basketball love language Tom Thibodeau
Sid Lowe, Spain writerMay 5, 2023, 02:23 PM ET Turns out Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was right again when discussing the LaLiga race. “The difference between us and Barcelona isn’t 11 points,” Ancelotti said on Monday. By Thursday that was true: it’s 14. The European champions are not the biggest team in Spain right
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 6, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Given the current landscape in the NHL, a team can give up four goals in a Stanley Cup playoff game and its coach can still feel like it had “defensive success.” That