6:06 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 COSTA MESA, Calif. — Brandon Staley has been aware of the ongoing speculation regarding his status as the Los Angeles Chargers‘ head coach, especially as it grew
9:03 PM ET UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will defend her title for the eighth time when she fights Mexican challenger Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 on March 4. Shevchenko’s representatives told ESPN on Wednesday that an agreement for the fight has been reached, while sources told ESPN Deportes that there is a mutual agreement
6:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A football fan has paid $2.6 million for a VIP ticket to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi go head-to-head in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition match at King Fahd International Stadium on Thursday will feature Paris Saint-Germain and Messi facing a select side made up of
4:12 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys still plan to have Brett Maher kick in Sunday’s divisional round matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, but signed Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad on Wednesday as insurance. Maher missed four extra points in Monday’s wild-card win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After the game,
9:15 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Aryna Sabalenka improved her winning streak to six as she beat American Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the third round of the Australian Open. The No. 5-seeded Sabalenka, who began the year by winning the title in Adelaide, trailed the American 3-1 early in
6:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers were hit with a $32 million luxury tax for the second straight season, among six teams paying a penalty as baseball payrolls rebounded after the lockout to a record $4.56 billion. The New York Mets set a luxury tax payroll record at $299.8
Jan 18, 2023 Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa is returning for the 2023 season, the school announced Wednesday. Taulia, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2022 as the Terrapins won eight games, which marked the program’s most victories since 2010. He threw for 3,008 yards and
5:53 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier is transferring to Louisiana Tech, he told ESPN in a phone interview on Wednesday. Bachmeier won the starting job all four years he was at Boise State but left the team this season before playing in the Broncos’ fifth game. That leaves him with
5:49 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former super middleweight titleholders David Benavidez and Caleb Plant will meet in a long-awaited fight on March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The 168-pound bout will be a PBC on Showtime PPV. Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) and Plant (22-1, 13
6:17 PM ET Kendal Briles is leaving Arkansas to become the offensive coordinator at TCU, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement is expected Thursday. Briles, 40, has been the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach the past three seasons at Arkansas, which experienced an offensive upheaval under Briles. The Hogs finished 15th nationally in total offense
12:01 PM ET Konrad Laimer looks to be the next RB Leipzig standout to leave East Germany for Bayern Munich. RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images Editor’s note: ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator, Derek Rae, is in Leipzig this week for Friday’s return of Germany‘s top flight and examines the possibility that the club most hard-core fans have
Jan 18, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga and Top Rank have mutually agreed to part ways after months of talks that failed to resolve key issues, Team Berlanga and the promotional company told ESPN. Both sides have signed the separation agreement. Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) is now a promotional free agent. The 25-year-old native of
4:47 PM ET The 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame vote is just around the corner. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America will announce the results of this year’s election live from Cooperstown on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Of the 14 former players who will be returning to the ballot
5:37 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville forward Michael McCarron is available to the Predators after entering the player assistance program of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced Wednesday that McCarron returned after receiving care through the joint player assistance program. McCarron still will have access
4:08 PM ET The 2023 LPGA Tour season tees off at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida, this week. From now until mid-November, golfers will compete in 33 events in 11 U.S. states and 12 countries. They’ll play for a record purse of $101.4 million, including $9 million at the KPMG
Jan 18, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Mark Magsayo and Brandon Figueroa are in the process of finalizing a deal for a March 4 featherweight bout in the U.S., sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The PBC on Showtime bout would feature two of ESPN’s top 10 boxers at 126 pounds (Magsayo is No. 6 while Figueroa is
1:18 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell missed Cleveland’s game at Memphis on Wednesday night with a strained left groin. Mitchell, who is averaging 28.4 points in his first season for Cleveland, got hurt Monday in the third quarter of a 113-103 win over New Orleans. He was
2:08 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 Chris Eubank Jr. faces former world welterweight champion Liam Smith in Manchester on Saturday, but talk of fighting Conor Benn has not faded. Eubank