1:19 AM ET Rising featherweight star Shakur Stevenson made a triumphant homecoming as he blew out Alberto Guevara in a dominant third-round knockout performance to retain his regional belt and move to the precipice of a shot at a world title on Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey. Fighting before a partisan crowd of 5,150
Month: July 2019
1:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After a dominant MVP season in which he led the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA-best 60 wins, Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s only at “60 percent” of what he can fully become. Antetokounmpo said one of the biggest takeaways he took from the Bucks’ run to the Eastern Conference finals
12:21 AM ET Steve KimESPN CARSON, Calif. — In an often awkward and ugly affair at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Rey Vargas retained his WBC junior featherweight title by outpointing Japanese challenger Tomoki Kameda on Saturday night. All three judges scored the fight 117-110 for Vargas. Loud boos poured in at the end of
Former Arsenal striker Paul Mariner breaks down why Edu becoming Arsenal’s technical director will do the club a load of good in the coming seasons. Steve Nicol feels Laurent Koscielny doesn’t have enough leverage at Arsenal to be snubbing their preseason tour. Former Arsenal striker Paul Mariner goes through Harry Maguire’s defensive attributes and concludes
1:00 AM ET UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber returned to the Octagon on Saturday in his hometown of Sacramento as a heavy underdog against rising prospect Ricky Simon. He left the victor following an impressive first-round TKO finish. The 40-year-old Faber was asked following the win for his next step, and he wasn’t shy
Julien Laurens says a cash-plus-players deal is the only way Barcelona can bring back Neymar from PSG, so which players could go the other way? Gabriel Jesus defended teammate Neymar following claims Brazil no longer need him. Shaka Hislop says Barcelona would have too much talent with Antoine Griezmann and Neymar to not be considered
11:20 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The shrine that has become Tyler Skaggs’ locker in the Los Angeles clubhouse had a new addition Saturday — the ball from the final out of the no-hitter the Angels pitched while wearing their late teammate’s jersey. As they prepared to face Seattle on what would have
11:26 PM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Kurt Busch won a door-to-door overtime battle with his little brother at Kentucky Speedway to earn his first victory with Chip Ganassi Racing. The Saturday night showdown between the Busch Brothers came a week after Kurt Busch lost at Daytona because he pitted from the lead moments
5:08 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN “The Kid” has still got it. In his return from a 2½-year sabbatical, Urijah Faber continues to add to his UFC Hall of Fame legacy. Faber picked up the fastest finish of his MMA career, knocking out prospect Ricky Simon in 46 seconds in the co-main event of UFC Sacramento
10:47 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Amanda Nunes might have her next UFC bantamweight title contender. Germaine de Randamie knocked out the previously undefeated Aspen Ladd in just 16 seconds in the main event of UFC Sacramento on Saturday night at Golden 1 Center. De Randamie landed a straight hand that put Ladd down immediately and