2:22 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim NEW YORK — A pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter steps into the cage with the second-best fighter in his weight class and makes him look second rate. That was the narrative early on in the UFC 268 main event, as welterweight champion Kamaru Usman bloodied Colby Covington in the first round
Month: November 2021
12:42 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez entered the ring as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world and the sport’s biggest attraction. But now, for the first time in his career, he can call himself something else: undisputed champion. Alvarez promised to punish Caleb Plant, and on Saturday he did just
1:43 AM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Daniel Hemric made the first victory of his career one of the biggest NASCAR upsets — a championship-winning overtime stunner against the reigning champ. Hemric beat Austin Cindric in a door-to-door sprint across the finish line Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway to give Joe Gibbs Racing its
1:00 AM ET ESPN staff The first round of the College Football Playoff rankings dropped on Tuesday and the annual poll appeared to motivate teams across the country — just not the ones you think. College Football’s Week 10 was filled with upsets, close calls and previously undefeated records crumbling as underdogs took over the
1:24 AM ET Washington athletic director Jen Cohen issued a statement in response to a sideline incident in which Huskies coach Jimmy Lake appeared to strike redshirt freshman linebacker Ruperake Fuavai during a 26-16 loss to Oregon. “We are aware of an interaction between Head Coach Jimmy Lake and a student-athlete during the first half
1:34 AM ET The Los Angeles Rams will test newly-acquired linebacker Von Miller in pregame warm-ups before determining whether he can play Sunday night against the Tennessee Titans with the sprained ankle that left him questionable, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Miller, acquired Monday in a trade with Denver, sprained his left
1:13 AM ET The San Francisco 49ers are expecting running back Elijah Mitchell and wide receiver Deebo Samuel to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, but are uncertain how long both players will be able to go, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Tight end George Kittle, who returns Sunday from injured reserve, will
11:39 PM ET Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the San Francisco 49ers due to a sprained left ankle, is expected to test his injury in pregame warmups before the staff makes a final decision on his status, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Cardinals want to be
1:29 AM ET In the final three minutes of Saturday’s slugfest against Tulsa, Cincinnati had eight chances to lose a football game, and yet it won. There are two ways to tell this story. In one, Cincinnati failed miserably once more. By ranking the Bearcats sixth last week, the College Football Playoff committee sent a
6:10 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez faces Caleb Plant on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET, prelims at 6 p.m. ET) and all four major super middleweight title belts are on the line. The bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will be for Alvarez’s WBA, WBO and WBC titles and