Feb 8, 2021 Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight championship against former training partner Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The title fight, which takes place at the UFC’s Apex facility, will be on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The five-fight PPV main card begins at
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7:36 AM ET Like all golf tournaments during the pandemic, Pebble Beach will look considerably different this week. Perhaps more so than any other event. Sure, unobstructed views of the coastal waters will be nice, as will some other perks associated with watching in non-spectator times. But for the first time in the AT&T Pebble
2:00 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — If Rafael Nadal has a bad back, he didn’t show any signs of it in his 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 win over Laslo Djere on Tuesday in the first round at the Australian Open. The No. 2-ranked Nadal is aiming to go one better than Roger Federer and
6:25 PM ET Indiana Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno has resigned his job, citing mental health issues, sources told ESPN on Monday. Bayno, 58, began a leave of absence two weeks ago and worked through terms of a departure with the organization in recent days. Bayno has privately described a need to step away from
10:11 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Eleven months ago, it was inconceivable that quarterback Tom Brady would choose, of all teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to continue his football journey. Equally implausible was this partnership — forged in an offseason ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, with little time to connect with new teammates or master
1:52 AM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin will miss Sunday’s game against Chicago because of an undisclosed “internal issue.” After practice Saturday, Stars coach Rick Bowness refused to say specifically why the goaltender will not play. He said Khudobin will be listed as day to day. “I have very
7:43 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Concert Tour won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by a half-length over Freedom Fighter on Saturday at Santa Anita, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish of Kentucky Derby hopefuls. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Concert Tour ran seven furlongs in 1:24.06 and paid $2.80,
5:00 PM ET Weird trades are fun and the Elvis Andrus–Khris Davis trade is definitely fun in a weird sort of way. After all, it’s pretty amazing that the Texas Rangers were able to trade Andrus and the Oakland A’s were able to trade Davis, given they were two of the worst players in the
11:24 PM ET Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Julio Canani, who trained three Breeders’ Cup winners and thoroughbred racing’s 2-year-old Eclipse champion filly in 2004, died Friday after a long illness. He died at a hospital in Pasadena, his daughter Lisa told officials at Santa Anita in nearby Arcadia, where Canani was based. She gave
9:08 PM ET It’s the week of Super Bowl LV, and Penn State and other college football teams around the country are touting their history in the game. Using it as a recruiting tool, programs show off their ability to put players into the league and have their schools represented in the Super Bowl. It’s
9:11 AM ET Don’t look now, but after years of one-sided champions across the majority of Europe’s “big five” leagues — English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Division and French Ligue 1 — we’re staring at the very real scenario of new titleholders almost across the board. With the exception of
3:17 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — – Gamine has been disqualified from a third-place finish in last year’s Kentucky Oaks and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert fined $1,500 after a post-race test showed the filly had an anti-inflammatory in her system. Kentucky stewards issued their ruling Jan. 30 and it was posted
11:00 AM GMT Owen Farrell is back at fly-half for England while Mark Wilson returns to the starting line-up for their opening match of the 2021 Six Nations against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday. Farrell played at inside centre for the last two matches of the Autumn Nations Cup, but the England captain reverts to
8:37 PM ET The UFC has made several changes official ahead of its next card. Julio Arce and Andre Ewell have been removed from UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas because of COVID-19 protocols, the UFC announced Tuesday. In addition, Alex Da Silva was pulled from his bout because of an injury. All
9:00 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to Arizona this week for the Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale. Chris “The Bear” Fallica nailed Patrick Reed‘s victory last week, picking him at 25-1 odds to win at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, who was embroiled in some controversy, is not playing this week’s event, but
2:55 PM ET Associated Press Hendrick Motorsports signed its first two sponsors for Kyle Larson as the driver attempts to rebuild his image after his use of a racial slur derailed his promising career. Cincinnati Inc., a machine tool maker, and heavy-duty truck manufacturer Freightliner will be the primary sponsors of Larson’s new No. 5