May 6, 2022 PHOENIX — One of the UFC’s most popular and dynamic weight classes takes center stage on Saturday, with Charles Oliveira (32-8) preparing to step into the Octagon against Justin Gaethje (23-3) in the main event UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. However, Oliveira missed weight on Friday, resulting in him getting stripped of
9:15 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN MILWAUKEE — Every member of the Boston Celtics inside Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon was incredulous. With the clock ticking down and the Celtics training by three, Boston’s Jaylen Brown handed the ball off to Marcus Smart on the perimeter. Immediately, Smart attempted to get his shot off with Milwaukee
IPL 2022: Shimron Hetmyer has left RR camp to leave for Guyana.© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals on Sunday informed that West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer has left the team camp in Mumbai to travel back to Guyana for the birth of his first child. The franchise said that the left-handed batter will be back soon. The
7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With favorite Epicenter and Zandon dueling in front, Rich Strike came charging up the rail in the closing strides for a stunning 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Jockey Sonny Leon guided Rich Strike from far back in the 20-horse field to beat 4-1
7:09 PM ET Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — David Toms flipped the script Saturday at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic with a four-shot swing on the 15th hole and closed with pars for a 1-under 71 that gave him a two-shot lead over Ken Duke going into the final round on the PGA Tour Champions. Toms
7:26 PM ET Associated Press POTOMAC, Md. — Keegan Bradley did nothing special on the only easy scoring day this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, opening with an even-par 70 that left him around the cut line. Since the conditions got tougher, Bradley has been the best player at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.
5:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Ons Jabeur of Tunisia won the biggest title of her career by defeating American Jessica Pegula in three sets in the Madrid Open final Saturday. Jabeur, the first Arab woman in the top 10, won 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 for her second career title. She was playing in her sixth
Max Verstappen criticised his Red Bull team’s reliability struggles after qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, saying that they were harming their hopes of defending his world championship. The Dutchman lost out on pole position at the Florida city’s inaugural race after an error on his final qualifying lap – which he blamed on his
6:08 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — The Quadruple is still on the horizon for Liverpool, but it is beginning to look like a more distant dream after Jurgen Klopp’s team finally stumbled in their pursuit a history. Even though a 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham took Liverpool back to the top of the Premier
5:40 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale suffered a setback in his recovery from a fractured rib cage suffered in late February, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said before Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. “He’s had a small, it’s a personal medical issue — it’s not orthopedic, it’s
5:19 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Former NASCAR Cup Series champions Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick will start at the rear of the field Sunday at Darlington Raceway. Denny Hamlin will be back there, too. Elliott and Harvick had trouble Saturday in practice. Hamlin had problems in qualifying later in the day. All
Charles Leclerc led Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari front-row lock-out at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. The Ferrari drivers jumped ahead of Red Bull’s Verstappen as the world champion’s final run fell apart on the circuit around the Hard Rock stadium. The Dutchman made an error at Turn Five, running wide, swearing on the radio
4:45 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Justin Allgaier put JR Motorsports in Victory Lane for the third consecutive week in the Xfinity Series by winning at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. Allgaier ended a 34-race winless streak when he passed AJ Allmendinger to start a two-lap sprint following a caution and cruised the final
10:56 AM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Capitals are turning to Ilya Samsonov to start in goal for Saturday’s Game 3 against the Florida Panthers, according to coach Peter Laviolette. Samsonov replaced Vitek Vanecek for the third period of Game 2 on Thursday and stopped all 17 shots he faced. Vanecek had allowed five
2:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — After beating Rafael Nadal on Friday, Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz did it again with an upset of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open tennis tournament Saturday. After defeating Nadal, his idol, in the quarterfinals, the 19-year-old Alcaraz rallied to beat Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5,
4:38 PM ET Mohamed Salah has a shot blocked by Ben Davies as Liverpool searched for a winning goal against Tottenham. Getty Images Liverpool suffered a blow to their Premier League title hopes despite coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Champions League-chasing Tottenham at Anfield on Saturday. Luis Diaz‘s deflected strike cancelled out
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A lot, as in almost everything — including a new players lounge — has changed in the Denver Broncos‘ offseason as first-year coach Nathaniel Hackett and his staff continue the team’s playbook makeover. The meetings have a new look, practices have a new schedule and Hackett has continued to
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — For all of the hours spent poring over film, conducting interviews and scouring the country for unearthed prospects and information leading up to the NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles have kept things pretty simple over the past couple of years when on the clock, especially on Day 1 and Day