Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 10:39 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Claressa Shields, widely considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer on the planet, is going back to MMA in 2024. Shields, 28, has signed a new multiyear deal to compete
Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 09:21 AM ET New US Open tournament referee Jake Garner recalls being a chair umpire and having a tough time figuring out in the moment whether a ball had bounced twice before a player got it back over the net. If that happens at Flushing Meadows this year, though, an
Aug 9, 2023, 07:46 AM ET LONDON — World Boxing, a new body seeking recognition from the International Olympic Committee, announced its first six official members Wednesday with the United States among federations from three continents. The others approved as full members were New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. This summer’s college football blockbuster movie has been a disaster flick. Major football in the West, as we’ve come to define it over the past 100 years, will cease to exist in 2024, with the Pac-12
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Before we get on with the autumn win-loss business that is actual college football, let’s pause for a moment — no, make that a dozen
Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 9, 2023, 07:47 AM ET In what promises to be an all-out slugfest, ESPN’s top two junior lightweights Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez will clash in Glendale, Arizona for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight world title (10 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+). The pair of Mexican brawlers were slated to meet in February before a
ESPN News Services Aug 8, 2023, 09:31 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit on his left elbow by a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Colin Holderman in the sixth inning Tuesday night and left the 8-6 victory. It was a 97 mph sinker from Holderman that Acuna tried to
The NHL has seen its share of noteworthy trades and signings in this offseason. Some helped teams level up. Some knocked teams down a peg. A few could have a transformative effect on franchises for next season and beyond. With the 2023-24 season drawing closer each day, there are some teams whose stock has clearly
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. LATROBE, Pa. — Joey Porter Jr.’s nights at the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ training camp always used to end the same way. A ball boy during middle school and
Connor O’Halloran Aug 9, 2023, 06:16 AM ET West Ham have agreed a deal worth around £30 million ($38.2m) to sign Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that West Ham have also agreed a deal for Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse, targeted as a replacement for midfielder Declan Rice
Hosts: Glasgow and across Scotland Dates: 3-13 August Coverage: Watch live across BBC TV and iPlayer, with 200 hours of live streams on the BBC’s digital platforms Newly-crowned mountain bike downhill world champion Charlie Hatton says he has “almost skipped a few steps” in his career after becoming the surprise gold medallist last weekend. The
Hardik Pandya finishes off 3rd T20I chase with a six© Twitter India’s skipper for the T20I series against West Indies, Hardik Pandya has been an intense topic of discussion on social media over his ‘selfish act’ that denied youngster Tilak Varma a half-century in the third T20I against West Indies. Hardik hit a six to
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2023, 11:44 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. STANFORD, Calif. — As Stanford grapples with the crumbling Pac-12 Conference, first-year football coach Troy Taylor said the school intends to remain at the Power 5 level. “I think the players that committed
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 8, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Playing in her first match since 2020, Caroline Wozniacki began her tennis comeback with a victory over Kimberly Birrell 6-2, 6-2, in the first round of the Canadian Open in Montreal on Tuesday. “It feels great,” Wozniacki said on court after win. “It’s my first match
Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 06:52 PM ET TORONTO — Britain’s Andy Murray started his journey for a fourth National Bank Open title by defeating Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in two sets, winning 7-6 (3), 6-0 on Tuesday. Murray, who secured titles in 2009, 2010 and 2015, saved two set points and clinched the first set
Andres Waters Aug 8, 2023, 11:00 PM ET Ahead of this week’s “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31 lightweight matchup, coaches Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler competed in the traditional coaches challenge. This season, the coaches went head-to-head in a UFC trivia game, but with an added twist: taking an ice bath in 39-degree water the
Aug 8, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays ace left-hander Shane McClanahan is “highly unlikely” to pitch again this season, according to manager Kevin Cash. McClanahan will consult another specialist on his injured left forearm before making a final decision on his status, but Cash noted that “everything is on the table” and that