Month: February 2021

2:48 PM ET A UFC fighter missed weight Friday by a record amount. Rafael Alves weighed in at 157.5 pounds for a scheduled featherweight bout against Patrick Sabatini. The limit for a non-title featherweight fight in MMA is 146 pounds, so Alves weighed 11.5 pounds over the contracted mark. It was the biggest weight miss
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6:23 PM ET The New York Yankees and outfielder Brett Gardner have reached agreement on a one-year deal worth $4 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The contract includes a second-year player option that, if rejected, turns into a team option, sources said. Gardner, 37, became a free agent in November when New York declined
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8:26 PM ET Calling his five years with the team “an amazing journey,” quarterback Carson Wentz bid farewell to the Eagles, his former teammates and the city of Philadelphia on Friday. Wentz published a lengthy post on his Instagram account one day after league sources told ESPN he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for
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5:44 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Alvin Kamara, NFL star and new NASCAR fan, has put some of his own money into the sport as a team sponsor this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. The New Orleans Saints running back agreed to sponsor Ryan Vargas in the Xfinity Series race Saturday at
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7:01 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Now that Phil Mickelson is not eligible for a World Golf Championship, he’ll go for a hat trick with the seniors. The PGA Tour Champions says Mickelson is set to play the Cologuard Classic next week in Tucson, Arizona, where 30 years ago he became the last
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5:30 PM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he and his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola have been helping each other through difficult moments this season as the two sides prepare to face one another on Sunday. Arteta came through a testing period in November and December when losing six out of 10 matches across
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