2:00 AM ET Arlene Blencowe, blood streaming down her face, pointed to the ground, signifying she wanted to finish Saturday night’s fight with Cris Cyborg in a wild exchange in the middle of the cage. A few years ago, Cyborg might have gotten roped into a brawl, like she did when she got knocked out
Month: April 2022
7:31 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Some rivalries in the NHL have existed for decades; think Boston Bruins–Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks–Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers–New York Islanders, etc. But some of the most heated grudge matches have materialized
7:00 AM ET A real, honest-to-football draft “riser” doesn’t launch himself up NFL draft boards with some “remember when” pro day workout. He doesn’t suddenly negate four months worth of games because his vertical jump made for good TV at the scouting combine (Jordan Davis‘ 40-yard dash not withstanding). Instead, the real draft risers are
5:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LONDON — Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sixth-round TKO of Dillian Whyte on Saturday before 94,000-plus at Wembley Stadium, a right uppercut that sent the challenger crashing to the canvas. Whyte made it to his feet before the count of 10, but when asked to walk
6:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines is mortal after all. After throwing a perfect game April 10 — the first in Japanese baseball in 28 years — and eight perfect innings April 17 before being pulled after 102 pitches, Sasaki gave up a hit on his
Shakib Al Hasan, who had missed the Tests against South Africa in March due to personal reasons, has returned to Bangladesh’s side for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on May 15. Uncapped fast bowler Rejaur Rahman Raja, who was also named in the squad for the Pakistan Test last year, has also
11:19 PM ET Welcome back to the strawweight division, Jessica Andrade. Andrade (23-9) submitted Amanda Lemos (11-2-1) via standing arm-triangle choke just 3:13 into their UFC Fight Night main event Saturday in Las Vegas. The early finish marked the first by standing arm-triangle choke in UFC history. It was also Andrade’s first appearance at 115
3:44 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins ripped game officials following the Grizzlies’ 119-118 loss on Saturday in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. “We’ve got to play better, but in my opinion, [this was] one of the most poorly officiated games I’ve ever seen in my NBA
3:28 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Coming off a lackluster outing in the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ Game 3 loss, Karl-Anthony Towns responded with a prolific performance in Minnesota’s 119-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 on Saturday night. The best-of-seven series is now deadlocked at 2-2. Towns, a three-time All-Star and the No. 1 pick
1:14 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant admitted Saturday night that he has been “thinking too much” throughout the first-round series against the Boston Celtics and that it has been a factor in his poor play. After being held to 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting in a 109-103 loss the
12:02 AM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. is attacking his minor league rehabilitation assignment as if motivated to rush the Atlanta Braves‘ May 6 target date for coming off the injured list. Acuna, 24, working his way back from a torn right ACL, stole his second base of his rehab while
11:49 PM ET Free-agent outfielder Michael Conforto had shoulder surgery last week and will be ready to return in 2023, his agent, Scott Boras, told reporters Saturday. The 29-year-old outfielder spent the first seven years of his career with the New York Mets. New York extended an $18.4 million qualifying offer in November to Conforto,
8:58 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — That winless three-game trip to Canada for the Dallas Stars got even more miserable on the way home, when their charter plane had to slam on the brakes just before takeoff, and they had to wait six hours for a different aircraft. Coach Rick Bowness, who has
11:39 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — With their season likely on the line, the Utah Jazz’s franchise cornerstones — who have one of the NBA’s most heavily scrutinized partnerships — connected. The result: A go-ahead alley-oop from Donovan Mitchell to Rudy Gobert that allowed the Jazz to even the series in Saturday’s Game 4.
10:27 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Nasa Hataoka took advantage of Jin Young Ko‘s late meltdown Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the DIO Implant LA Open. Tied for the lead with Hataoka after a birdie on the par-5 15th, the top-ranked Ko bogeyed the par-4 16th and
10:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Kevin Kiermaier capped Tampa Bay‘s three-run 10th inning with a game-ending homer, and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Saturday night after losing their bid for a combined no-hitter in the top half of the final frame. Matt Wisler (1-0) surrendered Boston’s first hit when Bobby
9:54 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic couldn’t stop smiling despite the Utah Jazz‘s series-tying 100-99 win Saturday in Game 4. Playing playoff basketball is bliss for Doncic, particularly after a strained left calf forced him to sit out the first three games of the Western Conference first-round series. “I’m
8:56 PM ET NORMAN, Okla. — After a tumultuous offseason for both Oklahoma and favorite son Baker Mayfield, the Sooners faithful showed up to welcome new coach Brent Venables and see the unveiling of Mayfield’s statue in OU’s Heisman Park. An announced record crowd of 75,360 — more than 20,000 more than the previous spring-game
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