5:01 PM ET Associated Press Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion who was one of the initial players signed to the professional World Championship Tennis tour in the 1960s and a member of the sport’s Hall of Fame, died Sunday. He was 78. He died of cancer in Austin, Texas, according to Darin
Month: December 2020
5:01 PM ET Texas Longhorns football has paused team activities after five people tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. The Longhorns, who defeated Kansas State 69-31 on Saturday, announced that three players and two staff members who traveled to Manhattan, Kansas, for the game had tested positive Sunday. All five tested negative Friday before the
3:03 AM ET The UFC surprisingly released top middleweight contender Yoel Romero on Friday, but UFC president Dana White said that won’t be the only departure coming. At the news conference following Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night, White said the promotion would be cutting around 60 fighters before the end of the year. “We’re gonna
4:16 PM ET A Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach who trains several well-known UFC fighters has been arrested and charged with third-degree criminal sexual penetration in New Mexico, per court records. Rafael “Barata” Freitas had a court appearance Saturday where the state filed a motion to keep him detained until trial, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court public information
4:32 PM ET Among the many mottos Al Davis ingrained into the Las Vegas Raiders‘ DNA was a variation of this — it doesn’t matter how ugly it looks, so long as you win. Yeah, a spin of his more iconic “Just win, baby” slogan. But at MetLife Stadium, against a winless and rudderless New
4:45 PM ET The New Orleans Saints had to hang on throughout a fourth quarter that got way too close for comfort on Sunday. But in the end, they became the first NFL team to clinch a playoff spot. The Saints (10-2) held on for a 21-16 victory at Atlanta — their ninth consecutive win.
2:55 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Emotions were boiling Sunday between the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals when two separate scuffles led to five players being ejected, including Dolphins star cornerback Xavien Howard, lead receiver DeVante Parker and Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd. The most significant of the skirmishes came early in the fourth quarter
4:34 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Jets were seconds away from winning their first game in 344 days, but they collapsed in epic fashion Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Jets allowed a 46-yard touchdown pass with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, as rookie cornerback Lamar Jackson was
3:59 PM ET Ohio State has been installed as a 30-point favorite over Michigan, the largest point spread in the rivalry since at least 1978, when the FBS and FCS split into separate divisions. The Buckeyes (5-0) are slated to host the Wolverines (2-4) on Saturday, but, with both programs battling COVID-19 outbreaks, there are
3:16 PM ET The managing general partner of the Philadelphia Phillies said Sunday afternoon that the team will not trade starting pitcher Zack Wheeler under any circumstances. “If they offered me Babe Ruth, I wouldn’t trade him,” John Middleton said angrily in a phone conversation, adding Ted Williams and Mike Schmidt to Ruth’s name for