Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren have been close friends and teammates for more than a decade.  12:03 PM ET Editor's note: This originally ran in February, 2019, and has been updated in anticipation of Tyron Woodley's bout Saturday against Gilbert Burns. Tyron Woodley returns to the Octagon on Saturday…

1:36 PM ET XFL owner Vince McMahon said Tuesday that he will not attempt to buy back the league in bankruptcy court. In a court filing, McMahon called accusations that he was secretly maneuvering to use Chapter 11 as an avenue to cheaply retain the XFL "inflammatory" and "unsubstantiated." The XFL filed…

1:14 PM ET Jalen Kitna, son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, announced his commitment to Florida on Tuesday. Jalen Kitna is a four-star quarterback in the 2021 class out of out of Rick Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas. The 6-foot-4, 185-pounder chose the Gators after decommitting from Boston College…

12:12 PM ET Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard says he won't compete in a restarted NBA season if Portland does not have a legitimate shot to make the playoffs. "If we come back and they're just like, 'We're adding a few games to finish the regular season,' and they're throwing us out there for meaningless…

ESPN FC's best quarantine hair contest ESPN FC's Shaka Hislop and Ale Moreno judge the best hairstyles from footballers in self-isolation. John Dykes' Bundesliga Matchweek 27 Chang Team of the Week John Dykes picks the best XI from Bundesliga Matchweek 27 for his Chang Team of the Week. Africans Abroad:…

6:00 AM ET With the coronavirus pandemic, even athletes and the best Peloton riders are stuck at home, but ESPN and Peloton have combined to bring celebrities and athletes together for an epic, all-out, 20-minute Peloton race. Sixteen riders -- eight male and eight female -- will compete across two…

12:00 PM ET The final, fleeting fight for 30 teams to resume the NBA's season is raging through these last days of indecision. Hours of commissioner Adam Silver's time are being spent engaging owners and high-level executives making the case for how the league should march into the summer's playoffs,…

Trainees at the WWE Performance Center served as fans in the crowd for Monday Night Raw.  10:59 AM ET The card for WWE's Backlash pay-per-view on June 14 is taking shape, with four key matches already locked in including three top title bouts and the pre-ordained "Greatest Match of All Time" between…

11:17 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- It's a way different kind of year, and so The ESPYS will be, too. For the first time, the show will feature three hosts in remote settings and a changed focus. Instead of honoring the past year's top athletes and moments in sports, the show is celebrating…

11:41 AM ET Old audio of Michael Jordan has surfaced in which he says he told NBA executive Rod Thorn, who was part of the USA Basketball selection committee, that he wouldn't play on the Dream Team in 1992 if Detroit Pistons star point guard Isiah Thomas was also selected to the team. "Rod Thorn called…