8:38 PM ET UFC president Dana White once said he would never book Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson again. That was after cancellation No. 4. We appear to be at cancellation No. 5. Nurmagomedov is in Russia, apparently no longer in the mix for UFC 249 because of how the global coronavirus pandemic is shutting
Month: April 2020
7:32 PM ET McLaren became the first Formula One team to furlough staff because of the coronavirus on Wednesday, with drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz joining senior management in taking a pay cut. The sportscar maker said in a statement the temporary three-month wage reduction was part of wider cost-cutting measures due to the
10:08 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The five 3D printers at NASCAR’s Research & Technology center — two delivered in February and installed less than two weeks ago — are typically focused on composite parts and working on an updated stock car. But when racing came to a stop March 13 amid the
8:49 PM ET In the 10th NBA 2K game simulation put on by the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds took the sticks Wednesday, leading the Suns to a 75-65 victory over Miami Dolphins defensive end Shaq Lawson‘s Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC led for the majority of the game before the Suns got
8:21 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with defensive end Benson Mayowa, another move to beef up their pass rush as Jadeveon Clowney remains on the market. Mayowa’s agent, David Canter, announced the agreement Wednesday. It’s a one-year deal worth $3 million, a source told ESPN. The Seahawks are not
7:23 AM ET The UFC’s middleweight division left fans with a bitter taste from its last fight. Rising superstar Israel Adesanya made his first title defense a forgettable one with a lackluster unanimous-decision win over the defensive-minded Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on March 7. The fight’s lack of action was
6:02 PM ET With Khabib Nurmagomedov off the embattled UFC 249 card, his would-be challenger, Tony Ferguson, is saying the UFC lightweight champion should be stripped of his title. Nurmagomedov wrote Wednesday on social media that he is in quarantine and essentially out of what would have been his UFC lightweight title defense April 18.
10:54 PM GMT Tony Lewis, the former university lecturer whose name will forever be synonymous with cricket’s convoluted Duckworth-Lewis rain rules, has died at the age of 78. An unlikely star of world cricket, Lewis was propelled to fame in 1999 when his complex formula, devised in conjunction with his fellow mathematician Frank Duckworth, was
6:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel has purchased 5,000 personal protective equipment masks to be distributed to local hospitals dealing with shortages as a result of the coronavirus. Eichel purchased the masks from Bauer Hockey, which has shifted its production from making sports equipment during the pandemic. “Thank you to
7:30 AM ET Three years ago, Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler was preparing for the jump of his life — from a Division II college team to the NFL. He attended Colorado’s pro day, trying make an impression on NFL scouts, in March 2017. Each of the 20 Division II players in attendance