1:43 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley credits much of his success to longtime head coach and retired lightweight Din Thomas, who has been in his corner since 2006. In addition to his relationship with Woodley, Thomas is close with UFC president Dana White. So he has a balanced outlook on what’s often been
5:28 AM ET Ferrari has confirmed junior driver Charles Leclerc will step up from Sauber next season to replace Kimi Raikkonen. Monaco native Leclerc, 20, has impressed in his rookie campaign for Sauber this season, vindicating to many the hype surrounding him after a dominant Formula Two championship season in 2017. Leclerc was first tipped
8:41 AM ET Houston native Lawson Craddock became one of the biggest stories of the 2018 Tour de France in a most unexpected way. The EF-Education First rider fractured his scapula in a crash on the first day of the three-week race. Uncertain how long he could continue with the painful injury, Craddock pledged funds
12:25 PM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Not much changes with Kimi, does it? He makes his F1 debut with Sauber when no one expects it. Then 17 years,
11:35 AM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — David Williams II, the first African-American athletic director in the Southeastern Conference, is retiring from his role overseeing Vanderbilt athletics and as vice chancellor. The man nicknamed the Goldfather for his work guiding Vanderbilt athletics to success not considered possible at the Southeastern Conference’s only private university
1:40 PM ET NASCAR’s 10-race Cup series playoff begins Sunday at 3 p.m. ET (NBCSN) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and we have the playoff picture mapped out for you, right down to our picks on who will be crowned the champion. Here’s a full breakdown of the 16 playoff drivers: Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick,
12:01 PM BST The Gallagher Premiership’s clubs and London Irish will meet on Tuesday to discuss the multi-million pound takeover offer tabled by a private equity firm. CVC Capital Partners — the former owners of Formula One — have offered £275m for a 51 per cent holding stake in the English top flight but it
11:27 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have acquired defenseman Adam McQuaid from the Boston Bruins for defenseman Steven Kampfer and two draft picks. The teams announced the trade Tuesday before the Bruins flew to China for two exhibition games. Boston gets a 2019 fourth-round pick and a conditional seventh-rounder
10:46 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Tyron Woodley was planning on making a big splash during his walkout to Saturday’s welterweight title defense. Instead, he ended up making a bold statement, drawing inspiration from an athlete outside of MMA. Tyron Woodley refers to himself as the “worst-treated champion” in UFC history. Will Saturday’s sensational win over
Sep 11, 2018 UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa has filed a civil lawsuit against Conor McGregor, seeking damages he allegedly suffered during McGregor’s infamous bus attack in April. Chiesa, 30, was scheduled to fight at UFC 223 on April 7 in Brooklyn but was forced to withdraw when he suffered minor injuries during McGregor’s attack, days