2:02 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jermell Charlo unified three junior middleweight world titles with an eighth-round knockout victory over Jeison Rosario on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. And the final blow was among the most unusual knockout punches you’ll ever see — a left jab to the body. Rosario (20-2-1,
Month: September 2020
12:06 AM ET ESPN News Services Joe Pavelski and Corey Perry don’t want to leave the bubble just yet. Pavelski tied it 6:45 left in the regulation, laid out to block a shot in the first overtime before Perry scored the winner in double OT and the Dallas Stars avoided elimination Saturday night by beating
7:49 PM ET Steve KimESPN Luis Nery became a two-division world titlist by defeating Aaron Alameda by unanimous decision, winning the WBC 122-pound title Saturday night on the Jermell Charlo-Jeison Rosario undercard at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Nery, who has vaunted power, never came close to stopping a disciplined Alameda, who did
1:32 AM ET Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz entered UFC 253 on Saturday with their share of doubters, which made what happened in the Octagon even sweeter for both men. Adesanya had a “boring” tag hung on him by critics after a lackluster win over Yoel Romero in March. But that label didn’t fit on
1:44 AM ET A year ago, the hardest thing in front of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers was resurrecting a storied franchise that had missed the playoffs six consecutive seasons. And at the time, that seemed like a pretty steep hill to climb. There was no way to know what awful events lay
8:55 PM ET Jermall Charlo defended his WBC middleweight world title with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko and solidified his place as one of the best fighters in the division. But can he get the big fights against fellow titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin? And if he does, can he beat
12:47 AM ET The return to Fight Island saw the continued domination of the middleweight champion, the crowning of a new light heavyweight champion and the emergence of a new flyweight contender. Israel Adesanya found a way to keep his title and undefeated record with a victory over the previously undefeated Paulo Costa. While Costa’s
12:11 AM ET The UFC’s light heavyweight division might not have Jon Jones — but perhaps it might still have a dominant champ. Jan Blachowicz (27-8), an overlooked slugger from Poland, defeated Dominick Reyes (12-2) via TKO at 4 minutes, 36 seconds of the second round of their light heavyweight title fight on Saturday at
12:44 AM ET Israel Adesanya stopped Paulo Costa in the second round to retain his UFC middleweight title in the main event Saturday night at UFC 253 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The TKO came at 3 minutes, 59 seconds. Adesanya went to work on Costa’s lead leg early on, whipping
10:50 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Chase Briscoe routed the field in the Xfinity Series playoff opener for his eighth win of the season, the number he’s said should earn him a promotion to NASCAR’s top level. Briscoe, in a Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing, won all three stages Saturday night at Las Vegas
Sep 26, 2020 The schedule says the 2020 college football season officially kicked off three weeks ago, and the announcements from the Big Ten, Pac-12 and others suggest the sport won’t be at full capacity for another month or more, but all of that is wrong. College football season began Saturday. What do we truly
12:41 AM ET There will be at least one more game in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. The Dallas Stars survived a furious onslaught from the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Corey Perry scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to earn the 3-2 victory in Game 5. Miss any of the game? We’re here with
10:05 PM ET The Green Bay Packers will give star wide receiver Davante Adams up until game time Sunday night to recover from his hamstring injury and prove that he can play against the New Orleans Saints, a team source tells ESPN. Adams is officially listed as doubtful, and the source told ESPN that it’s
8:25 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention at Dodger Stadium on Friday night, which means that in nine full seasons in the major leagues, Mike Trout — considered by many the game’s greatest player for most, if not all, of those seasons — has made the playoffs only once.
10:33 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Improbable rallied from last to a 4½-length victory over stablemate Maximum Security in the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, Improbable ran 1⅛ miles in 1 minute, 49.01 seconds to earn his third consecutive Grade 1 victory and fourth
10:05 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — DJ LeMahieu is on the verge of a first in more than a century of Major League Baseball: the first player to win undisputed batting titles in both the American and National Leagues. Luke Voit is about to become a more common name atop the leaderboards
9:07 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Adam Long went from trying to hit a fairway to a course so open it’s hard to miss. He went from grinding over pars to pouring in birdies. One week after he toiled to a tie for 13th at Winged Foot in the U.S. Open,
7:55 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Marc Staal and a second-round draft pick from the New York Rangers for future considerations Saturday. The draft pick is in 2021. The 33-year-old Staal had two goals and nine assists in 52 games this past season. He has played his whole
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