9:12 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Peter Uihlein birdied five of the last seven holes for a 5-under 66 and a two-stroke lead Friday in the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open. Uihlein got to 13-under 129 at TPC Summerlin, a day after opening with a 63. Robert Streb and Whee Kim were tied
8:59 PM ET Rene Alvarado and Carlos Morales will meet in a junior lightweight world title elimination fight on Dec. 8, Golden Boy Promotions announced on Friday. The bout will headline a “Golden Boy Fight Night” card on Facebook Watch at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Alvarado (29-8, 20 KOs), 29, of
9:03 PM ET NEW YORK — UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will get a second shot at defending his title on home soil. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Friday that Whittaker (20-4) will defend his title against Kelvin Gastelum (15-3) in his home country of Australia. White did not provide a specific date,
10:22 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Clint Bowyer went faster than 200 mph, just as pole sitter Ryan Blaney did during NASCAR Cup qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. “It’s so hard to sit here and explain to somebody what that lap feels like, and the adjustments you have to make,”
8:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Sugar Bowl chief executive officer Paul Hoolahan is retiring in June after overseeing one of college football’s premier postseason events for a quarter century. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Hundley has been named Hoolahan’s successor. Hoolahan, who announced his retirement on Friday, became the Sugar Bowl’s sixth executive
8:18 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Derrick Rose isn’t looking for validation in the wake of his career-high 50-point game on Wednesday night for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He’s looking to build on his complicated legacy each time he steps on the floor. “I’m making history right now,” Rose told ESPN on Friday. “Like every time
6:45 PM ET NEW YORK — James Harden will miss Friday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, but the Houston Rockets guard likely will return to the lineup Saturday. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said Harden, the reigning MVP, was pain-free following Thursday’s practice and is probable for the Rockets’ road game against the Chicago Bulls
6:44 PM ET Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper were two of seven major league players to receive qualifying offers Friday. The players who received offers have 10 days to accept a $17.9 million salary for 2019 — the mean salary of MLB’s 125 highest-paid players — or become a
9:30 AM ET The UFC makes its third-ever trip to Madison Square Garden this weekend, with a heavyweight title fight between two-weight champion Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis. This fight came together quickly, on the heels of Lewis’ come-from-behind knockout win against Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 on Oct. 6. It will mark Cormier’s first
6:40 PM ET Kazuto Ioka and Donnie Nietes are two of the most accomplished boxers of this past generation in the smaller weight classes. Both have won titles in multiple divisions and plans are being finalized for them to meet in late December for the vacant WBO junior bantamweight belt. According to Tom Loeffler, the