Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2023, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jailton Almeida was giving up about 30 pounds against Derrick Lewis, who cuts weight to make the 265-pound heavyweight limit. And the surging Almeida was still able to manhandle the knockout artist. Almeida defeated Lewis via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) in
Nov 4, 2023, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another weekend of European football provided plenty of drama, excitement and goals. If you checked the box scores, you’d think there were few surprises as the weekend’s action got underway, but those full-time figures tell only half the story. On Saturday, Harry Kane starred for Bayern
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Cole Custer pulled away from Justin Allgaier during a two-lap overtime shootout to win his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway. It was an exhilarating finish, with Custer, Allgaier and John Hunter Nemechek three-wide on the next-to-last
Nov 4, 2023, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is unlikely to play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers as he deals with a thumb injury, but the team is giving him all the time it can before it has to make any final decisions about his availability, a
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula outplayed US Open winner Coco Gauff and beat her 6-2, 6-1 at the WTA Finals on Saturday in a matchup between American doubles partners on a rainy and windy evening to reach the title match at the season-ending championship
India will square off against South Africa in their next match of the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Sunday, November 5. The top-of-the-table clash will be staged at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, with a scheduled start time of 2:00 PM IST. India have been the most dominant nation in the ongoing competition, winning
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length on Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. A celebratory Dutrow hugged anyone he could in the winner’s circle
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Matt Kuchar blew a big lead with a late collapse Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship, leaving him tied with Camilo Villegas with a round left at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Six strokes ahead at 24 under
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron will start from the pole at Phoenix Raceway, trying to win his first Cup Series championship and give the famed No. 24 Chevrolet its first title since Jeff Gordon in 2001. Byron turned a lap at 132.597 mph Saturday
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Some of NASCAR’s star drivers made it crystal clear that Friday night’s crash-filled Truck Series finale was an embarrassment for the sport. “I was not impressed,” Martin Truex Jr. said. “That is not professional auto racing. It’s a joke, they need
Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — The 3-point shot of Dallas Mavericks forward Grant Williams felt slightly off all morning in practice on the new, brightly painted Denver Nuggets court. Turns out, it wasn’t his shot at all. It was a wrongly measured 3-point line. The line’s curvature
Nov 4, 2023, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. is set to undergo surgery to repair a fractured finger and will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks, the team announced on Saturday. Carter fell on his left hand, injuring his third metacarpal, after going for a rebound in the
Nick ParkinsonNov 4, 2023, 07:20 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Joe Cordina edged past Edward Vazquez with a majority decision in the first defense of his IBF world junior
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEMSON, S.C. — Phil Mafah ran for a career high 186 yards and two touchdowns in relief of the injured Will Shipley and Clemson held off No. 12 Notre Dame 31-23 to end a disheartening two-game losing streak Saturday. The Tigers (5-4) came in
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was made to fight for more than three hours by Andrey Rublev in their semifinal match on Saturday before earning the right to play for a record-extending seventh title at the Paris Masters. Djokovic overcame a slow start to
Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 4, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Devin Vassell will be considered day-to-day with a left adductor strain, a positive development after San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich first said the fourth-year guard could be out “a little while.” Vassell left Thursday’s win against the Phoenix Suns with
Nov 4, 2023, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea coach Emma Hayes is to leave the club at the end of the Women’s Super League (WSL) season “to pursue a new opportunity outside the WSL and club football”, the club announced in a statement following a 6-0 thrashing of Aston Villa on Saturday. Hayes,
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski will miss Saturday qualifying for the season finale race because his wife went into labor in North Carolina. Cole Custer was expected to qualify the No. 6 Ford in Keselowski’s absence at Phoenix Raceway. Keselowski, who is