9:35 PM ET Two of the best young featherweight fighters in the world will clash before the end of the year. Undefeated rising stars Bryce Mitchell and Ilia Topuria have verbally agreed to fight at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The website Fight Bananas was the
8:22 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Pascal Siakam and Christian Koloko made history for their native Cameroon on Monday night. And they might be involved in more later this week. Siakam and Koloko were both in the starting lineup for the Toronto Raptors against the Miami Heat. It marked the first time in NBA
1:59 PM ET MEMPHIS — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant had high praise for Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, noting that the 23-year-old point guard is “doing some stuff that we’ve never seen before.” When asked prior to Monday’s game against the Grizzlies if Morant’s game reminded him of anyone, Durant said it was
2:50 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is in the NBA’s concussion protocol after colliding with a teammate in Sunday’s 122-121 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz, the team announced Monday. There is no timetable for Ingram’s return; he will have to clear a series of steps to
4:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews on “NBA Today,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that he believes the changes the league has made to its system in recent seasons, from flattening the lottery odds to adding the play-in tournament, have greatly reduced the incentives for teams to tank for
7:46 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles expressed support for quarterback Justin Fields during an impromptu news conference inside Gillette Stadium hours before his team took on the New England Patriots on “Monday Night Football.” “I know Justin has been a big topic and his development,” Poles said. “And we’re
8:01 PM ET The New York Jets have agreed to acquire running back James Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars, sources told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report by NFL Network. In return, the Jets are sending Jacksonville a conditional sixth-round pick that will become a fifth-round pick if Robinson rushes for 600 yards this season,
5:44 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz rallied to beat Jack Draper 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Monday. Alcaraz clinched with his third match-point chance, firing a forehand winner when following in a strong serve that left-hander Draper stretched to return. The first Basel
2:25 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Unai Emery has become the new Aston Villa manager to replace Steven Gerrard, it was announced on Monday. Sources told ESPN that talks between Villa and the former Villarreal manager Emery began on Sunday, sources told ESPN, with the Premier League club looking for a replacement for Gerrard
7:25 PM ET Belgium skipper Eden Hazard said his country need to win the World Cup in Qatar to justify the “golden generation” tag they have carried for the past 10 years as they look to deliver the country’s first major trophy. The 31-year-old Real Madrid forward has captained Belgium since 2015 and will participate