11:44 AM ET A potential light heavyweight title eliminator is officially set. Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz both made weight Friday morning for their possible No. 1 contender matchup, which is scheduled for Saturday night in the main event of UFC Rio Rancho in New Mexico. Anderson weighed 205 pounds, while Blachowicz hit the scale
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11:58 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will dole out a record $23.6 million to the 40 drivers racing in the Daytona 500. The sanctioning body released the total purse Friday, an about-face for an organization that hadn’t released payouts since the 2015 season. NASCAR’s charter system with teams had previously prohibited
7:10 AM ET “What we have at hand is the rarest of sporting events, an event that needs no buildup, no superfluous adjectives. In a political or nationalistic sense, I’m sure this game is being viewed with different perspectives, but manifestly, it is a hockey game.” Al Michaels’ “Do you believe in miracles?” call in
10:59 AM ET The European Tour has postponed the Maybank Championship and the China Open over fears about the coronavirus outbreak in China. The Maybank Championship was due to take place in Kuala Lumpur from April 16-19 while the China Open was scheduled for April 23-26 in Shenzhen. 1 Related The outbreak has killed more
11:58 AM ET Top seed Elina Svitolina suffered a quarterfinal exit from the Thailand Open on Friday, losing in straight sets to Nao Hibino of Japan. Eighth seed Hibino broke Svitolina’s serve at 3-3 in the first set, and though the Ukrainian broke back immediately, her opponent struck again one game later before serving out
11:38 PM ET It was a fight that had all the potential to be weird. Michel Pereira has one of the most unique offensive games in MMA, a repertoire that includes cartwheels and back flips. Diego Sanchez is one of the toughest men — and most intriguing personalities — in the sport. On the bizarre
10:30 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Gerrit Cole ambled into the clubhouse at the New York Yankees‘ facility for the first time the other day, glancing at the placards at the tops of the lockers to find his name and his spot. The Cucuzza brothers, Rob and Lou, make the decisions about who sits where,
9:14 AM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As the sun rises over Daytona and a new NASCAR season, there is still a hint of the golden hues from last week’s Academy Awards in the atmosphere. Perhaps that is why, as Kyle Busch blew into the World Center of Racing for Thursday night’s 150-mile Daytona 500
8:00 AM ET NBA All-Star Weekend is here! This is the third consecutive year in which captains participated in a fantasy draft and selected their own teams, a change from the traditional East vs. West format. All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have made their draft picks. All-Star Saturday night participants have been unveiled.
10:57 AM ET UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Steve Johnson squandered multiple chances in his second-round match with Andreas Seppi, 35 years old and ranked No 98, last week at the New York Open. When he smacked a double fault that sealed the match for Seppi, Johnson waved a hand in futility, called for his towel and
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Thursday that the Bucs have not gotten any closer to clarity on their quarterback situation and whether Jameis Winston will return in 2020 because they’re waiting to see what’s behind Door No. 2 when it comes to available free agents. “No, because
12:32 PM GMT Chris Nenzani will remain CSA president following Wednesday’s board meeting, where a decision regarding his future could not be taken because it was not tabled on the agenda. The motion to discuss whether Nenzani should be voted out is understood to be driven by the Central Gauteng Lions franchise and has the
8:00 AM GMT Victoria 5 for 318 (Maddinson 95, Gotch 59*) v New South Wales Nic Maddinson fell five short of a century but shook off his Big Bash struggles and returned to the type of Sheffield Shield form that earned him an Australia A call-up earlier this season as bottom-placed Victoria enjoyed a solid
1:36 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Since Kemba Walker signed with the Boston Celtics last summer, he has repeatedly spoken about the potential Jayson Tatum possesses. And after Tatum turned in a master class performance Thursday night, finishing with 39 points and nine rebounds in just under 48 minutes in Boston’s 141-133 double-overtime victory
11:05 PM ET Popular 1990s Samoan heavyweight contender Jimmy Thunder died on Wednesday in his hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, due to complications from a brain tumor. He was 54. Thunder, who was born Ti’a James Senio Peau and went by Jimmy Peau before adopting his boxing stage name, had recently undergone surgery in Auckland
9:55 PM ET Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett again alleged that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph used a racial slur toward him just prior to the brawl at the end of their November game. “He called me the N-word,” Garrett told Outside The Lines’ Mina Kimes during an interview that airs Thursday night on
10:32 PM ET For the first time since Mel Tucker departed for Michigan State earlier this week, Colorado reached out Thursday night to Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to gauge his interest in its head-coaching job, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Nothing imminent,” the source said. “EB is doing his due diligence.”
10:58 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daniel Suarez needed to race his way into the Daytona 500. He ended up wrecking out. Suarez’s No. 96 Toyota got sandwiched between a pair of Fords headed to pit road midway through the first of two qualifying races Thursday night. Suarez got hit by Ryan