5:31 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a light heavyweight fight between Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev to headline an event in March, sources told ESPN on Monday. The 205-pound contest will serve as the main event of a UFC Fight Night on March 12. The UFC has not yet announced a location for the
6:28 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets will enter their highly anticipated meeting with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday short-handed, without sharpshooter Joe Harris and veteran Paul Millsap. While All-Star Kevin Durant (sore right shoulder) isn’t listed on the injury report, the Nets ruled out starting swingman Harris due to a left ankle sprain suffered
4:18 PM ET The NBA has fined the Minnesota Timberwolves $250,000 for what it says was a violation of league rules that prevent teams “from arranging or paying for offseason practice or group workout sessions for their players outside a team’s home market.” According to the NBA, the violation occurred as the result of Timberwolves
6:02 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley returned to practice Monday for the first time since injuring an ankle more than a month ago during a loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Barkley has been nursing a low ankle sprain that took longer than expected to heal. He missed
5:13 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh, responding to sharp criticism from one of his predecessors, fired back Monday at former Jets coach and current ESPN analyst Rex Ryan. Ryan ripped Saleh in a morning interview on ESPN Radio’s DiPietro & Rothenberg, questioning his coaching ability and saying he’s
4:57 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has sat in plenty of team meetings in his eight-year career, and had plenty of his mistakes or turnovers rolled out for his teammates to see. But Bridgewater said Monday that the Broncos’ latest film session, which included his lack of an attempt to
6:47 PM ET Grambling State University announced Monday that head football coach Broderick Fobbs has been fired after six seasons. Linebackers and special teams coordinator Terrence Graves will serve as the interim head coach for the 48th annual Bayou Classic against Southern University. Graves is in his seventh season with the Tigers, who are 3-7
4:45 PM ET European champions Italy missed out on automatic qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Northern Ireland on Monday. Switzerland won 4-0 against Bulgaria meaning they finish top of Group C with 18 points ahead of Italy on 16. The Italians have to
4:55 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Dan Mullen is sticking with quarterback Emory Jones for Saturday’s game at Missouri and probably the rest of the season. Jones is coming off a record-setting performance in a 70-52 victory against lower-division Samford. He completed 28 of 34 passes for 464 yards and six
5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Athletic director Blake James is out at Miami, two days after the Hurricanes’ football team lost at Florida State, a source told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. The move comes about six weeks after school president Julio Frenk released a letter to the university community insisting he would increase his involvement