Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC interim title challenger Kevin Lee announced his retirement from mixed martial arts via social media on Tuesday. Lee, 30, leaves the sport with an overall professional record of
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 11:00 AM ET The Professional Fighters League is coming back to New York for its final two semifinal dates, with matchups now set for the entire cards, officials told ESPN. Knockout artist Renan Ferreira will take on Maurice Greene in the Aug. 18 main event, a heavyweight semifinal.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2023, 02:30 AM ET The UFC light heavyweight title is vacant — again. Jamahal Hill, who has been champion for six months, announced Thursday night on his YouTube page that he ruptured an Achilles tendon and will be relinquishing the belt. Hill said in the video that he will
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. This fall, the ACC will begin airing football and basketball events on the CW Network, a new addition to the league’s Saturday broadcast schedule. The CW has secured the rights to 50 ACC
Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 10:25 PM ET TORONTO — Jamal Murray of the NBA champion Denver Nuggets headlines Canada’s extended senior men’s basketball team roster. Canada Basketball unveiled the lineup on Thursday night ahead of the FIBA World Cup. Murray will be joined by several other NBAers on Canada’s team, including All-NBA selection Shai
Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Northwestern defensive coordinator David Braun has been tabbed as the school’s interim head coach for the 2023 season, sources told ESPN. Braun will serve as the interim coach in the aftermath of the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of hazing in the Northwestern program. Northwestern
Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 08:46 PM ET NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Lucas Glover continued the hot streak that began when he switched to a long putter, shooting a 9-under 63 on Thursday for a one-shot lead in the Barbasol Championship. The 43-year-old Glover extended his run of consecutive rounds in the 60s to nine. After
Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 08:31 PM ET ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Orioles managing partner John Angelos released a joint statement Thursday saying there’s been progress on their vision to expand the Camden Yards campus. The team’s lease at Camden Yards expires at the end of this year, and Angelos
Jul 13, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Christian Pulisic said he wished he had been given more of an opportunity to prove himself at Chelsea, but that his move to AC Milan can help him reach another level as a player. The United States star signed a four-year contract with Milan this week to end a
Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 01:52 PM ET NEW YORK — The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional Opening Day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule. MLB released its 2024 schedule Thursday, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement. All
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 01:07 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Arizona Coyotes have placed forward Alex Galchenyuk on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract, just 12 days after signing him as a free agent. An NHL source told ESPN that the Coyotes discovered an “off-ice
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:50 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The first vacancy of the 2023-24 college coaching carousel opened Monday in stunning fashion and at one of the unlikeliest places. Northwestern fired longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald, three days after releasing the results
Jul 13, 2023, 08:51 PM ET The Chicago Bulls have been awarded a $10.2 million disabled player exception because of the season-ending knee injury to guard Lonzo Ball, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The club applied for the exception last week, ESPN previously reported. The exception allows a team to replace a player who is
Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). LONDON — Highlight reels from Carlos Alcaraz‘s first five matches at Wimbledon are already making
Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Jaravee Boonchant holed out from 128 yards for eagle on her second shot of the round and had a 7-under 64 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead with Linn Grant in the LPGA Tour’s Dana Open. “I was just like on the first cut
Graham Hunter, Spain writerJul 13, 2023, 02:02 PM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Christian Pulisic joins AC Milan still defiant about his Chelsea record and deeply frustrated at a lack of faith and sufficient opportunities given to him at
Sign up for notifications to the latest Insight features via the BBC Sport app and find the most recent in the series here. Under a stifling hot Swiss sun, Biniam Girmay rests his forearms on his handlebars, his muscular right leg out at an angle to stabilise himself as he gives pre-race interviews. He’s no
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 11:43 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga. — Victoria Bowles, who survived the fatal car wreck that killed a University of Georgia football player and recruiting staffer on Jan. 15, has filed