Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano make their return to the cage Saturday in the first mixed martial arts event promoted by Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions brand. The pair will headline the fight card at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Rousey, 39, the UFC’s inaugural women’s bantamweight champion, has not fought since a knockout…
May 16, 2026, 06:29 PM ET NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Alex Smalley kept his composure amid pure chaos in the PGA Championship on Saturday, when he vanished from the leaderboard with a shaky start and when he surged back in front with sublime shots along the back nine at Aronimink Golf Club. His voice was…
May 16, 2026, 06:03 PM ET Liverpool have joined Manchester United in showing strong interest in Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, while also looking to bring in RB Leipzig duo Yan Diomande and Antonio Nusa. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s winter grades…
Stephen HolderMay 15, 2026, 01:50 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest….
The NHL’s Western Conference finals matchup in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs is set. The Central Division champion Colorado Avalanche will take on the Pacific Division titlist Vegas Golden Knights, with the winner heading to the Stanley Cup Final. Both clubs have won a Stanley Cup this decade, with the Avs winning it all in…
Brett OkamotoMay 15, 2026, 01:53 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
Buster OlneyMay 15, 2026, 01:39 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Multiple Authors Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has started playing catch, lightly tossing, just two weeks after he had surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow. “Tarik has started…
Greg WyshynskiMay 15, 2026, 01:28 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors Star defenseman Quinn Hughes says he is “definitely open” to signing a contract extension with the Minnesota Wild. General manager Bill Guerin swung the NHL’s biggest trade of the season when he acquired the Norris Trophy winner from…
May 15, 2026, 01:18 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois and coach Brad Underwood have agreed to new financial terms on his current six-year contract that runs through 2031-32, and the deal could extend through 2035-36 based on the team’s performance over the next four seasons. Athletic director Josh Whitman made the announcement Thursday, about…
Stephen HolderMay 15, 2026, 01:14 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest….
