1:18 AM ET Bellator has a new flyweight queen. Juliana Velasquez beat Ilima-Lei Macfarlane via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) to win the Bellator women’s flyweight title Thursday night in the main event of Bellator 254 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Macfarlane had been the only women’s flyweight champion the promotion had ever known
Month: December 2020
12:58 AM ET New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick decisively said he isn’t changing quarterbacks after pulling Cam Newton early in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 24-3 road loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “Cam’s our quarterback,” Belichick said in his postgame news conference, cutting off the question to give his answer. Newton finished
12:17 AM ET Tom Marshall Substitute Emmanuel Gigliotti rescued a late 1-1 draw for ten-man Leon against Pumas UNAM in the first leg of Thursday’s “Guard1anes 2020” Liga MX final. – Liga MX coverage on ESPN Deportes– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ A second half goal from Paraguayan Carlos Gonzalez had handed home side
9:24 PM ET Columbus Crew SC‘s hopes of winning a second MLS Cup final suffered an immense blow on Thursday night when the team announced that midfielders Darlington Nagbe and Pedro Santos have been deemed “not medically cleared to play.” The Crew are scheduled to play the Seattle Sounders FC in the MLS Cup final
12:53 AM ET ESPN News Services Tempers flared throughout Pittsburgh‘s 34-20 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday night in Atlanta, including a scrum near the Panthers’ sideline that resulted in unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on both teams. Afterward, Tech coach Geoff Collins had a terse meeting at the center of the field with his Panthers counterpart,
11:12 PM ET The New England Patriots didn’t deserve to win Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams — they couldn’t score inside the red zone, provide resistance against the run or avoid costly penalties. They looked nothing like the playoff team they hoped to be, and because of that, are on the brink of
11:14 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald had one lasting memory of Super Bowl LIII against the New England Patriots. “We lost,” Donald said
9:22 PM ET Rockies reliever Daniel Bard and longtime Royals catcher Salvador Perez are this year’s recipients of the NL and AL Comeback Player of the Year awards. Bard, 35, was a touted Red Sox prospect who saw his major league career in Boston derailed by control issues that ultimately led him to retire in
9:19 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After Jared Goff threw an interception, the Los Angeles Rams‘ defense came through once again, grabbing a pick of its own. New England Patriots
9:06 PM ET Alabama play-by-play announcer Eli Gold said his streak of 409 consecutive games called will come to an end Saturday as he recovers from COVID-19. Gold, 66, said Thursday that he and his wife have tested positive for the virus. He made the announcement during coach Nick Saban’s weekly radio show, which he