2:19 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The bad news for Conor McGregor fans is that he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier in the second round of their UFC 257 main event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, early Sunday morning. The good news for fans of the Irish superstar? Their man immediately recognized he had
10:24 PM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry passed Hall of Famer Reggie Miller for the second-most made 3-pointers in NBA history after making his 2,561st career 3-pointer early in the second-half against the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Curry entered the fourth quarter of the game 411 made 3-pointers behind Hall of Famer
2:54 AM ET An extra women’s tennis tournament catering for players serving 14-day hard lockdowns in Melbourne is set to be added to the calendar ahead of next month’s Australian Open. It means six tournaments will be staged simultaneously early next month ahead of the Open, which is due to begin on February 8. The
12:44 AM ET Stephen Fulton had to wait several months to get a crack at the WBO’s junior featherweight belt. When he finally got his opportunity on Saturday, Fulton didn’t squander it. The Philadelphia native knocked off Angelo Leo via unanimous decision to win the title. In a bout that wasn’t short on action, Fulton
1:19 AM ET Al Iaquinta was wrong after all. In October, before the Dustin Poirier–Conor McGregor rematch was officially finalized, Iaquinta told me he thought Poirier had already lost the fight. “What is that guy doing?” Iaquinta said. “What is he, Conor’s fan? It’s so cringy. Conor’s like, ‘I’ll fly you over, and I’ll donate
On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to share his message on gender equality. also posting a throwback picture with his daughter Sara and son Arjun. National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on January 24. Writing on Twitter, the former Indian cricketer
12:47 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs will likely have running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire but be without Le’Veon Bell for Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Edwards-Helaire is listed as questionable due to ankle and hip injuries. The team is still unsure exactly how much he will
11:09 PM ET Associated Press LA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — Darren Clarke won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship by two strokes on Saturday for his second straight PGA Tour Champions victory, playing the back nine in 6 under in a closing 8-under 64. The 52-year-old former British Open winner from Northern Ireland started the back-nine run with birdies
Jan 22, 2021 Marcus Rashford should look back on his 85 minutes on the substitutes’ bench during Manchester United‘s 2-1 win at Fulham as one of the most productive experiences of his career. If he used his time wisely, Rashford will have seen Edinson Cavani deliver a masterclass in the art of playing as a
7:59 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Danielle Kang played great, tying her career low with an 8-under 63 and protecting her lead Saturday in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. Jessica Korda owned the day. A sizzling 28 on the back nine — 9-under par — at Four Seasons Golf and
7:38 PM ET Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Knicks Go went to the lead right out of the gate and dared the other 11 runners in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational to catch him. Nobody came close. Picking up by far the biggest purse of his career, and doing so with ease,
6:25 PM ET In an arrangement the two sides have discussed and mutually agreed upon, quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to not return to the Lions this offseason, with Detroit listening to trade offers for its former No. 1 overall pick starting this week, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. With new general
6:04 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Tyronn Lue put away all the framed photos he had of himself and Kobe Bryant in his home and the LA Clippers‘ coach still is unable to get himself to decorate his office with cherished moments he shared with his old friend. Nearly a year after Bryant died in
5:23 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The International Tennis Federation on Saturday denied a bid by 29th-ranked Dayana Yastremska to lift a suspension for failing an out-of-competition doping test. The ruling can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport by the 20-year-old from Ukraine. Players at Grand Slam tournaments and events sanctioned
5:30 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he isn’t feeling the pressure ahead of the FA Cup game against Manchester United on Sunday (live at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+) after his side’s poor run of form. The 2019-20 champions broke a 68-game unbeaten record at Anfield on Thursday when they
4:38 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn didn’t practice Saturday, a day after his right leg buckled awkwardly during a collision in the season opener. Coach Rick Bowness provided no update after practice on Benn’s condition or his status for Sunday’s game, when the Stars play Nashville again. The
9:52 AM ET Conor McGregor still has a Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch on his mind, though he acknowledges that the chances of it happening have greatly diminished. The former UFC double champion said Thursday at the UFC 257 news conference that he considers there to be a great deal of unfinished business between himself and Nurmagomedov.
3:31 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Former top-25 player Filippo Volandri was named Italy’s Davis Cup captain on Saturday, ending Corrado Barazzutti’s 20-year run in charge. Barazzutti had also previously been Italy’s Fed Cup captain, a role he ceded to Tathiana Garbin in 2016 after coaching the women’s team to four titles. Barazzutti played