Sep 29, 2022 Dana White’s Contender Series has become a staple for the promotion in ushering rising talent into the Octagon. With fighters like Sean O’Malley, Alex Perez, Taila Santos and Marina Rodriguez all making their UFC debuts on the show, there is fair reason to believe that those who get a shot at a
Month: September 2022
Sep 29, 2022 Less than two days after earning a UFC contract, mixed martial arts prospect Bo Nickal has already booked his Octagon debut. The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Nickal (3-0) and Jamie Pickett (13-8) for UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, officials told ESPN on Thursday. Nickal earned a
11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets are calling up top prospect Francisco Alvarez for this weekend’s pivotal three-game series against the Atlanta Braves, according to multiple reports Thursday. Alvarez, a 20-year-old catcher, was ranked as the No. 4 overall prospect in ESPN’s midseason list published in August. He would be eligible
8:22 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN It’s not easy being No. 2. You’re habitually overlooked, an afterthought, banished to the background. But every so often, the orchestra’s second fiddle gets to step under the bright lights at center stage and show their stuff. This autumn brings several opportunities for Bellator MMA to take more of the
The champions of 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season, Saurashtra, face Rest of India in Irani Cup 2022. The match, which is played in the Test format, returns after a gap of three years. The latest Irani Cup took place in 2018-19 in which Vidarbha had defeated the Rest of India on first innings. Meanwhile, the match
7:00 AM ET In hockey, it’s hard to go from the outhouse to the penthouse, because playoff contenders refuse to move out. Of the 16 teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, 12 of them were in the midst of multiyear postseason appearance streaks. If you include the COVID-19 bubble qualification series in 2020
8:00 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets gave the NBA offseason extended life. Every move the organization made — and didn’t — was examined; every whisper, every tweet broken down to the syllable as the league watched the turmoil unfold throughout the summer. Kevin Durant, who on June 30 requested a trade, then requested for general
Red Bull have described as “speculation” claims they breached Formula 1’s budget cap last season. Formula 1’s governing body is said to be preparing to announce that two teams, Red Bull and Aston Martin, exceeded last year’s $145m (£114m) cap. Red Bull’s Christian Horner told BBC Sport it was “purely speculation”. Aston Martin, the other
Ukraine plans to hold its Track Cycling National Championships in the UK at the Geraint Thomas Velodrome of Wales. The decision to hold the event in Newport “is to allow Ukrainian elite track riders to have their National Championships in a safe place” due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Velodrome is free
3:32 AM ET Think the Frenkie de Jong saga is over at Man United? Think again. ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Barcelona … in Real Madrid white? | Lukaku, Potter set for Chelsea talks | Ronaldo no longer a poster boy | English football’s big decision amid fixture crisis | Man City’s
11:14 PM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Marcel Louis-Jacques CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Miami Dolphins 27-15 on Thursday night, but head and neck injuries suffered by Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in the
12:47 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Thursday night in a 4-2 win against the Oakland Athletics before Conner Capel singled with two outs to break it up. Capel hit a sharp grounder that deflected off sliding shortstop Livan Soto‘s
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff College football’s Week 5 is here and with it comes five top-25 matchups, including three games between teams ranked in the top 16. Off the heels of an emotional double-overtime win against Wake Forest, DJ Uiagalelei and Clemson host NC State in a top-10 ACC showdown. SEC play is in
Australia’s T20 World Cup-winning all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has expressed no surprise over his fellow teammate Cameron Green‘s stellar performances in his short career, where the latter struck a 19-ball fifty against India in the recently concluded T20I series. Marsh heaped praises on the 23-year-old for showcasing great skills and playing according to the needs of
5:10 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls expressed optimism on Thursday following guard Lonzo Ball‘s latest surgery to address the lingering discomfort in his left knee, but his timeline to return to the court remains uncertain. Bulls coach Billy Donovan met with director of athletic performance Chip Schaefer, who was in Los
9:12 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Xiyu Lin of China made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th hole Thursday that sent her to a 6-under 65 and a 1-shot lead in The Ascendant LPGA. The late eagle from Lin, twice a runner-up on the LPGA Tour this season, took attention
8:27 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Davis Riley got off to a hot start and kept bogeys off his card to the end for a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead Thursday with Will Gordon in the Sanderson Farms Championship, the PGA Tour event he considers his fifth major. Riley grew
Sep 29, 2022 BIRDSVILLE, Australia — A sea of beer can-clenching, rowdy folk in flannelette shirts and cowboy hats are huddled in near darkness at Fred Brophy’s feet. The Australian outback icon is fitted out in his customary red shirt, faded blue jeans and dark brown boots, crouching on a raised platform and beating a
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