4:35 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is right back at the top of the division — and some would say he never left. Whittaker (22-5) defeated Jared Cannonier (13-5) via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 254 on Saturday on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. It is Whittaker’s second win in
3:57 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s sudden retirement from mixed martial arts on Saturday has left a massive void in the sport in general, and a very specific one in the lightweight division. The top of the 155-pound division goes from a dominant champion in his prime, to a vacant seat with no obvious heir. The
4:33 PM ET CINCINNATI — It didn’t matter that Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow was without other key offensive pieces needed against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Burrow made the most of whoever was around him and turned in another key performance that shows why the No. 1 overall draft pick is teeming with
4:32 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The streak of fourth-quarter comebacks came to an end for the Tennessee Titans in their 27-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Titans trailed by 27-7 at one point
4:14 PM ET Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule explained during the offseason his decision to replace franchise quarterback Cam Newton with former New Orleans Saints Teddy Bridgewater with a simple explanation. “He fits what we want to do,’’ Rhule said. That never was more apparent than in Sunday’s 27-24 loss against the Saints in which
4:40 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers couldn’t have started off any better against the Tennessee Titans. And they couldn’t have finished any worse. But even so, a missed field goal by Stephen Gostkowski preserved the Steelers’ undefeated record, and Pittsburgh held on for a 27-24 win in Nashville despite a fourth-quarter collapse. With the win,
4:43 PM ET Baker Mayfield‘s first quarter Sunday against Cincinnati couldn’t have gone any worse. But from then on, the Cleveland Browns quarterback was perfect. Literally. Mayfield rebounded from a 0-of-5 start, including an interception on his first throw, to break a franchise record with 21 consecutive completions, propelling Cleveland to a thrilling 37-34 comeback
4:21 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In perhaps a last-ditch effort to save his job, New York Jets coach Adam Gase relinquished the offensive playcalling Sunday — but the result was yet another dreary performance in an 18-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. With offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains calling plays, the Jets showed an
3:30 PM ET A Dallas Cowboys season that was already bad has gotten worse. Quarterback Andy Dalton, starting his second game for an injured Dak Prescott, was forced to the locker room in the third quarter against the Washington Football Team after taking a big hit from linebacker Jon Bostic on a third-down scramble. Dalton
3:42 AM BST All Blacks number eight Ardie Savea and prop Nepo Laulala are on paternity leave and will miss the Rugby Championship opener against Australia next weekend, coach Ian Foster said on Sunday. Both players were absent when the New Zealand squad boarded their flight across the Tasman Sea on Sunday, but Joe Moody