3:03 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With less than 10 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers trailing by one, LeBron James appeared to be putting the final touches on a 40-point masterpiece to clinch his fourth NBA title. Draped by seemingly the entire Miami Heat defense, James, who led the league in
CSK vs RCB: Two of India’s biggest cricketing superstars will be in action in Dubai on Saturday.© BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings (CSK), last season’s runners-up, will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 25th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 on Saturday. The match will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
12:56 AM ET Steve KimESPN Emanuel Navarrete knocked Ruben Villa down twice early on in their bout for the vacant WBO featherweight world title on Friday night, and that was enough to earn Navarrete a unanimous decision victory and the belt. It made Navarrete a two-division titlist, and set the stage for a number of
12:47 AM ET Steve KimESPN Emanuel Navarrete defeated Ruben Villa by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO featherweight title Friday night at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Navarrete, a former junior featherweight world titlist, was able to win the fight on the strength of two knockdowns — in the first and
7:30 AM ET This weekend’s college football slate appeared to have a pretty strong tag: Red River Week. No matter what else was going on, you knew there would be at least one season-defining game on the docket. So much for that. Texas and Oklahoma are a combined 3-3, and neither is in the AP
11:55 PM ET Brian Ortega‘s most-tenured coach won’t be able to corner him for a huge fight next week. Rener Gracie, the well-known Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach and member of the world-renowned Gracie family, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and was unable to make the trip with Ortega to Abu Dhabi, Gracie announced Friday night
11:00 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN It came down to a winner-take-all between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays to determine the last spot in the next round of the MLB playoffs, but the final four teams for the League Championship Series are officially set. Here are the stars, turning points and takeaways from
11:33 PM ET Goaltender Corey Crawford signed a two-year deal with the New Jersey Devils Friday night. The contract carries an average annual value of $3.9 million. The news comes just a day after the Chicago Blackhawks formally parted ways with Crawford, who had been Chicago’s starting goaltender since the 2010-11 season. Crawford, who was
7:50 PM ET A story about former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones hiding under the cage at his gym years ago to avoid taking a drug test has been part of MMA lore for years. But it had never been verified, often chalked up to trash talk from an opponent, a tall tale that
9:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Patrick Cantlay has played the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open so well that he wasn’t the least bit concerned when he was stuck in neutral Friday. Four straight birdies later, he was right up at the top again. Cantlay ran off four straight birdies at the midway
9:04 PM ET Klara Spilkova won’t be around for the weekend of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, missing the cut by 1 shot after a rare 2-stroke penalty was assessed for slow play. While players are put on the clock often in professional golf — with the threat of a penalty if they don’t pick
9:40 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 33 through Thursday. Players did not have positive tests in 41 of the previous 42 days, the commissioner’s office said Friday. There were two positive tests among 15,024 samples collected in
7:52 PM ET After a morning COVID-19 scare, the New York Jets announced Friday night that they received negative test results for every player, coach and personnel staffer. This means their home game Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals will start as scheduled. The Jets’ announcement came about an hour after the Cardinals’ team flight departed
8:47 PM ET Novak Djokovic once again stands at the brink of completing the most difficult single-match assignment on Sunday at Roland Garros: defeating Rafael Nadal, who has never lost a final in 12 championship matches in the French Open. Lest you take that for hyperbole, listen to Djokovic. “Well, isn’t it obvious?” he asked
12:22 PM ET The fact that Premier League clubs spent £1.2 billion on transfers this summer may advance the sense that English football is returning to normal, but the reality beneath the surface is very different. The headlines certainly point to a continuation of the madcap money-slinging that has made it the most exciting league
6:27 PM ET Oklahoma added yet another top-300 wide receiver to its 2022 recruiting class Friday when ESPN Junior 300 receiver Luther Burden announced his commitment to the Sooners. Burden, a 6-foot-1, 195-pounder out of Cardinal Ritter College Prep in St. Louis, is ESPN’s No. 47-ranked prospect overall in the 2022 class. He chose Oklahoma
6:50 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 5 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)
5:43 PM ET Kristaps Porzingis underwent surgery to address the lateral meniscus injury in his right knee suffered during the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks announced Friday. According to the team’s statement, Porzingis will begin rehabilitation immediately with no set timetable to be cleared for basketball activities. Sources have told ESPN that the Mavs are optimistic