12:00 AM ET Valentina Shevchenko dominated Liz Carmouche on Saturday, cruising to a unanimous decision victory in Montevideo, Uruguay to retain her UFC flyweight belt. The win was her second defense of the title, and no end appears in sight. Is this dominance — and lack of any true competition — a good or bad
Month: August 2019
11:54 PM ET “The Bullet” is No. 1. And no one seems close to catching up anytime soon. Valentina Shevchenko retained her UFC women’s flyweight title via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) over Liz Carmouche in the main event of UFC Montevideo on Saturday in Uruguay. The result was never in doubt. Shevchenko dominated from
8:00 AM ET NAPA, Calif. — Talk about a sticky situation, or a serious case of déjà vu. For Fred Biletnikoff, it was the 1970s all over again when the Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame receiver broke out an old friend for a newer friend, then lathered gobs of Stickum on Peyton Manning’s hands and
12:49 AM ET OAKLAND — Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he hopes to see Antonio Brown return to training camp soon while defending the enigmatic receiver as he deals with frostbitten feet suffered in a cryotherapy mishap last month in France and a grievance against the league regarding his helmet. “I support this guy.
12:32 AM ET Steve KimESPN Vergil Ortiz continued his ascension as one of boxing’s young rising stars by stopping the experienced Antonio Orozco in the sixth round, in front of his hometown fans in Grand Prairie, Texas This match-up for the 21-year-old Ortiz (14-0, 14 KOs) was considered a legitimate step up fight, given that
12:40 AM ET Junior lightweight Jason Sosa relentlessly pounded Haskell Lydell Rhodes to the body and scored three knockdowns in a dominating seventh-round knockout victory in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card on Saturday at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. Sosa, from nearby Camden, New Jersey, and the favorite of
Craig Burley, Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti address whether Paul Pogba’s inconsistent performances are down to his resolve or his teammates’ abilities. Manchester United hit four unanswered goals to spoil Frank Lampard’s first Premier League game as Chelsea boss. Craig Burley likes what he saw from Marcus Rashford and Manchester United’s attack in their 4-0
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11:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Patriots players pulling for Gordon: Wide receiver Josh Gordon wants back in. His Patriots teammates just want what’s best for him. That was the theme around parts of the team this week following word that Gordon has
11:00 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Joe and the volcano? Joe Douglas looked a bit lost on Thursday night. Surrounded by his front-office lieutenants, he walked into the wrong room in the bowels of MetLife Stadium as he made his way to the