7:46 AM ET The next 12 months could be some of the most interesting in MMA history. Conor McGregor is set to return from a broken leg. Jon Jones, who hasn’t fought since February 2020, could finally get a heavyweight title shot. Kamaru Usman is closing in on Anderson Silva‘s record of 16 straight UFC
Month: January 2022
1:28 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE — Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka opened her 2022 season with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Alize Cornet on Tuesday in one of the so-called Summer Set tournaments in Melbourne. Osaka returned to Rod Laver Arena for the first time since winning the Australian title last February. It
Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks inside bio-bubbles threw Australia’s domestic leagues into chaos on Tuesday as cricket administrators grappled to keep their respective schedule on track while players complained of anxiety. Both the men’s and women’s domestic games were hit hard and Cricket Australia (CA) was forced to make many late schedule changes. Two matches of the Women’s
12:27 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane has heard the chatter about whether his backcourt mate, Ja Morant, should make his first All-Star Game this season. But after Morant’s latest dominant performance — 36 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and a game-high plus-24 in 33 minutes of a 118-104
10:24 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Global sports retailer, merchandiser, and now sports card and memorabilia giant Fanatics is acquiring Topps trading cards in a
11:52 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Minutes before what was likely his final game at Heinz Field kicked off, Ben Roethlisberger faced the Cleveland Browns game captains by himself at the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ midfield logo Monday night. Fellow Steelers captains Cam Heyward and Derek Watt would normally flank the quarterback on the walk to the coin
6:40 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Bob Halloran, a former sportscaster for CBS Sports who later organized major boxing events as an executive in Las Vegas, has died. He was 87. Halloran died of natural causes Sunday at his home in the desert city of Rancho Mirage located 120 miles east of
10:26 PM ET The middleweight fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Liam Williams as well as the latest middleweight title defense for Claressa Shields are on the move again. Shields tweeted Monday her fight against Ema Kozin will now take place on Feb. 5, a week after when it was supposed to occur on Jan.
2:25 PM ET Manchester United suffered their first defeat under interim manager Ralf Rangnick, falling to a 1-0 loss at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Monday. An 82nd minute strike from Joao Moutinho earned Wolves their first win at Old Trafford since 1980 and moved Bruno Lage’s side up to eighth
8:28 PM ET Veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin is retiring from MLB after 15 seasons, he announced on social media Monday. Maybin, 34, has played for 11 different teams in his career. He won a World Series with the Houston Astros in 2017 after being acquired off waivers one month before the postseason. In Game 2
8:30 PM ET Quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced Monday he is transferring to Oklahoma, only 18 days after announcing his intent to transfer to UCLA. Gabriel entered the transfer portal on Nov. 27, leaving UCF after three years with the program. A little over two weeks after entering the transfer portal, Gabriel made his intentions to
4:20 PM ET After a two-year layoff with significant injuries, there’s optimism that Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson will make his return against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, sources told ESPN. A final decision on Thompson’s debut is expected to be made once the Warriors return from back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday in
4:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — It says everything about Manchester United‘s opening game of 2022 that Phil Jones returned for his first appearance in 708 days and was, by some distance, their best player. It’s no disrespect to Jones, without a game since January 2020 as he battled back from a serious
5:03 PM ET Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams announced on Monday that he is entering the transfer portal, but that the Sooners remain an option for the former highly touted recruit. Williams took over for Spencer Rattler this season, and though Oklahoma did not compete in the Big 12 championship game, the Sooners ended their season
11:50 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The last time he was in Pittsburgh, quarterback Baker Mayfield took a knee to clinch the Cleveland Browns‘ first playoff victory in 26 years. As Mayfield galloped off Heinz Field, game ball still in hand, Cleveland’s other former No. 1 overall pick, Myles Garrett, was waiting. The two met
2:48 PM ET Associated Press The NHL on Monday postponed the Seattle Kraken‘s home game scheduled for Thursday against Ottawa because of COVID-19 problems with the Senators. It’s the 92nd NHL game to be postponed for coronavirus-related reasons this season. Several of those are linked to attendance restrictions in Canada. The Senators have nine players,
With the absence of Virat Kohli in the ongoing second Test match, India faced a major batting collapse against South Africa on Day 1 in Johannesburg. With the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara losing their wickets cheaply, Ravichandran Ashwin played a crucial knock that reignited hope for the visiting camp. The spinner registered 46
4:00 AM ET Chelsea broke their transfer record in August to sign Romelu Lukaku in the expectation he would fire them to the Premier League title. Yet in the first week of January, the Blues find themselves 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and with their €115 million acquisition facing a decidedly uncertain future. Head
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