Oct 19, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was headlined by three title fights across PFL and Bellator. Johnny Eblen successfully defended his title in a rematch against Fabian Edwards, while Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg, who were making their PFL debuts, won
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Jake Michaels, Senior WriterOct 20, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions Tim Tsyzu’s boxing career has been left in tatters
Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 10:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — AJ Allmendinger won a two-lap sprint to finish Saturday night for his first victory of the season and an automatic berth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship finale. Allmendinger won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by leading a race-high 102 laps
Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 19, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Hernandez turned in a suffocating performance and beat up Michel Pereira for over 20 minutes until he earned a fifth-round stoppage in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Aside from a front
Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu returns to the ring for the first time since his bloody defeat by Sebastian Fundora, the Aussie taking on Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super welterweight title at the Caribe Royale Orlando Resort. And for the first time since Tszyu made his debut in 2016, the Sydneysider’s father and all-time
Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children’s Open knowing he’ll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished. Woodland had three
Lizzy Becherano Oct 19, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi scored a stunning 11-minute hat trick to help Inter Miami break the Major League Soccer record for most points in a single season, after defeating the New England Revolution 6-2 Saturday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Miami concluded the MLS
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — With Texas struggling against Georgia, Steve Sarkisian benched quarterback Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning. Trailing 20-0,
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to resume practicing next week, with the hopes of being able to
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When Illinois coach Bret Bielema stood before his team last Sunday, ahead of a highly anticipated home game against Michigan, he knew he would “battle some demons.”
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 08:08 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions After the New York Jets‘ acquisition of Davante Adams this week, a select group of NFL teams have inquired
Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 19, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Francis Ngannou‘s life is ripe for a Hollywood blockbuster film and the latest entry will certainly be his most heartfelt. The former UFC heavyweight champion returned to action following the heartbreaking loss of his 15-month-old son and violently dispatched of Renan Ferreira in the main event Saturday
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Sources close to Aidan Hutchinson believe the Lions standout defensive end will have a realistic chance to return for
Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke exited the No. 16 Hoosiers’ 56-7 win over Nebraska on Saturday with an injury to his throwing hand and did not play in
Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Austin 20 October 2024, 00:26 BST Comments Updated 1 hour ago McLaren’s Lando Norris beat title rival Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to pole position at the United States Grand Prix with what he said was “the best lap of my career”. Norris was helped by Mercedes driver George Russell
Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition Saturday after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the third-place match. While Sinner and Alcaraz probably have plenty of
Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Christopher Bell won the pole in Saturday qualifying for the opening race of the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Bell turned a lap at 185.344 mph in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing to take the top starting spot for Sunday
Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter will not play in the second half against Arizona as a preventative measure, according to the school. The Heisman Trophy contender sustained