6:20 PM ET Steve KimESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez want to next fight each other in a high-stakes lightweight unification bout, Top Rank's Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday after talking to both camps. "In talking with Lomachenko and Lopez, neither of them want an interim fight," Arum said. "So…

5:09 PM ET As it plans for what it hopes is a full 2020 season, the NFL has acknowledged the inevitability that a number of its personnel will be infected by the coronavirus. Sustaining the season throughout the fall will require the effective use of testing and isolating procedures currently under…

4:33 PM ET Former Chicago Bulls forward Horace Grant has fired back at claims Michael Jordan made against him during "The Last Dance" documentary series on ESPN. In a radio interview with Kap and Co. on ESPN 1000 in Chicago on Tuesday, Grant said it "is a downright, outright, completely lie" that he…

2:22 PM ET NFL owners approved new measures Tuesday aimed at improving diversity in coach and front-office hiring, but they stopped short of approving a resolution that would have rewarded minority hiring with draft-pick compensation. NFL Network reported last week that the owners were considering a…

2:04 PM ET PITTSBURGH -- Not everyone is happy about Ben Roethlisberger's haircut and beard trim. During his daily briefing Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf criticized Roethlisberger's recent trip to Norman's Cut N' Edge to get his haircut and beard trimmed following a workout with his teammates.…

2:22 PM ET NFL owners have tabled a proposal that would have provided incentives for teams to hire minority general managers and coaches by improving team's draft choice positioning, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by NFL Network. The virtual meeting among the NFL's 32 owners…

10:11 AM ET Noah DavisESPN Professional soccer players can perform amazing feats, whether lacing a pinpoint pass 60 yards, trapping a ball with a delicate touch or blasting a shot at incredible speed. They are also incredible physical specimens, capable of running for 90 minutes or more, sprinting full…

Felix "Tito" Trinidad, right, earned a controversial decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya, left, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas in 1999  1:23 PM ET A night of big fights with controversial endings will air Wednesday night on ESPN2 starting at 7 p.m. ET. "Debated Decisions," a five-fight…

12:00 PM ET Call of Duty League is making major changes to how its playoffs work, and is adding a new event to its homestand weekends. Under the new playoff system, all 12 CDL teams will qualify for the postseason (up from eight in the original structure), with Call of Duty League standings determining…

Shad Gaspard stands in the boxing ring as his son Aryeh trains in front of him.  11:36 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LOS ANGELES -- When the lifeguard arrived, between 50 and 75 yards off Venice Beach, the boy and his father were caught in the rip current, enveloped in what's called an "impact zone." "The…