8:23 PM ET UFC flyweight Cynthia Calvillo has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled bout against Lauren Murphy at UFC 254 next week in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and has been replaced by UFC newcomer Liliya Shakirova. Calvillo (9-1-1) was forced to pull out of the bout after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday,
Month: October 2020
9:09 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Tyrrell Hatton felt grumpy from not getting much sleep, and then he felt he was in a dream when he was 5 under through the opening five holes of the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. The reality of Thursday was that even coming off an
11:22 PM ET Saturday’s Conference USA game between Charlotte and Florida International has been postponed, the fifth college football game postponed this weekend because of COVID-19 concerns. Positive tests at FIU led to the postponement, which was announced Thursday night. Charlotte had already canceled a game against North Carolina due to its own COVID-19 issues,
11:39 PM BST ESPN staff All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made five changes to his starting side for the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland, two of which see Rieko Ioane and Codie Taylor demoted to the bench. Star playmaker Beauden Barrett returns at fullback, having been a late scratching through injury last week,
10:29 PM ET Steve KimESPN The lightweight title unification fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez Jr. is tantalizingly close, and there are just a few small hurdles left to clear before we reach Saturday night. Both fighters need to pass a final COVID test and, of course, they need to make weight. After years
3:00 AM GMT Defending champions New South Wales enter the Sheffield Shield fray from Monday, with the pleasant change that they will not be doing so as a lonely beacon for spin bowling. This time around, on nicely modulated surfaces prepared by the former South Australia and Western Australia paceman Trent Kelly, Queensland, Western Australia
8:17 PM ET For the third time since May, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association are extending a negotiating window that preserves each side’s rights to terminate the collective bargaining agreement due to the pandemic, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The NBA and NBPA agreed on a new Oct. 30 deadline to complete ongoing
9:20 PM ET Grad transfer offensive lineman Willie Allen announced Thursday that he is transferring to Michigan. Allen was slotted as a starter along the offensive line at Louisiana Tech this season, but missed two games due to COVID-19-related issues. He then decided to opt out of the season, saying at the time, “With so
9:26 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon, appeared on his weekly radio show from home on Thursday night and told listeners that he was feeling great and would hate to miss Saturday’s game against No. 3 Georgia. “I’m doing great,” he said. “I don’t have any symptoms.
9:03 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs certainly won’t complain if they get from Le’Veon Bell what he delivered in the prime of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. As recently as 2017, Bell rushed for almost 1,300 yards, caught 85 passes and scored 11 total touchdowns. They won’t ask him