2:10 PM ET Two of the best grapplers in the UFC’s women’s strawweight division will meet in December. Top prospect Mackenzie Dern and former Invicta FC champion Virna Jandiroba have verbally agreed to fight each other at UFC 256 on Dec. 12, sources confirmed to ESPN. No location has been made official yet for that
12:32 PM ET Steve KimESPN For his efforts in saving the life of a Top Rank staffer before weigh-ins for his fight against Steve Nelson last month, boxer DeAndre Ware received the key to the city of Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday. “I am so honored to receive this,” Ware said. “This is the biggest honor
12:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Whitey Ford, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won more World Series games than any other pitcher, died at the age of 91, the New York Yankees announced Friday. A family member told The Associated Press on Friday that Ford died at his Long Island home Thursday night. The
7:17 AM ET ESPN staff Due to the altered schedule whereby the 2019-20 NHL season was completed quite a bit later than usual — with the Stanley Cup Playoffs lasting until Sept. 29 — free agency will begin on Oct. 9 this year, as opposed to the traditional July 1 starting point. But while the
7:20 AM ET INSIDE THE NBA’S BUBBLE, there is a pathway around the residences — a nearly mile-long loop and a longer, 1.6-mile loop that encompasses the Coronado Springs resort, one of the Disney properties that has become a home away from home for the league. During the NBA Finals, it hasn’t been unusual to
12:28 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Defending champion Rafael Nadal is through to a 13th French Open final after beating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0). The 12th-seeded Argentine won their previous meeting last month in the Italian Open quarterfinals. But this was his 10th defeat in 11 career matches against Nadal. Schwartzman trailed
12:02 PM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will not ban England fans from singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” but will educate them on the history of the song and its links with American slavery, the domestic governing body said. The anthem, believed to have been written by a slave in the mid-19th century, became
Frenchman Arnaud Demare proved strongest in a sprint finish to claim his second straight stage victory and third overall at the Giro d’Italia. The Groupama-FDJ rider surged clear of Slovakian Peter Sagan and Australian Michael Matthews to win the 143km seventh stage from Matera to Brindisi. Portuguese rider Joao Almeida of Deceuninck keeps the overall
6:50 AM ET Already the most exhausting one in history, the 2020 NFL season now peeks its head around the corner into Week 5 amid cacophonous calamity. Every morning brings fresh news of positive COVID-19 tests, schedule delays, amended protocols, questions that spawn more questions. Two games were postponed last week, two more already have
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Formula 1 was unable to run first practice at the Eifel Grand Prix because of bad weather. The Nurburgring was cloaked in fog and damp weather and the medical helicopter was unable to fly. The nearest suitable hospital is too far away by road for F1 officials to run the session in the context of
8:19 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim You might not think so while watching a particularly brutal fight, but MMA is a pretty forgiving sport. Barely 16 months ago, Marlon Moraes was knocked out by Henry Cejudo in his bid to become UFC men’s bantamweight champion. Moraes later suffered a different sort of indignity, defeating Jose Aldo
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says the company will not supply Red Bull with engines from 2022. Wolff said there were “various reasons” for Mercedes to reject Red Bull. “We are supplying four teams including us. We are almost in a state where we cannot make power units for all. There is no capacity,”
8:35 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 WBA world super-middleweight champion Callum Smith has said he hopes to fight before the end of 2020, even if it is not the mega
12:15 PM BST Just two days out from the 2020 Bledisloe Cup opener, the question on the tip of every Australian rugby supporter’s tongue remains: Is Dave Rennie the man to end the Wallabies’ 18-year drought? The second Kiwi to take charge of the Australia’s national rugby team, whose fortunes, brand and popularity have waned
7:00 AM ET Don’t completely rule out the Pac-12 from the 2020 College Football Playoff race. Despite just a seven-game schedule including the conference championship game — on top of a three-year playoff-less streak — the Pac-12 has a 34% chance to put a team in the playoff, per the Allstate Playoff Predictor. Oregon (19%)
5:02 AM ET Manchester United’s chaotic conclusion to the transfer window dominates this week’s ESPN’s Insider Notebook. PLUS: Mikel Arteta’s growing influence at Arsenal. Jump to: Dortmund baffled by United | Diallo’s journey to Old Trafford | Cavani snubbed Real Madrid and Juventus | Barca fuming with Dembele, Umtiti | Forlan helped United sign Pellestri
This month’s prestigious Paris-Roubaix race has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was due to be held on 25 October, having already been postponed from its original April date. But the men’s and women’s races have been cancelled by local authorities. It follows French health minister Olivier Veran’s announcement on Thursday that the