7:45 AM ET As negotiations between MLB players and owners reached their apex last summer, the union held together strongly, with Max Scherzer and Jack Flaherty and others taking to social media to collectively reflect the group’s insistence on 100% pay. But it seemed even then that inevitably the owners would find ways to offset
The second Test between India and England saw yet another controversy caused by an umpiring decision towards the end of Day 2 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After Jack Leach trapped India opener Shubman Gill leg-before in the hosts’ second innings, Moeen Ali thought he had got India’s other opener too, but the
6:11 AM ET Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of RB Leipzig centre-back Dayot Upamecano. The 22-year-old, who was linked with Manchester United and Liverpool, will officially join Bayern on July 1 and has signed a five-year contract. Bayern Munich director Hasan Salihamidzic said: “We’re happy that we’ve been able to sign Dayot Upamecano. We’re
5:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com As a smiling Serena Williams made her way to the net after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in three hard-fought sets Sunday in the fourth round of the 2021 Australian Open, 18-time major champion Chris Evert seemed in awe over what she had just seen. “Is this the next level of women’s
11:19 AM ET UFC 258 included the expected from welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and strong performances from both women in the co-main event, Alexa Grasso and Maycee Barber. It also included one of the most surprising results in recent memory as Anthony Hernandez defeated Rodolfo Vieira, a seven-time submission grappling world champion, by submission. The
12:30 AM ET After losing his IBF junior lightweight belt on the scales when he missed the weight limit, JoJo Diaz appeared to be headed toward the second loss of his pro career Saturday night against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov. But a late rally allowed him to salvage an otherwise disappointing couple of days. Diaz and Rakhimov
10:25 PM ET Unified lightweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez isn’t shying away from the business of boxing. In an interview Saturday night on ESPN, Lopez addressed a report about a contract dispute between himself and Top Rank Promotions for a future fight against mandatory challenger George Kambosos. Lopez is looking for more than the guaranteed purse
1:54 AM ET Richard Commey returned to the winner’s circle with a tremendous KO victory over Jackson Marinez on Saturday, and looked as good as he did before his loss to Teofimo Lopez 14 months ago. With the victory, Commey gets back into title contention, but should he fight one of the other champions —
1:55 AM ET Kamaru Usman accomplished much on Saturday night at UFC 258. He won his 13th straight UFC welterweight fight, which broke Georges St-Pierre‘s record for most wins in a row at 170. He also tied the great Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second-most wins in a row to start a UFC career. And he’s
3:14 PM ET UFC veteran Frankie Edgar intends to fight again in 2021, following a vicious knockout loss to Cory Sandhagen on Saturday in Las Vegas. Edgar (24-9-1) fell awkwardly to the canvas after he was knocked out cold by a Sandhagen flying knee just 28 seconds in. The 39-year-old eventually walked out of the
5:40 PM ET The UFC 258 card has taken another hit, this time just hours before the first bout was set to begin. A scheduled fight between women’s flyweight prospects Gillian Robertson and Miranda Maverick in Las Vegas was canceled Saturday afternoon after Robertson suffered an illness, according to the UFC. The illness was not
12:59 AM ET Kamaru Usman defeated Gilbert Burns by TKO in the third round to retain his UFC welterweight championship Saturday night in the main event of UFC 258 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The stoppage came at 34 seconds of the round. Usman, who was briefly stunned by a Burns right hand
11:01 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets annihilated the Warriors in Kevin Durant‘s return to the Bay Area on Saturday night, defeating Golden State 134-117. It was Brooklyn’s league-high seventh 130-point game. Before the game, Nets coach Steve Nash said that while he believes this game against his former team carries extra weight for Durant, the
9:17 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — So good for so long lately, Naomi Osaka was just one point from the end of her lengthy winning streak, one point from leaving the Australian Open with a loss to Garbine Muguruza. Bleak as things looked for her late in a big-hitting matchup of Grand Slam
10:39 PM ET James Paxton and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a one-year, $8.5 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. The contract includes reachable bonuses that could take its value up to $10 million, sources said. Paxton, 32, returns to the city where he spent the first six years of
8:03 PM ET Former lightweight world titlist Richard Commey returns to face Jackson Marinez in the main event of a Top Rank card in Las Vegas (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET, undercard on ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET). It is Commey’s first fight since losing the IBF world title by second-round TKO against Teofimo Lopez in
Shane Warne predicted that England will not be able to put on a big score in the first innings.© BCCI Former Australia spinner Shane Warne on Sunday predicted that England will be bowled out for 157 in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. “My prediction for
8:54 PM ET Third baseman Justin Turner is staying put with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced Saturday on Twitter. Turner’s deal is for two years and more than $30 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lettts gooo run it back @Dodgers fans!!! @vaynersports @vaynerbaseball pic.twitter.com/fRY0pvyWMx — Justin Turner (@redturn2) February 14, 2021 Turner, 36,