7:48 AM ET When Alex Perez appeared as a contestant on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017, he went in thinking it was his last chance in MMA. At that time, Perez was more than six years into his pro career. That’s a long time for someone to fight on the regional circuit and never
12:42 AM ET Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said he did not get an explanation for a controversial offensive pass interference penalty against the Boilermakers in the final minute of Friday’s 34-31 loss to Minnesota. The 15-yard penalty on Purdue tight end Payne Durham wiped out a 19-yard touchdown pass, which would have put Purdue ahead
7:00 AM ET When the New England Patriots celebrated their sixth Super Bowl with a ring ceremony in June 2019, coach Bill Belichick pointed to a trip to Fenway Park a year earlier that helped them put their Super Bowl LII loss behind them. The trip, organized by Patriots development director Jack Easterby, was designed
With Sydney Sixers having set a 167-run target for Melbourne Renegades in the ongoing match of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), Courtney Webb pulled off one of the best catches of the tournament with a tremendous effort to send Ellyse Perry back to the pavilion. Cricket Australia’s Twitter handle retweeted a video from the
5:39 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has been named the winner of the 2020 Golden Boy award. Haaland beat off competition from Barcelona forward Ansu Fati, who was runner-up, to win the award. Dortmund teammate Jadon Sancho, along with Bayern Munich‘s Alphonso Davies and Manchester United‘s
1:54 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans and Milwaukee are expanding the original Jrue Holiday trade to include more teams and players, including the routing of Steven Adams to the Pelicans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal is an expansion of the Jrue Holiday-to-Milwaukee trade that was agreed on earlier in the week. It
12:06 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a lightweight matchup between former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira for Dec. 12, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Friday. Ferguson (25-4) has been campaigning for one more fight before the end of the year, and he will get his wish, according to White.
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 11 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI)
9:56 PM ET The LA Clippers are losing a key contributor, as Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell agreed to sign a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, agent Rich Paul of KlutchSports tells ESPN. The 6-foot-7 power forward is coming off his best season as a pro and will leave
12:40 PM ET Three of the four UFC 255 title headliners have had notable weight issues in the past. But none of those problems reared their ugly heads Friday morning. Deiveson Figueiredo and Alex Perez each successfully made weight ahead of their UFC flyweight title fight. Figueiredo, the flyweight champ, weighed 125 pounds even, while
9:08 PM ET Gustavo Bou‘s goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time gave the New England Revolution a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Montreal Impact in an MLS Cup playoff play-in match on Friday in Foxborough, Mass. The eighth-seeded Revolution advance to play either the top-seeded Philadelphia Union or second-seeded Toronto FC on Tuesday. –
5:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets have signed right-hander Sam McWilliams, who’s spent six years in the minor leagues with three other organizations. The Mets announced the one-year contract Friday. The 25-year-old will get $750,000 in the majors and $195,000 in the minors. The 6-foot-7 McWilliams was in Tampa
8:22 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have designated outfielder Hunter Renfroe for assignment, helping clear room on the 40-man roster for three young prospects who were not part of the team’s run to the World Series. Renfroe, 28, appeared in 42 games with 34 starts during the pandemic-shortened
6:38 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — Breakthrough winners in their last starts, Sei Young Kim and Ally McDonald were on top again Friday in the Pelican Women’s Championship. The second-ranked Kim, making her first start since winning the KPMG Women’s PGA a month and half ago at Aronimink for her first major title,
5:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb birdied his last two holes on the Plantation course at Seal Island and matched his career low with a 9-under 63, giving him a two-shot lead over Camilo Villegas on Friday in the RSM Classic. Villegas had an even better finish to stay
5:13 PM ET The Washington State–Stanford game set for Saturday has been canceled, the Pac-12 announced Friday “This decision was made under the Pac-12’s football game cancellation policy due to Washington State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a number of positive football student-athlete COVID-19
4:21 PM ET LONDON — As the ATP Finals tournament prepares to say goodbye to London and move to Turin, Italy, next year, four challengers hoping to get their name on the trophy remain — with three aiming to win the tournament for the first time. The tournament is being played in an eerily quiet
1:14 PM ET The Toronto Raptors will begin the 2020-21 NBA season in Tampa, Florida, the team said in a statement Friday. The Raptors were unable to reach an agreement with the Canadian government on a plan to play its home games at Scotiabank Arena. “The Raptors worked diligently with public health officials at the