11:10 PM ET ESPN’s panel of Ariel Helwani, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim breaks down the biggest stories coming out of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, including a look at Rafael dos Anjos‘ split-decision win over Paul Felder and what it means. Helwani: Let’s make something very clear right off the bat: No one actually
1:21 PM ET UFC is finalizing a light heavyweight matchup between former title challenger Thiago Santos and Aleksandar Rakic on March 6, sources told ESPN. The promotion has not officially announced an event on the date of March 6, nor given a location. Sources said the 205-pound matchup will consist of three rounds and not
1:56 PM ET The UFC is down a fight on Saturday’s card. Eryk Anders is out of a scheduled bout against Antonio Arroyo at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos in Las Vegas, Anders announced on social media. 1 Related Anders wrote that his withdrawal is “due to issues concerned with my health.” The
10:26 PM ET Rafael dos Anjos is back in championship form. The former UFC lightweight titleholder returned to his longtime division Saturday and was brilliant in beating Paul Felder via split decision (47-48, 50-45, 50-45) in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Dos Anjos showed a well-rounded game, doing damage on
8:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, was delayed more than five hours on the tarmac Saturday night, a team source told ESPN. The delay was due to mechanical issues, the source said, and was not COVID-19 related. The plane was supposed to take off at 2:25
11:08 AM ET Associated Press FREEHOLD, N.J. — Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden has been sentenced to a year of probation in connection with a drug arrest in New Jersey in 2019. Gooden appeared before a judge in a virtual proceeding on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty in August 2019 to one count
7:55 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Personal memorabilia from the career of Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench was auctioned for just under $2 million. The sale that involved live and online bidding ended Saturday at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Kentucky, not far from where Bench was a 14-time All-Star
5:51 PM ET The attention when this first-ever fall Masters began fell on Tiger Woods, who was trying to defend a title won 19 months ago at Augusta National. It also found its way to Bryson DeChambeau, who came in the year’s final major with a plan to try to overpower the place. And, of
4:15 PM ET Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — D’Eriq King threw for 255 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score to rally No. 9 Miami to a 25-24 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Hurricanes (7-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to win their fourth consecutive game
7:17 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Self-isolating for 11 days in a Las Vegas hotel room just a few weeks ago, Dustin Johnson is now on the verge of lifelong access to an exclusive, far different room: the Champions Locker Room at Augusta National. From COVID-19 positive and doubts about his ability to compete in
7:09 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Katie Taylor’s reign as undisputed world lightweight champion was never in doubt as she produced a dazzling display to unanimously outpoint Miriam Gutierrez on
5:10 PM GMT Hooker Jamie George scored a hat-trick of identical rolling maul tries as England swept aside a spirited but limited Georgia 40-0 in their opening Autumn Nations Cup match at a rain-lashed and eerily quiet fan-free Twickenham on Saturday. Flanker Jack Willis marked his debut with a try, while Elliot Daly, in a
9:55 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list and is expected to start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Roethlisberger was removed from the list Saturday morning along with three others who were deemed to be “high-risk” close contacts with tight end Vance McDonald, who went
4:15 PM ET The two youngest women on the UFC roster put on quite the show. In a back-and-forth, exciting fight, Cory McKenna beat Kay Hansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in a women’s strawweight contest on the UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos main card Saturday in Las Vegas. Both landed hard
2:47 PM ET Sergio Ramos has become the most capped European footballer ever, making his 177th appearance for Spain in their UEFA Nations League match with Switzerland on Saturday. The Real Madrid defender — who captains both club and country — has now played one game more than the previous record holder, former Italy goalkeeper
Nov 14, 2020 Six Nations champions England turned up the heat in the second half to beat France 33-10 in the first of their two November internationals at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble on Saturday. The victory means England are now the No. 1 ranked team in the world. Hooker Amy Cokayne got England
Nov 14, 2020 Scotland dug deep to overcome Italy 28-17 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, coming from behind through tries from Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings and George Turner to record a fifth successive win for coach Gregor Townsend. A visibly fired-up Italy led 11-7 at half time, through two penalties from the 20-year-old
Great Britain’s Katie Archibald won her second title at the European Track Cycling Championships with gold in the points race. Archibald won three of the first five sprints to put her in the lead at halfway. With 30 laps left, she made her attack and showed strength to take the final sprint and win by