1:22 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman opted for a contract extension instead of free agency, agreeing Saturday to a deal that will keep him with the Yankees through the 2022 season, sources
1:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, constantly driven to make boxing history, secured another piece of it on Saturday night — but it was not easy. Alvarez, having a very hard time dealing with Sergey Kovalev’s size and jab, scored a massive 11th-round knockout to win take his light heavyweight world title at
12:39 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — As Giannis Antetokounmpo popped up from his customary routine pregame nap Saturday, the NBA’s defending champion Toronto Raptors were on his mind. In their first matchup since last year’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup, the reigning MVP helped Milwaukee hold on to beat Toronto, 115-105, after nearly blowing a
11:44 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brady White threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns, Antonio Gibson had a school-record 386 all-purpose yards with three scores and No. 24 Memphis held off No. 15 SMU 54-48 Saturday night to cap the biggest day yet in Tigers’ football history. The Tigers (8-1, 4-1) handed
12:12 AM ET Steve KimESPN Miguel Berchelt (37-1, 32 KOs) dominated Jason Sosa (23-4-4, 16 KOs) by fourth-round TKO to retain his WBC junior featherweight title Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The fight was stopped at 2 minutes, 56 seconds when Sosa’s corner threw in the towel. It was
11:54 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram left Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder midway through the second quarter with a head injury and did not return. Ingram apparently was struck in the head at some point during play and asked the bench for a sub. At the first
12:12 AM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Christopher Bell led 101 of the 200 laps, claimed both stages and won the NASCAR Xfinity race at Texas on Saturday night to secure one of the four spots to race for the series championship. Bell led four times, going ahead to stay with 30 laps
11:40 PM ET It’s time to retrain your brain, as fans conditioned to the old poll mentality of the Associated Press Top 25 now need to forget any previous rankings and preconceived notions about college football’s pecking order. The 13 most powerful people in the sport will decide that on Tuesday at the Gaylord Texan
9:48 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Though Bruce Brown had career highs in points and assists on Saturday night, his coach was just as interested with a stat he didn’t pile up. No turnovers. Dwane Casey praised his second-year player after a 113-109 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, in which Brown had 22 points
10:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Mongolian Groom was euthanized after running in the $6 million Classic at the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, the 37th horse to die at the California track since December. The marquee race was the last of the two-day world championships, which had seen 13 other Cup races run without