7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Boxing has 17 weight classes, more than double the number the UFC, the top organization in MMA, carries. But that didn’t stop the WBC from creating an 18th division. When Oscar Rivas and Ryan Rozicki meet on Friday in Montreal (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET), that new division, bridgerweight (named after
Rohit Sharma shows the brand new India jersey, for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, to his fans India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday shared an adorable video with his fans on Instagram, where he gave a glimpse of India’s new blue jersey for the ICC T20 World Cup. The jersey had Rohit’s name
6:24 PM ET LONDON — Befitting of Patrick Vieira’s return to Arsenal, this really should have been settled in midfield. Vieira was a colossus in the Gunners’ engine room for nine years, and for long spells on Monday night, his Crystal Palace side were the better team in central areas of the pitch to an
7:57 PM ET PULLMAN, Wash. — Nick Rolovich is out as the Washington State football coach after refusing to become vaccinated for COVID-19, a requirement for all state employees, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Multiple unvaccinated assistant coaches are also out, the source said. Defensive coordinator Jake Dickert is expected to be named
10:06 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Nearly nine months after the Los Angeles Rams agreed to trade Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions, and with a pending reunion at
2:18 AM BST ESPN staff Senior All Blacks Codie Taylor and Sam Whitelock have shared their sadness at the passing of former Crusaders teammate Sean Wainui, revealing the entire New Zealand squad is hurting as they prepare for Sunday’s [NZT] Test against the United States. Wainui died in a car crash on Monday morning, leaving
12:30 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. When Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa hit his seventh-inning home run in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, some Boston Red Sox players viewed his gesture of pointing to an imaginary wristwatch — signaling it was
3:35 PM ET Talks between the Phoenix Suns and Deandre Ayton on an extension to his rookie contract have ended without a deal, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Ayton expected a maximum contract and owner Robert Sarver hasn’t offered it yet for the 2018 No. 1 overall pick. Ayton, a key part of
6:18 PM ET San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been suspended for 21 games without pay by the NHL on Monday for an “established violation” of the NHL/NHLPA COVID-19 protocol. Sources confirmed earlier this month that Kane was being investigated over allegations that he submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to the NHL and
10:35 PM ET Unvaccinated tennis players are unlikely to get a visa to travel to Australia and play in the Australian Open Grand Slam, a government official said on Tuesday. “I don’t think an unvaccinated tennis player is going to get a visa to come into this country and if they did get a visa
8:38 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former champion Moises Fuentes underwent emergency surgery Sunday morning to reduce swelling in the brain after a blood clot was discovered, the result of a knockout loss to David Cuellar on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico, promoter Oswaldo Kuchle told ESPN. The 36-year-old remains in a medically induced coma at Hospital
10:31 AM ET Barcelona got a big win, Man United took a heavy loss, Bayern Munich showed why they might be the best team in Europe (and the world) right now, and there were talking points galore for Tottenham, Juventus, and Dortmund. Plus, is anyone in better form than Liverpool‘s all-world forward Mohamed Salah right
7:30 PM ET BOSTON — The Houston Astros are starting rookie Jose Siri in center field over Chas McCormick for Game 3 of their ALCS matchup against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. “He can cover the ground, and he can also throw to stop you from scoring on the double from first base
6:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Monday that he would have “preferred” that the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association come to an agreement on a vaccine mandate, in part to avoid it becoming an “adversarial” issue for the league’s players, as it has for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving.
5:01 PM ET No charges will be filed against UFC legend Chuck Liddell after a domestic violence arrest Oct. 11, per a document obtained by ESPN from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. The listed reason for why prosecution will not be pursued was “lack of sufficient evidence,” and the comments stated that “the
4:05 PM ET Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher attempted to shut down rumors that he would consider leaving for LSU, telling reporters on Monday that “we’re in the process of building something great and I plan on being here and fulfilling this contract.” Fisher’s comments came a day after LSU and coach Ed Orgeron
3:34 PM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Marin Cilic began his bid for a third Kremlin Cup trophy by beating another former champion, Damir Dzumhur, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1 on Monday. Cilic ended a three-match losing streak. He won in Moscow in 2014 and 2015. Dzumhur won here in 2017. But this weekend he came
3:00 PM BST Eddie Jones has named four uncapped players in England’s the 34-player England squad for the November Tests but there is no place in the group for Billy and Mako Vunipola, Jamie George or George Ford. Jones has confirmed Owen Farrell will continue as England skipper as he’s named in the squad for