3:29 PM ET The UFC has lost a bout from its event about one hour prior to bell time. A scheduled lightweight fight between Yancy Medeiros and Damir Hadzovic has been canceled because Hadzovic was experiencing health issues, the promotion announced Saturday afternoon. The bout was to be part of the UFC Fight Night: Garbrandt
May 22, 2021 LAS VEGAS — WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have both signed contracts for the third bout in their heavyweight rivalry. During the Josh Taylor-Jose Ramirez telecast on ESPN on Saturday, Fury said that he had signed his contract. Wilder has also finalized his side of the deal, according to
10:07 PM ET Kevin Lee is officially moving to welterweight, and he’ll face one of the division’s fastest-rising contenders in his debut. Lee has agreed to face Sean Brady at UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed but both sides have agreed to the matchup.
11:13 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Josh Taylor jumped on someone’s shoulders, pumped his fists and cheered along with the small section of his supporters nestled behind one of the corners. They had every reason to be thrilled. In one of the rarest fights in boxing — an undisputed title fight featuring two undefeated boxers
9:22 PM ET Paul Felder, a fan favorite and staple of the UFC’s lightweight rankings for years, announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on Saturday. Felder (17-6), of Philadelphia, broke the news during Saturday’s broadcast of UFC Fight Night, on which he was serving as a commentator. The announcement was a little surprising, as
11:00 PM ET One of the best divisions in the UFC has a newly minted contender. Rob Font put on one of the best performances of his career, beating former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt via unanimous decision (48-47, 50-45, 50-45) in the bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Font’s
11:27 PM ET If Rob Font was underrated heading into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event against Cody Garbrandt, he took a big step toward establishing his presence in the bantamweight division with a unanimous decision win. The co-main event was considered by some to be a No. 1 contender fight. Carla Esparza was ranked
11:21 PM BST Crusaders coach Scott Robertson laments the undeniable gulf while Michael Cheika says Australian rugby has been “welcomed to first grade” after New Zealand sides again dominated Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. The Queensland Reds’ record 63-28 loss to the Crusaders in Saturday’s battle of the respective Super Rugby champions made it two perfect rounds
8:27 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – For a few hours Saturday afternoon, it appeared this PGA Championship might be an unlikely coronation. Phil Mickelson was on cruise control, hitting fairways, rolling in birdie putts, thumbs-upping everyone in sight. He walked to the 11th tee with a five-shot lead. Could this really be happening? Could
9:12 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — It’s not quite the same storyline that enveloped another major championship. The backdrop there was whether or not a beeper in his golf bag would go off at any moment, summoning him home. But Phil Mickelson requesting that a drone be removed from his line of flight when
8:01 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Kyle Busch turned in a dominant performance to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday, with lessons learned for maybe an even bigger victory later in the weekend. Busch, looking to get some extra laps and much-needed track experience before
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Late Friday night, Gabe Kapler called old teammate Scott Kazmir with wonderful news: The veteran left-hander was needed in San Francisco to start the next day. The Giants called up the 37-year-old Kazmir from Triple-A Sacramento to make his first big league appearance since 2016, when
4:54 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole shook off rare control problems to pitch four-hit ball over seven innings and give the Yankees their most dominant stretch of starting pitching in 89 years, leading New York over the Chicago White Sox 7-0 Saturday for a five-game winning streak. Cole (6-2) allowed
6:19 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper watched his team defeat the Florida Panthers, 6-2, to take a 3-1 series lead in Saturday’s Game 4. But he also saw two key players, star winger Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev, leave with injuries at the hands of Florida players in the third period.
4:34 PM ET Jose Ramirez, the WBC and WBO junior welterweight titlist, and Josh Taylor, the WBA and IBF titleholder, will meet on Saturday to crown the undisputed champion in the division. Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs), 28, of Avenal, California, last fought in August when he defended his titles with a majority decision victory against
7:31 PM BST Toulouse broke fellow French club La Rochelle’s resilience to claim a record-extending fifth Champions Cup title with a 22-17 victory after their opponents played more than half of the game with 14 men at Twickenham on Saturday. Juan Cruz Mallia, standing in at centre for the injured Zack Holmes, scored the decisive
6:47 PM ET Associated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Wei-Ling Hsu birdied the final hole Saturday for a 6-under 65 and a share of the third-round lead with Moriya Jutanugarn in the LPGA Tour’s Pure Silk Championship. Jutanugarn eagled the par-5 seventh in a 65 to match Hsu at 10-under 203 on Kingsmill Resort’s firm and
4:50 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt will take on the surging Rob Font in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The winner will have the inside track on a future title shot in a wide-open division, one of the best in the UFC. ESPN has Garbrandt ranked