8:01 AM ET Already a breakout star in 2020, UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is looking to make a rather extraordinary statement on Saturday. Figueiredo will defend his title against top contender Brandon Moreno in the main event of UFC 256 in Las Vegas. That fight will go down as the fastest turnaround in history
6:59 AM ET The league looks a little different since our last rundown of all 30 teams. Star guards Russell Westbrook and John Wall swapped teams. Jrue Holiday and Gordon Hayward changed uniforms. The Philadelphia 76ers got a new head coach and a new president of basketball operations. What about the Los Angeles Lakers? L.A.
7:14 AM ET The 151st British Open Championship will be played at Royal Liverpool in 2023 and the 2024 tournament will be at Royal Troon, golf’s governing body the R&A said on Monday. The 149th Open Championship was scheduled to be held at Royal St George’s from July 16-19 this year before it was cancelled
Australia’s stand-in T20 skipper Matthew Wade on Monday said batting mainstay Steve Smith, who has “plenty of say” in how the team is driven on the field, would do a “great job” if he is given the leadership role again. Wade took over the captaincy reins for the second T20 against India in Sydney on
5:06 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said coronavirus left him feeling “strange” and “tired” at the start of the season. Pogba tested positive for COVID-19 in August and even after a period in isolation, the France international said he struggled to train. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
11:30 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clinching a fifth straight AFC West championship will have to wait until at least next week, but the Kansas City Chiefs secured a playoff berth with Sunday night’s 22-16 win over the Denver Broncos. The 11-1 Chiefs will be in the postseason for the sixth straight season, a
1:16 PM ET Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has wasted no time making changes to his offensive staff. Less than 24 hours after closing out the regular season with a 41-18 win over South Carolina, Stoops announced that offensive coordinator Eddie Gran and quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw have been fired. Stoops said in a statement Sunday
3:15 PM ET LONDON — In trying to be the team Mikel Arteta wants them to be, Arsenal revealed yet again what they actually are. On Sunday, Tottenham beat Arsenal 2-0 and nobody could be surprised about how it happened. Nobody, that is, except Arteta, who by setting up his team with greater attacking purpose
3:46 PM ET Disgruntled Houston Rockets star James Harden did not participate in the team’s first practice of training camp Sunday because of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, coach Stephen Silas said. Silas said that Harden is expected to have an individual workout at the Toyota Center on Sunday evening, but the first-year coach said he
4:34 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Jets were seconds away from winning their first game in 344 days, but they collapsed in epic fashion Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Jets allowed a 46-yard touchdown pass with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, as rookie cornerback Lamar Jackson was
7:05 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Zion Williamson will head into his second NBA season with “no restrictions,” the New Orleans Pelicans star said Sunday. Talking to reporters as the Pelicans opened their training camp, Williamson flashed the biggest smile of the day when asked about what limitations he might have this season. “Me and [Pelicans]
6:50 PM GMT The sight of Owen Farrell handing out winners’;; medals to his England teammates — having taken 95 minutes and two halves of extra time to put a hugely inexperienced France to bed — was a fitting, surreal end to the most bizarre of years. This match between England and France saved the
5:54 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Viktor Hovland says his nerves are a jangled mess when he gets into contention. It sure didn’t look that way at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, where he captured another PGA Tour title with another big putt at the end. Hovland saved par with a splendid
12:49 AM ET Errol Spence Jr. insisted he was still the same fighter despite a severe car accident nearly 14 months ago. Any skepticism surrounding that claim disappeared on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence had no problems against Danny Garcia and won in a unanimous decision, 116-112, 116-112, 117-111. Spence retained
6:07 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas – Angela Stanford won her home LPGA Tour event in front of her parents, closing with a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory Sunday in the Volunteers of America Classic. “I just haven’t had many chances to win in front of them. So to finally do it,
6:16 PM ET Floyd Mayweather Jr. is heading back to the ring. Sort of. The retired former boxing champion will wear gloves again Feb. 20 for an exhibition match against YouTube personality Logan Paul, Mayweather announced on his Instagram account Sunday. According to the event’s webpage, the bout will be streamed as a pay-per-view. The
Racing Point’s Sergio Perez pledged to find a way to prolong his Formula 1 career after taking his maiden victory in the Sakhir Grand Prix. The Mexican is out of contract for next season and his only possibility for a drive is if Red Bull pick him for their second seat. “After today, I’m determined
In the end it turned into the cruellest of days for George Russell. For so much of Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix it looked like the 22-year-old Briton, given a drive in Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes after his compatriot tested positive for coronavirus, would claim a fairytale victory. He passed Valtteri Bottas, his far more experienced team-mate,