10:20 PM ET Twenty-five years ago today, combat sports changed forever. Eight individuals from different fighting disciplines met in a tournament at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver to see whose martial art was supreme. Called “The Ultimate Fighting Championship,” the event involved a sumo wrestler, a boxer, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and everyone in between.
Month: November 2018
FC’s Paul Mariner provides his thoughts on transfer rumours surrounding Mauro Icardi, Adam Lallana, Keylor Navas and more in Transfer Rater. Chelsea maintained their perfect record in the Europa League group stage with an uninspired 1-0 win over a spirited but limited BATE Borisov side in freezing Belarus, with Olivier Giroud’s first goal of the
3:09 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Ottawa Senators rookie forward Brady Tkachuk was activated after being out since mid-October with a a torn ligament in his leg. Tkachuk, the No. 4 pick of the 2018 NHL draft, had been a bright spot for the Senators early. He missed the first two games of the season with
3:09 PM ET Tiger Woods will welcome a field that includes 16 of the top 23 players in the world — including himself — to the Hero World Challenge, to begin later this month in the Bahamas. Woods, the tournament host of the event he launched with his late father, Earl, in 1999 to benefit
12:57 PM ET Lewis Hamilton is not planning to orchestrate a victory for teammate Valtteri Bottas at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend if the two drivers find themselves leading the race. Bottas was leading September’s Russian Grand Prix when he was asked by the Mercedes team to move over and gift victory to Hamilton.
2:16 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — Formula One drivers are set to meet on Friday to discuss growing concerns and frustrations around the quality of racing. The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) will discuss several key issues, including Pirelli’s tyres, which remain a contentious topic in the paddock, and the significant performance gap between
9:39 AM ET CORTLAND, N.Y. — The heat is what Kyle Richard remembers most clearly about the night that changed his life. He would eventually come to think of what happened that night as a gift, but that was a long ways off. In the moment, he could feel only the searing, consuming heat. It’s
1:44 PM ET Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. — The XFL says former Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley has been hired as the league’s senior vice president for football operations. Whaley will report to commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck. Whaley spent the majority of his career with the Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. He
7:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN There’s a moment for athletes when a potential professional career goes from aspiration to possibility. Maybe it’s a championship or an on-field achievement. Maybe it’s simply finding the right place at the right time. For Dennis Cholowski, it was a grade — which is only appropriate for someone who prides
7:47 AM ET A couple of days ago, I put together a look at how well premier free agents Manny Machado and Bryce Harper fit on all 30 teams. What I didn’t get into was the question of what player I’d rather have. When the Nats’ rejected offer was leaked, many assumed the superagent was