9:58 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Aaron Rodgers did his new team a solid by restructuring his massive contract, allowing the New York Jets to execute the blockbuster trade without having to make significant moves to stay under the salary cap. Before the trade, Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers converted a $58.3 million
7:00 AM ET It started as a series of blowouts. It became a matchup defined by comebacks. What’s remained the same throughout is that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lacked for drama in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. And the Leafs have got their foes on the ropes. Let’s recap:
11:44 AM ET Nate Diaz turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department on Thursday morning and was booked into custody on a charge of felony second-degree battery. Diaz, the 38-year-old former UFC star, was issued an arrest warrant Monday stemming from a street brawl last weekend involving multiple people following the Misfits Boxing
4:03 AM ET SACRAMENTO — Over the years, these Golden State Warriors have sent and delivered a lot of messages. Sometimes the coaching staff will splice in a funny video clip with a particular theme, hoping it cuts through and lands. Other times one of the veteran players will speak up, publicly or privately. There
2:33 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — After another impressive victory at the Madrid Open, Mirra Andreeva patiently took photos with some fans who looked young enough to be her classmates in high school. Moments earlier, the 15-year-old Russian had been raising her arms by the net to celebrate her win over a top-20 opponent.
11:53 AM ET Jake Paul and his promotions team are launching a new boxing series called Most Valuable Prospects that will highlight top up-and-coming fighters. The series will begin with a card on May 26 in Orlando, Florida, and it will be headlined by rising star Ashton Sylve, officials told ESPN on Thursday. There will
12:16 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Robeisy Ramirez will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title vs. Satoshi Shimizu on July 25 in Tokyo, promoter Top Rank announced on Thursday. The 126-pound title bout will serve as chief support on ESPN+ for the highly anticipated showdown between Stephen Fulton and Naoya Inoue for Fulton’s
10:59 AM ET Israel Adesanya says he suffered a Grade 1 MCL tear the week before his unforgettable knockout of Alex Pereira at UFC 287 earlier this month in Miami. Adesanya (24-2) revealed the injury via his YouTube channel Wednesday, including video of how it happened. The injury occurred when Adesanya’s leg buckled awkwardly underneath
6:23 AM ET Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson is facing a multiple-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, sources told ESPN’s Michael DiRocco on Thursday. A suspension would leave the Jaguars without the left tackle who has started 75 games since they drafted him in the second round in 2017. Robinson missed
4:02 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo took a deep breath and ran his hands through his hair before answering a question at his news conference Wednesday night following the Milwaukee Bucks‘ stunning 128-126 overtime loss to the Miami Heat in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. The Bucks, who owned the
7:00 AM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON — On a night when the Premier League title was being decided in Manchester, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool were many miles away, both literally and figuratively. They needed to come from behind in east London to rescue their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season. Those hopes, even
Apr 25, 2023 Song Yadong meets Ricky Simon in the bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The main card at the UFC Apex is on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 4 p.m. Song (19-7-1, 1 NC) is coming off a fourth-round
7:00 AM ET We’re around the one-month mark of the 2023 MLB season, and while it’s still too early to be paying too much attention to the standings, five of the six division leaders are teams that didn’t win their divisions last year. We’re not even out of April yet and there’s a long season
7:11 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers had just finished one of the most successful road trips in their history, a 7-3 romp through the western regions of the big leagues, when the team returned home to bad news. Garrett Mitchell, a rookie who had had a blistering first three weeks as the team’s
8:10 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Slovakian tennis player Andrej Martin was handed a 14-month ban Thursday for breaching doping rules. The 33-year-old Martin, who reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 93 in 2020, tested positive for the anabolic agent SARM S-22 at the Bratislava Open in June. An independent tribunal found that
7:00 AM ET Complaining about Stanley Cup playoff officiating is a rite of the season, like watch parties and rally towels. The coaches complain about officiating. Like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour admitting that “I’m a little pissed, to be honest with you” when an unpenalized slash from New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau broke
12:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Less than two weeks ago, the Miami Heat were trailing with under five minutes to go in the final Eastern Conference play-in game against the Chicago Bulls. At that point, it was easy to see a world in which the Heat wouldn’t even make the playoffs — and
9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Drew Maggi‘s long road to the major leagues culminated in his first career at-bat Wednesday night. The 33-year-old infielder, who had played 1,155 games across 13 minor league seasons before getting called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this week, appeared as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning,