5:35 PM ET Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball on Friday after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. MLB said Laureano, a 27-year-old who is in his fourth season with the A’s, tested positive for Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing drug. Laureano denied that he knowingly took the
7:32 PM 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 Michael Conlan increased his world title options with a unanimous points victory over TJ Doheny for the WBA interim featherweight belt in Belfast, Northern
4:51 PM ET Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross has been medically cleared to play this season, coach Dabo Swinney said Friday. Despite that clearance, Ross must wait on his return to full-contact practice a little bit longer as he sits out the next week due to COVID-19 protocols. Ross has been out since March 2020
7:57 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have made contact with Lionel Messi over a potential move, sources have told ESPN, and the former Barcelona star’s arrival could have an impact on the futures of Kylian Mbappe and Paul Pogba. PSG reached out to Messi on Thursday following the unexpected announcement from Barca that he would not
11:15 AM ET HOUSTON – Everything is bigger in Texas – including this weekend’s super-sized UFC main event. Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane both weighed in successfully Friday morning for their UFC interim heavyweight title bout. Lewis weighed 264.5 pounds and Gane came in at 247. The two men will meet Saturday night in the
4:36 PM ET UL-Monroe coach Terry Bowden has left the team to be with his father, Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden, who has end-stage pancreatic cancer. The team confirmed Terry Bowden traveled Thursday to Tallahassee, Florida. Offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez, the former head coach at West Virginia, Michigan and Arizona, is leading the team
4:16 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers on Friday signed defenseman Darnell Nurse to an eight-year contract extension. The deal has an average annual value of $9.25 million and will begin in the 2022-23 season. The 26-year-old alternate captain appeared in all 56 games for the Oilers during the past pandemic-shortened
2:46 PM ET Texas A&M defensive lineman McKinnley Jackson has been suspended by the team after he was arrested Thursday on two drug charges, including possession of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony. Jackson also was charged with one misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana under 2 ounces. He was released from the Brazos County
3:38 PM ET Oklahoma added an ESPN Junior 300 commitment to its 2023 class on Friday when tight end Luke Hasz chose to the Sooners. Hasz had a top list that included Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and TCU. He’s the No. 54 ranked recruit in the 2023 class and the
2:59 PM ET In a press conference on Friday, Barcelona president Joan Laporta reiterated what the club had announced on their website Thursday: after 21 years, Lionel Messi would not be returning to the club. You can read about the background here, but Laporta doubled down on blaming LaLiga’s financial restrictions and the disastrous finances
ENG vs IND: KL Rahul scored 84 runs in the first innings that guided India to take lead of 95 runs.© AFP The two years that he has been away from the Test team has taught KL Rahul the lesson on making most of the opportunities that come his way like the he did in
KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah took a toll of England’s attack in contrasting fashions to leave India well-placed in the first Test at Trent Bridge on Friday before rain brought about a premature end to the third day’s play. Opening batsman Rahul, in his first Test for nearly two years, top-scored with 84
1:10 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen have agreed to a six-year contract extension, sources tell ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Allen’s deal tops out at $258 million, with $150 million of that guaranteed, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Allen, the No. 7 pick in 2018, had his fifth-year
11:51 AM ET Two seasons after leaving, veteran Andre Iguodala has agreed to return to the Golden State Warriors, his agent Brandon Rosenthal of Landmark Sports confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. He became an unrestricted free agent when the Miami Heat declined the $15 million team option. “Who would have thought I’d have
Krunal Pandya informed fans that he has recovered from COVID-19.© Instagram Having recovered from COVID-19, India all-rounder Krunal Pandya took to social media to thank everyone for their well-wishes and support. The Mumbai Indians (MI) cricketer tested positive during India’s Sri Lanka tour and remained in isolation even after the rest of his teammates departed
11:02 AM ET Associated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The New York Islanders and defenseman Adam Pelech agreed Friday on an eight-year contract. The team did not disclose financial terms. Pelech, who turns 27 this month, had four goals and 10 assists in 56 games last season. He added a goal and four assists in
8:14 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Andy Cruz Gomez glided around the ring in jubilation, then proceeded to perform the “floss,” motioning his hands to the front and back of his body rapidly in expression as Keyshawn Davis solemnly exited the ring through the ropes. The brilliant boxer from Cuba had just defeated Davis via unanimous
8:00 AM ET It was Oct. 6, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Derrick Lewis was losing badly, on the verge of one of the worst losses of his career. Six-foot-7 Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov was seconds away from victory. To add insult to dominance, Volkov was talking trash midfight. When Lewis’ cornermen were