7:31 AM ET With a rare off week on the UFC calendar, it’s a good moment to take a step back and look at the biggest stories across several key divisions, with each having its own questions surrounding the championship and the greater title picture. The heavyweight division is seemingly headed toward a rematch of
6:35 AM ET Three teams face elimination on Wednesday night in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Pittsburgh Penguins are reeling after consecutive losses and now must earn a series-saving win at the Nassau Coliseum. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild and Florida Panthers are hoping to build on momentum-shifting Game 5 wins to extend their series one
2:12 AM ET For as long as they have shared basketball rights — and hearts — in Los Angeles, there have been remarkably few playoff matchups between the Lakers and Clippers over the years. Like zero, to be precise. Fifteen years ago, the Lakers were one win away from creating the first “Hallway Series” at
3:42 AM BST Super Rugby could be set for yet another structural change and a return to Asia after it was revealed that discussions have taken place around a new tournament that would pit leading Japanese Top League clubs against those from New Zealand and Australia. As the lack of competition from Australia’s five franchises
It is impossible to completely wipe off racism from the world, feels fast bowling great Michael Holding, who would “bruise his knee” to the grave if he was still an active player but doesn’t want anyone to take the gesture as “a tick-in-the-box exercise”. Holding was speaking on Sky Sports’ ‘The Cricket Show’ on the
8:38 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Corey Kluber‘s bid to match Johnny Vander Meer’s feat of consecutive no-hitters ended when Toronto’s Bo Bichette reached on an infield single with one out in the third on Tuesday night, and the New York Yankees removed the 35-year-old right-hander after the inning. Two innings later,
7:23 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Gile Bite Starkute holed a 30-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the first extra hole and Arizona, which grabbed the last qualifying spot, stunned top-seeded Stanford in the quarterfinals of the NCAA women’s golf championship. Stanford earned the No. 1 seed with a 13-shot victory over
4:20 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Count Matt LaFleur among the many who watched his quarterback on Monday night in Kenny Mayne’s final SportsCenter, but it didn’t change anything in the mind of the Green Bay Packers‘ coach. “Aaron definitely knows how we feel about him, how he’s such an important part to our
3:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies placed slugger Bryce Harper on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left forearm on Tuesday. The move was made retroactive to Sunday. The outfielder, who is in an 0-for-16 slump, was held out of the Phillies’ lineup for the past two games. Manager Joe Girardi
8:05 PM ET Associated Press The Big 12 Conference is distributing about $345 million of revenue to its 10 schools, the second year in a row that figure has been lower because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each school will get about $34.5 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year, down from $37.7 million announced at this
2:57 PM ET The Deshaun Watson case has entered into discovery, which could play out well into the 2021 regular season, with depositions set to begin in September. The 22 women who are suing the Houston Texans quarterback would be deposed before Watson, who’s not scheduled until early 2022, Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin said Tuesday.
7:23 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Julius Randle was voted the NBA’s Most Improved Player on Tuesday after leading the New York Knicks to the playoffs during his best season. Randle was a runaway winner after earning his first All-Star berth in his seventh NBA season, receiving 98 first-place votes from a panel
1:34 PM ET “There is no complex,” Unai Emery tells ESPN. Villarreal is a town of 50,577 people. Manchester United‘s stadium alone holds 74,140 people. Villarreal are playing in their first ever cup final; Manchester United have won 42 major trophies. Villarreal have never been this far in Europe before, breaking down barriers when they
4:30 PM ET Wayne Gretzky has stepped down from his role with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, effective immediately. The Hall of Famer and former Edmonton captain returned to the Oilers organization in 2016 as vice chairman. He worked as a closer advisor to owner Daryl Katz and also has had a hand on the
1:52 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen made 18 saves and the United States beat Kazakhstan 3-0 Tuesday to improve to 2-1 at the IIHF world championship. Kings teammate Trevor Moore, defenseman Adam Clendening and forward Jack Drury scored for the U.S., which set a team world championship
4:00 AM ET Two quick conclusions can be drawn by the move of teenage striker Talles Magno from Vasco da Gama to New York City FC. One is that Major League Soccer is now a serious force in the market for young Brazilian talent. There has always been a strong South American flavour to MLS.
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Has Egan Bernal established an unassailable lead in the Giro d’Italia? Or are we set for dramatic final week, with the 2019 Tour de France champion facing challenges from riders such as British pair Hugh Carthy and Simon Yates? With Tuesday the last rest day of the race, BBC Sport takes a look at the