Nov 1, 2019 NEW YORK — The highly anticipated BMF title fight is now official. Both Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz made weight successfully Friday morning at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. Masvidal was 169.6 pounds and Diaz was 170.4 for the welterweight (171-pound limit) bout. The two men will compete in the UFC
9:08 AM ET With just under six minutes remaining in Florida’s 42-28 loss to LSU three weeks ago, Gators cornerback CJ Henderson lined up about two yards off Tigers receiver Ja’Marr Chase. In less than two seconds, Chase jutted forward, shifted left, right, left, right, before cutting hard up the right sideline. As soon as
9:38 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Karolina Pliskova advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Finals for the third straight year, beating Simona Halep 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 on Friday shortly after defending champion Elina Svitolina completed a near-perfect group stage. Pliskova benefited from a bit of luck on match point, hitting a forehand
9:11 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Many boxing fans would have liked to have seen middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star, face rival and former unified titleholder Gennadiy Golovkin for a third time after two highly entertaining but disputed bouts — a draw in 2017 and a majority decision win for Alvarez in
9:10 AM ET Steve Kim 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 There’s a big fight taking place Saturday in Las Vegas that features boxing’s biggest star, middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, going up in weight
Oct 31, 2019 Mulitple Contributors Crown Jewel marked WWE’s fourth major show in Saudi Arabia and a pair of unique participants in Tyson Fury and Cain Velasquez took the spectacle to new heights as they stepped into the WWE ring for their first matches. Tim Fiorvanti, Matt Wilansky and Marc Raimondi recapped all the action
9:09 AM ET Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Friday to visit foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson, the team announced. Newton has not played since aggravating a left foot Lisfranc injury in the Week 2 loss to Tampa Bay. “I spent a long time speaking with Cam this week, and
9:09 AM ET Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is headed to Green Bay to visit renowned foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson, sources told ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Newton has not played since aggravating a left foot Lisfranc injury in a Week 2 loss to Tampa Bay. Coach Ron Rivera said Monday that Kyle Allen would start
8:55 AM ET So Oklahoma lost. It can still win out and get in, right? As Lee Corso would say: Not so fast. In the wake of an upset loss to Kansas State, the Sooners are in a worse position you might think. And even a streak of exclusively wins from here on out may
7:00 AM ET UFC 244 could easily go down as the biggest fight card of 2019 — even though the headline bout involves one fighter, Nate Diaz, who recently took three years away from the sport, and another, Jorge Masvidal, who has headlined exactly one event in his UFC career. There is also not a