8:00 AM ET Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his UFC title against Colby Covington, in a rematch of their tremendous 2019 fight, which Usman won by fifth-round TKO. The bout on Saturday headlines a packed UFC 268 card that also includes another title rematch, a must-see lightweight fight and an opportunity for a few fighters
Month: November 2021
7:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dave Gettleman’s arms flailed and a smile crept across his freshly shaven face as if trying to touch the corners of his rectangular glasses. The Super Bowl prize he had won as a front-office member of the New York Giants sparkled on his right ring finger while he
7:02 AM ET Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes this year’s championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton could still be decided by an on-track collision at the final race. Formula One’s history is littered with titles that have been decided by crashes, most famously between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in 1989 and
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Six college football teams enter November with perfect records. Sorry, Michigan, SMU and San Diego State. Our reporters break down Week 9, from the Big Ten to the ACC. Different directions for Michigan State and Michigan The Michigan-Michigan State game featured both teams ranked in the AP top 10 for
12:00 PM ET Second-half goals from Raphinha and Rodrigo earned Leeds United a 2-1 win away at Norwich City in the Premier League on Sunday, keeping the visitors out of the relegation zone and the home side nailed to the bottom of the table after 10 matches. Leeds stayed 17th on 10 points from as
5:52 AM ET Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked as Tottenham manager after just 17 matches in charge, the club announced on Monday. The news comes after a terrible run of results for Spurs since the start of the 2021-22 campaign which included a dismal 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester United, where Nuno
News England captain says India defeat will “plant a little bit of doubt in Australia’s mind” Joe Root has declared the Gabba is no longer a stronghold, arguing doubt will linger in Australia’s minds when the Ashes start on December 8 because of their shock Test loss to India’s depleted XI. India stormed to an
3:23 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With Carmelo Anthony‘s solid start to his Lakers tenure continuing Sunday — his game-high 23 points helped lift Los Angeles to a 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets — the 19-year veteran wanted to clear something up about his reputation. “I think people don’t really understand me,” Anthony said.
2:43 AM ET ATLANTA — It’s almost a cliché to say that a team which falls behind 3-1 in a best-of-seven playoff series has been pushed to the brink. If that’s the case, the Houston Astros went to the brink and a little beyond and survived to tell about it. The Astros bounced back from
2:45 AM ET ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves had a plan. With a 5-4 lead and an open base to work with in the top of the fifth inning of World Series Game 5, they figured they could get out of a jam by intentionally walking No. 7 hitter Alex Bregman to get to the