11:31 PM ET Curtis Blaydes‘ nickname is “Razor.” But there was nothing close about his fight with Alexander Volkov, especially early on. Blaydes used takedown after takedown to ground the much taller Volkov in a unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-46) victory Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The
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12:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Potential early-entry candidates for the 2020 NBA draft will have until Aug. 17 to declare that they are entering the draft, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The new deadline is pending the NBA finalizing an agreement with the players’ union on system rule
10:09 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission said it will look into a controversial sequence of events that occurred during Saturday’s UFC fight between Max Rohskopf and Austin Hubbard. Rohskopf, a previously undefeated prospect who accepted a short-notice fight against Hubbard five days ago, repeatedly told his chief cornerman, Robert Drysdale, to end the
6:52 PM ET Former Miami Dolphins running back Jim Kiick has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 73. Kiick had been living with dementia and residing in an assisted living home for the past few years. Kiick was a vital member of the 1972 Dolphins team that went 17-0 and won Super Bowl VII
10:39 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Going into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, the MMA world was abuzz over a featherweight co-main event between Josh Emmett and Shane Burgos. And boy, did it live up to the hype. Emmett (16-2) and Burgos (13-2) combined for an incredibly entertaining affair inside the UFC’s Apex facility, with Emmett
5:44 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior featherweight world titlist Emanuel Navarrete (31-1, 27 KOs) takes on Uriel Lopez (13-13-1, 6 KOs) in a non-title fight in the main event of a Saturday card in Mexico City (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 11 p.m. ET.) But before that, a few good prospects will showcase their skills on
4:06 PM ET A large number of LSU football players have been placed into quarantine in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, sources confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by Sports Illustrated, which placed the total number of players in quarantine at 30 or more. However sources told ESPN that
5:53 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Tiz the Law won an unprecedented Belmont Stakes by 4 1/2 lengths on Saturday, claiming victory at the first race of a rejiggered Triple Crown schedule and crossing the finish line in front of eerily empty grandstands. The 3-year-old colt from upstate New York charged to
9:02 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Justin Haley took the lead on the final lap — with help from Kaulig Racing teammate Ross Chastain — and held on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway for his first Xfinity Series victory. Haley passed Jeb Burton, the fellow Chevrolet driver who held the lead going into a
6:58 PM ET Major League Baseball players won’t vote on the league’s latest proposal to return to the field until they collect new data regarding testing for COVID-19 after several recent outbreaks in spring training and major league cities, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. A vote could have taken place on Sunday but
6:08 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Chris Kirk won the Korn Ferry Tour’s King & Bear Classic on Saturday at World Golf Village, a year after taking a leave of absence from the PGA Tour for personal reasons. “It gives me a deeper sense of appreciation and gratitude for everything. I’m
12:57 PM ET Erling Haaland has said his Borussia Dortmund teammate Gio Reyna is the “American Dream,” adding that he “has a huge future in front of him.” The two attackers linked up for Dortmund’s first goal in the 2-0 win at Leipzig, which secured Dortmund second place in the Bundesliga. – Stream ESPN FC
3:42 PM ET GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Baltimore’s sports teams showed their support by attending a 14-year-old superfan’s eighth-grade graduation parade on Tuesday morning after getting word that his cancer has spread. Mo Gaba, who is battling cancer for the fourth time, gained renown in 2019 by becoming the first person to announce an NFL
11:42 AM ET Robert Lewandowski struck twice as champions Bayern Munich eased past Freiburg 3-1 on Saturday and the Pole became the first foreign player to score 33 goals in a Bundesliga season, while there was a late debut for 20-year United States defender Chris Richards. The Bavarians, who sealed their eighth successive title on
5:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Gamine led all the way in winning the $300,000 Acorn Stakes for 3-year-old fillies by 18 3/4 lengths at Belmont on Saturday. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Gamine ran 1 mile in 1:32.55, fastest in the 90-year history of the race. Her time was just
6:08 PM ET HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Were it not for a wrist fitness tracker that gauges respiratory levels, Nick Watney would not have approached PGA Tour medical personnel to seek a coronavirus test that came back positive and forced him to withdraw from the RBC Heritage. Both Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy said
5:41 PM ET HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — As illnesses go, Nick Watney likely proceeded like someone who simply was not at his best. He certainly was not violently ill Friday when he showed up at Harbour Town Golf Club. And despite warm, humid temperatures, he felt well enough to attempt to play the second
5:02 PM ET The UCLA Bruins have come together to demand their health and safety is protected as they approach a return to campus, workouts and eventually practice. In a document obtained by ESPN and first reported by the Los Angeles Times, 30 current players and one former player signed a document asking that third-party