Naoya Inoue makes his debut at No. 1 in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings following an emphatic victory over Junto Nakatani on May 2. Inoue was previously ranked second and Nakatani No. 6. Fighting in front of more than 55,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome, Inoue delivered a performance that reinforced his standing as the best…
Ireland: Flood; Parsons, Dalton, Higgins, O’Connor; O’Brien, Lane; Perry, Moloney-MacDonald, Djougang, Wall, Tuite, Hogan, King (capt), Wafer. Replacements: Jones, McGrath, Cahill, Campbell, Monaghan, Moore, Whelan, Gallagher. Wales: Powell; Dallavalle, Cox, Keight, J Joyce; George, Bevan; Pyrs, Jones, Tuipulotu, Metcalfe, Evans, Aiono, Lewis (capt), King Replacements: Reardon, Davies, Rose, John, A Joyce, Lockwood, Bell, Prothero Source:…
After missing all of spring training with an oblique injury, Bryce Miller’s month of rehab likely wrapped up tonight in Everett. So far, Miller has made four starts on his rehab assignment: 4/18 (AAA): 1.2 innings, 10 batters faced, three runs on four hits with a walk and two strikeouts; 33 pitches (21 strikes) 4/24…
Jesse RogersMay 6, 2026, 06:46 PM ET CloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Multiple Authors CHICAGO — The first-place Chicago Cubs suffered another blow to their pitching staff after lefty Matthew Boyd injured his left meniscus while playing with his kids at home Wednesday morning. Boyd, 35, will undergo…
Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Guillem Balague explain how Arsenal were able to “make life difficult” with the use of a man-to-man press high up the pitch to force Atletico Madrid to play the ball long in their semi-final second leg at the Emirates Stadium. MATCH REPORT: Champions League – Arsenal 1-0…
WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale won’t face charges following a March arrest for battery. Ogunbowale, who was arrested following a dispute at a Miami nightclub, reportedly had all charges against her dropped, according to multiple reports. Ogunbowale, 29, was arrested in March after she allegedly punched a security staff member at a nightclub. That staff member…
Jake TrotterMay 6, 2026, 06:51 AM ET CloseJake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about other college sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. Trotter resides in the Cleveland area with his wife and three kids and is a fan of his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder. He covered…
The US, Canada and Mexico will co-host the World Cup between 11 June and 19 July. Iran are scheduled to play two games in Los Angeles, against New Zealand on 15 June and Belgium on 21 June, and then Egypt in Seattle on 26 June. US secretary of state Marco Rubio said last week that…
Phillies must avoid this trade proposal unless something drastically changes in near future originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s tough to get a clear sense of how the Philadelphia Phillies have looked over the last week or so, but the record indicates they’re…
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, Tobias Harris had 20 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. Duncan Robinson added 19 points for the top-seeded Pistons, who ended an NBA-record-tying 12-game postseason losing streak against a single opponent, a drought that dated…
