The UFC makes its debut on ESPN+ with a superfight-headlined event in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 19. The main event is a showdown between flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw for Cejudo’s 125-pound belt. The fight was to top the bill of a pay-per-view event a week later but was moved
Month: January 2019
8:25 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are keeping all options open concerning the sore right shoulder of quarterback Cam Newton, including the possibility of not having the 2015 NFL MVP available for the 2019 season. Asked to compare Newton’s situation with that of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, owner David Tepper said
7:33 PM ET Isaiah Marshall, a seventh-grade quarterback at MacArthur Academy in Southfield, Michigan, has been offered a scholarship to play at Michigan, according to his father. Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh made the offer after viewing tape of the 13-year-old signal-caller, Brian Marshall told The Detroit News. Blessed to receive my first offer from University
7:01 PM ET New Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians was offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers when Antonio Brown was a rookie. And speaking from afar, Arians doesn’t like what’s happening with the Steelers’ All-Pro wide receiver. “There’s too much miscommunication, too much … diva,” Arians said Tuesday on The Adam Schefter Podcast. “I’ve
7:22 PM ET The World Series champion Boston Red Sox are scheduled to visit the White House on Feb. 15, team president Sam Kennedy told the Boston Globe. With no one to cook a feast because of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump served up fast food when Clemson visited to celebrate its national title.
5:51 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Matt Shepard is taking over as play-by-play announcer of the Detroit Tigers on their Fox Sports Detroit television broadcasts. FSD said Tuesday that Shepard will work alongside analysts Jack Morris and Kirk Gibson. Dan Petry and Craig Monroe will be analysts for pregame and postgame shows. The previous
5:39 PM ET Former four-division world titlist Adrien Broner has always been confident, almost to the point of cockiness, going into his fights and nothing appears to have changed as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career. Broner challenges legendary eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao for his secondary welterweight belt on Saturday (Showtime
5:21 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants have hired pitching analyst Matt Daniels to join the staff of new president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, who vowed when hired in November to find a wide array of experts to help the club. Now, he has a data-focused staff member to
5:18 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The Sanderson Farms Championship is moving its tournament dates for next season and increasing its purse money in hopes of attracting a better field. The PGA Tour announced Tuesday that the tournament will have its own weekend on the schedule from Sept. 19-22 and increase its purse
4:53 PM ET Associated Press The coaching staffs of the Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas Cowboys have been selected to lead the Pro Bowl teams. Anthony Lynn and his Chargers staff will coach the AFC team while Jason Garrett and his Cowboys staff coach the NFC team. The Chargers finished 12-4 in the regular season