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8:52 AM ET The 2023 MMA calendar gets underway this weekend, and it intensifies next week when UFC 283 is headlined by a pair of championship fights. But a truly game-changing moment for the sport arrives next month in a collision of ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters. When UFC men’s featherweight champion

Jan 13, 2023 The Carlos Correa saga that loomed over baseball’s offseason finally came to an end this week, meaning the top 25 players in this year’s free agent class have all found homes. That doesn’t mean the hot stove is done cooking this winter. With moves still left to be made before spring training

The PGA Tour’s 2023 calendar started with a bang last week, as Jon Rahm rallied from a 6-shot deficit over the final nine holes to catch Collin Morikawa at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawai’i. The tour stays in the islands for one more week at the Sony Open in Honolulu, before starting

1:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Four-time major champion and former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka announced she is pregnant and indicated she will miss the entire 2023 tennis season. “I realize that life is so short and I don’t take any moments for granted, everyday is a new blessing and adventure,” Osaka tweeted Wednesday, including

Jan 11, 2023 England’s Owen Farrell looks set to be available for the opening match of the 2023 Six Nations despite being handed a four-week suspension for a dangerous tackle. Farrell is set to be a key part of England’s charge in the championship under new coach Steve Borthwick, but was a doubt for their

Jan 10, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr.’s next fight won’t come against Terence Crawford, and it won’t even take place for Spence’s three welterweight titles. Instead, Spence will meet Keith Thurman in a junior middleweight bout that’s expected to take place in April, sources told ESPN. A matchup between Spence and Thurman was highly

7:50 AM ET Since the turn of the new year the Denver Nuggets have beaten the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and LA Clippers, and have taken over the top spot in the Western Conference alongside the Memphis Grizzlies. Two-time defending MVP Nikola Jokic is putting together his third legitimate campaign for the award and is

7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Moments after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo broke his left foot in a Dec. 4 win against the Miami Dolphins, general manager John Lynch’s phone pinged. The message was from Tony Dungy, one of Lynch’s mentors and his former coach from his time as a safety for

2:10 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Angelo Pizzo knows a thing or two about great underdog stories. He wrote the screenplays for “Hoosiers” and “Rudy,” two of the most iconic sports films of all time. He knows a good storyline. Pizzo, 75, sees a lot of Rudy Ruettiger — the walk-on who played three snaps

7:00 AM ET AARON JUDGE BEGINS 2023 as the 16th captain in the storied history of the New York Yankees. He joins a list that features icons like Babe Ruth (who served for just five days, but … it counts), Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly and, most recently, Derek Jeter. He’s the face of

1:21 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC A second-half penalty from Gerard Moreno saw Real Madrid beaten 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday to leave Madrid level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga ahead of Barca’s trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday. – Report: Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid | LaLiga table | LaLiga results,

Jan 6, 2023 Associated Press NEW YORK — Jockey Manny Franco tied a New York Racing Association record with six victories on Friday’s nine-race card at Aqueduct. The 28-year-old rider from Puerto Rico tied a mark shared by Hall of Famers Steve Cauthen, Angel Cordero Jr., Javier Castellano, Mike Smith and Ron Turcotte, as well

Jan 6, 2023 The NHL Awards races had an upheaval since our last edition. (Well, except for the one where Patrice Bergeron is the leader. You know, like every year.) But the races for MVP, best defenseman, top rookie, most dominant goalie and coach of the year all have new favorites. Such are the unpredictable

3:17 PM GMT Harlequins coach Nick Evans has joined England’s coaching ranks and is scheduled to work under Steve Borthwick only for the duration of the Six Nations championship, the RFU said on Friday. Former All Black fly-half Evans will work as attack coach during the tournament, with England kicking off at home to Scotland

7:49 AM ET The new year can bring some of the biggest fights boxing can offer, and add more undisputed champions to its rankings — if the stars (meaning, promoters, networks and fighters) align. From Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk for all the heavyweight titles in the men’s side, to a rematch of one of

Jan 5, 2023 So much goes into a “breakout season” in mixed martial arts. One could argue, more so than in any other sport. A breakout season in MMA requires skill and preparation, but it also involves timing, health, luck and maybe a viral moment here and there. If you want to break out in

4:17 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James will miss the Lakers‘ game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday because of an illness, the team announced. The illness is not COVID-19 related, the team clarified. James will have to put his hot play of late on pause. The 20-year veteran is coming off consecutive 40-point

12:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The family of Damar Hamlin on Tuesday thanked the public for its support and asked for continued prayers for the Buffalo Bills safety, who remains hospitalized in critical condition after going into cardiac arrest on the field in Cincinnati on Monday night. “On behalf of our family, we want

10:00 AM ET It’s one of the silliest features of maybe the silliest sport on the planet: If you were to add up all of the national championships claimed in top-level college football, you would think the sport dated back to the 1600s. Princeton claims 28 of them, Yale 27. Alabama claims 23 — including

Jan 2, 2023 Associated Press NEW YORK — Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. In a statement released by her representative, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said her prognosis is good and she will