11:24 AM ET Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar kick off 2021 and the UFC’s latest run of events on Fight Island with the men’s featherweight main event of a matinee UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main card of the promotion’s first event of the year — and the
Month: January 2021
12:40 PM ET Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer of USC, Clemson running back C.J. Spiller and Eastern Illinois star Tony Romo headline the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame class announced Monday. Kansas State’s Darren Sproles, who still holds 21 school and Big 12 records, and Tennessee linebacker Al Wilson,
12:00 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Sitting in what appeared to be his home gym, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady posted a video to his social media accounts Sunday afternoon — the day after his Bucs defeated the Washington Football Team 31-23 in the opening round of the playoffs. “It’s the middle of January,
12:02 PM ET Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has already become one of the NFL’s most popular players. Tagovailoa was the third-highest selling player and the top-selling rookie of official NFL merchandise across the Fanatics network during the 2020 regular season. Kansas City‘s Patrick Mahomes and Tampa Bay‘s Tom Brady finished first and second,
11:33 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have inside linebacker Devin White — arguably their best defensive player — back in time to face the New Orleans Saints this week in their NFC divisional game. White was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday along with defensive lineman Steve McLendon after both
10:47 AM ET Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Todd Archer Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his
11:09 AM ET Analyst Mike Milbury is out at NBC after 14 years with the network. The news came on Monday as NBC unveiled its game and studio commentary lineup for the 2021 NHL season, and Milbury was conspicuously absent. “We are grateful to Mike for all of his contributions to our coverage for 14
9:00 AM ET The point spread on the College Football National Championship between Ohio State and Alabama continued to grow over the weekend, while the betting action on the game was almost dead even entering game day at sportsbooks around the nation. On Sunday night, roughly 24 hours before Monday’s kickoff, the SuperBook at Westgate
11:13 AM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and second-seeded Elina Svitolina were eliminated from the season-opening Abu Dhabi Open on Monday. Kenin lost to ninth-seeded Maria Sakkari 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. Svitolina lost to unseeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Sakkari hit
7:23 AM ET UFC president Dana White says his relationship with Conor McGregor is solid going into 2021, after hitting a “bad place” in the second half of last year. The relationship between the UFC and McGregor started off on a high note in 2020, as McGregor headlined the UFC 246 pay-per-view against Donald “Cowboy”