6:53 AM ET Editor’s note: When Daniel Cormier walks to the Octagon on Saturday to challenge heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252, the MMA world will be viewing it through the prism of historical significance. Cormier, 41, has said that this will be the last fight of his storied career,
6:30 AM ET Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen’s condition is “evolving favourably” after his crash at the Tour of Poland and he will be moved back to the Netherlands for further treatment, his team Deceuninck-Quick Step have said. The 23-year-old was put in a medically-induced coma and underwent facial surgery after crashing at the finish line
6:00 AM ET As we approach the 2020 postseason, the NBA title remains fully up for grabs. No one should be considered a clear favorite to win it all, and given the quirks of the bubble environment, more teams than ever are heading to the playoffs with visions of triumph. But one reason there’s no
5:40 AM ET It’s just no fun watching Sebastian Vettel racing any more. 1 Related The four-time world champion is a shadow of the competitor who dominated the opening part of the last decade. His 2020 seems to be unravelling dramatically, with what was once a Ferrari partnership which promised a world championship now edging
3:44 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Zero players testing positive for COVID-19 in the two weeks since NHL teams arrived at their two respective playoff hub cities. And a powerful opening night statement on social and racial justice issues made by the league and its players. Given the uncertainty professional hockey faced in putting
4:00 AM ET Gabriele Marcotti Mark Ogden The old sports trope whereby staying at the top is tougher than getting to the top might not apply to football the way it once did, but it’s clear that after winning the Premier League and Champions League in successive seasons, Liverpool will want to think carefully about
12:52 PM IST Australian cricket’s grassroots participation numbers are both growing and shrinking at the same time. If that sounds nonsensical at first, on further inspection it is a reflection of the fact that, year by year, Cricket Australia is trying to be more honest with itself about the amount of people actually playing the
1:26 AM ET ESPN News Services The San Diego Padres acquired first baseman Yonder Alonso in a trade with the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. The Padres will send cash to the Braves to complete the deal. Alonso, the brother-in-law of Padres third baseman Manny Machado, returns to San Diego, where he played from 2012 to
1:06 AM ET ESPN News Services Daniel Bard‘s save drought is finally over after the righty reliever fanned Arizona Diamondbacks pinch hitter Stephen Vogt to cap the Colorado Rockies‘ 8-7 comeback win and earn his first save since 2011 while with the Boston Red Sox. It was his sixth career save overall. Once considered the
12:45 AM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Indians starter Adam Plutko made it clear after Tuesday’s 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs that teammates Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac have some making up to do to win back trust. The Indians played for the first time since it was revealed that Clevinger and Plesac violated