11:25 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo dominated Joseph Benavidez to cap off the third main event on Fight Island and become the UFC flyweight champion. The first-round finish featured a tremendous display of striking power, grappling and ultimately a successful submission. Benavidez showed incredible heart, surviving multiple rear-naked choke attempts, but he couldn’t figure out a
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12:52 AM ET Diego Rossi erupted with four goals as LAFC knocked off rival the LA Galaxy 6-2 on Saturday in Group F play of the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. LAFC moved alone into second place in Group F with four points, while the
Jul 18, 2020 One of the most anticipated UFC middleweight title fights has a date. Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound title versus Paulo Costa on Sept. 19, multiple sources said Saturday. Costa tweeted later Saturday: “The fight is on folks!” News of the fight was first reported by Combate. The fight, which will take
10:45 PM ET This time, Deiveson Figueiredo left no doubt. In a rematch of their controversial bout earlier this year, Figueiredo knocked down Joseph Benavidez three times and then choked him out at 4:48 of the first round in the main event of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi. With the win, Figueiredo claimed
10:23 PM ET A week and a half into life in the bubble, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has received attention for his escapades rather than for what’s most important to him as the NBA nears its restart: helping his teammates on the court and helping create positive change in the United States. He
9:37 PM ET How excited am I for the recently booked Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa UFC middleweight title fight on Sept. 19? Let me count the ways. For starters, when it happens, it will mark just the second time in UFC history that two undefeated men will fight for a UFC title. The first
10:39 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas on Saturday night, getting the victory in his second race of the day after a postrace disqualification took away an apparent Xfinity Series win. Busch made a final green-flag stop with 36 laps to go, when
9:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been suspended indefinitely by both the Nevada Athletic Commission and the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission due to his refusal to take a drug test prior to his Dec. 20 bout against Daniel Jacobs. Chavez was temporarily suspended in Nevada after not submitting to a
6:03 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch celebrated a 10th NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Texas Motor Speedway, and then had it taken away. Busch failed postrace tech inspection Saturday after finishing ahead of Austin Cindric, who was declared the winner for the third victory in a row after winning both
7:38 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman doesn’t know if he has time to be ready for the Atlanta Braves‘ opener. Following a scary journey in his battle with COVID-19, Freeman is grateful to even have a chance. On Saturday, the four-time All-Star revealed he had a high temperature of 104.5 degrees early
3:30 PM ET Mexico’s first super middleweight boxing champion Gilberto Ramirez has been notified that Top Rank will not renew his contract and is therefore a free agent, the boxer’s manager, David Suh, confirmed to ESPN. “His contract with Top Rank is up, so as of today he’s free to negotiate with anyone,” Suh said
5:56 PM ET LONDON — Imagine how good Arsenal could be if Mikel Arteta gets the financial backing he called for this week. The Spaniard used the buoyancy created by Wednesday’s unexpected victory over Premier League champions Liverpool to highlight an “enormous” gap to the top two in England, suggesting “there is no magic” to
5:14 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Thomas‘ caddie left on the back nine of his third round at Memorial Tournament on Saturday. “Jimmy (Johnson) just wasn’t feeling well,” Thomas said. “He was feeling dizzy. I mean, I can tell he was light-headed and just didn’t have a lot of energy. I mean, I told
7:18 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm showed Saturday in the Memorial why he’s one of the most explosive players in golf. With his clubs. A back nine that capped off what he considers one of the best rounds of his career gave Rahm a 4-under 68, turned a four-shot deficit into
8:00 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — What a difference a week, some extra-thick grass, more wind and faster greens can make. All that has happened in the week between the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial Tournament, which were played on the same course. There were 16 players who finished more than 10 shots under
3:14 PM ET Jack Hermansson wasted no time in reasserting his place among the upper echelon of UFC middleweight contenders. The native of Sweden, who fights out of Norway, had won four in a row prior to having his momentum abruptly halted by last September’s TKO loss to Jared Cannonier. On Saturday, in the co-main
6:22 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Authentic gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record-extending ninth victory in the $1 million Haskell Stakes Saturday, holding off late charging Ny Traffic by a nose at Monmouth Park. Jockey Mike Smith put the Santa Anita Derby runner-up on the lead at the start and
7:05 PM ET Texas cornerback Kobe Boyce, citing depression, says he is “taking a step away from football” to focus on his mental health. Boyce, a fourth-year junior who played in 19 games with six starts for the Longhorns, issued a statement on Twitter on Saturday. “For a few years now I have been battling