Nov 2, 2019 Alex Malcolm Western Australia 7 for 255 (Marsh 77, Green 50*, Gannon 4-74) against Queensland Shaun Marsh continued his tantalising form with another half century but a skilful spell of seam bowling from Cameron Gannon helped Queensland restrict Western Australia on an even first day of the Sheffield Shield clash at the
2:33 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Canelo Alvarez made history with a brutal, 11th-round knockout of Sergey Kovalev to win a light heavyweight world title on Saturday at the
2:26 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Jake Arrieta is staying with the Philadelphia Phillies, exercising a $20 million player option for 2020 on Saturday. A 33-year-old right-hander, Arrieta was 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts this year. He did not pitch after Aug. 11 because of surgery to remove a bone spur
12:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Nate Diaz might be a bad man, but he’s not the baddest. At least not for now. That distinction belongs to veteran welterweight Jorge Masvidal as of Saturday, as he soundly defeated Nate Diaz via third-round TKO. The non-title welterweight bout, which was promoted as a BMF belt fight,
1:39 AM ET The battle for the BMF belt and UFC 244 ended with the surprising result of a doctor’s stoppage due to cuts around Nate Diaz’s eye. Jorge Masvidal might have won the bout, but fans and fighters alike were left unsatisfied. Before the main event, the Johnny Walker hype train was derailed, Stephen
2:03 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, listed as questionable with a knee injury, will miss his second straight game Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mahomes, the reigning league MVP, was a limited participant in practice all week. He has been sidelined since suffering a dislocated right
12:07 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Lightweight up-and-comer Ryan Garcia felt like he had something to prove against Romero Duno, and he did just that on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Garcia scored a sensational first-round knockout in the co-feature of the Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev fight. “It’s kind of what I expected,”
9:52 PM ET NEW YORK — Darren Till arrived here Thursday afternoon — at least two days after every other fighter on the card was already checked in and ready to go. Till had issues with his visa and travel. He somehow made weight Friday morning and the logistical mess didn’t stop him from picking
1:44 AM ET Lawrence MurrayESPN.com The Philadelphia 76ers found themselves down two points on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers with 2.2 seconds left to play. Prior to the timeout, the 76ers lost their only lead of the game as Portland All-Star point guard Damian Lillard took advantage of the fear that “Lillard Time”
1:20 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With yet another loss signaling more and more questions about Clay Helton’s future at USC, the Trojans’ head coach said Saturday night that he still feels like he’s the right person to lead USC’s football program. Bristling when asked why he felt he should keep coaching the Trojans, Helton