7:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have signed contracts for a 115-pound title rematch slated for June in Japan, sources confirmed to ESPN. Franco’s WBA junior bantamweight title will again be on the line, but Ioka’s WBO belt won’t be. He is vacating his title ahead of a Feb. 28 purse
3:04 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Liz Carmouche will defend her Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship against DeAnna Bennett in the main event of Bellator 294 on April 21, part of the fight promotion’s two-night visit to Honolulu, Bellator announced Wednesday. Carmouche (18-7) won the title last April with a TKO of Juliana Velasquez, then submitted
4:28 PM ET Manchester City overtook Arsenal to go top of the Premier League after Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland scored second-half goals to give the champions a 3-1 win in a thrilling contest at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Grealish capped a superb team move with a low deflected finish past the grasp of
1:30 PM ET Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League for the first time since November with a 3-1 win at Arsenal in the biggest game of the season so far. Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland — a Bukayo Saka penalty equalised for the Gunners in the
8:00 AM ET Four weeks after she scored a dominant top-10 win, former strawweight champion and onetime women’s flyweight title challenger Jessica Andrade is back this weekend, taking on rising prospect Erin Blanchfield in a short-notice booking at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at the UFC Apex are on ESPN+,
3:01 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mike Clevinger reported among Chicago White Sox pitchers to spring training on Wednesday while facing allegations of domestic violence. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn told reporters the team’s “only option” was to allow Clevinger to report while awaiting results of Major League Baseballs investigation into the
2:50 PM ET Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The financially troubled parent company of regional sports networks that own the broadcast rights to 42 U.S. professional sports teams skipped about $140 million in interest payments due Wednesday. The missed payments by Diamond Sports Group started a 30-day grace period that could be the prelude to
2:14 PM ET Defenseman Mikey Anderson on Wednesday became the latest player to sign a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Kings, getting an eight-year, $33 million extension with the team through the 2030-31 season, it was announced. The contract for the 23-year-old Anderson carries a $4.125 million annual average value. He was set to
1:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley has applied to the NFL to be reinstated from his indefinite suspension for gambling, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wednesday was the first day Ridley was eligible to apply for reinstatement. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will review Ridley’s petition and make
7:13 AM ET Full-time real estate professional Matija Pecotic stunned former world No. 8 Jack Sock on his ATP Tour main draw debut at the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday. Pecotic, who works as a director at a real estate investment firm, plays tennis part time and beat Sock 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to set up
7:31 AM ET The NBA has a different look after last week’s trade deadline, especially the Western Conference. The blockbuster trades of Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns and Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks were just the headliners in a long series of league-shaking moves that are bound to affect the playoff race and
9:06 AM ET Rob Dawson Sam Marsden It’s a question that’s been asked so often since the summer transfer window, but at least this time Frenkie de Jong’s girlfriend, Mikky Kiemeney, had an answer. After a summer of speculation about De Jong possibly moving to Manchester United, she was asked during an Instagram Q&A, “When’s
7:49 AM ET Nick Parkinson 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 After producing last-round knockouts in his past two fights, Leigh Wood insists the game plan is not for the same outcome in Saturday’s featherweight
7:00 AM ET With pitchers and catchers reporting to major league camps across Arizona and Florida this week, baseball is officially back — and for the first time since 2019, we have a full spring training ahead of us. The start of camp means a first chance to view stars such as Jacob deGrom, Justin
2:02 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals hired Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon as their new head coach on Tuesday, the team announced. Gannon received a five-year contract. The move comes two days after the Eagles lost Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 and Gannon’s defense gave up 24 second-half points in
1:09 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Jrue Holiday matched a career-high with 40 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 131-125 overtime victory over an undermanned Boston Celtics team on Tuesday, extending Milwaukee’s winning streak to 11 games. The streak, the longest
11:10 PM ET A near four-month stint on the sidelines saw Carlos Alcaraz lose the world No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic, and as the Spaniard prepares for his return to the court at the Argentina Open on Wednesday he says he is determined to get it back. Alcaraz, 19, climbed to the top of
11:39 PM ET PARIS — First, the negatives: Paris Saint-Germain lost their third game in a row Tuesday night, a 1-0 Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich. The losing sequence is a rarity; it has happened only twice since the Qataris took over the club 11 years ago. They have now been defeated five times