1:26 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Janibek Alimkhanuly retained his WBO middleweight title with a far-tougher-than-expected unanimous decision over Denzel Bentley on Saturday in Las Vegas. The scores: 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110. Alimkhanuly, a 20-1 favorite, jumped to an early lead as he peppered Bentley with straight lefts before the Londoner came alive in Round 5.
Month: November 2022
1:44 AM ET What can we take away from a thrilling slate of title fights and marquee matchups at UFC 281? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer their thoughts from a highlight-packed event in New York. NEW YORK — Why are we surprised? Alex Pereira had shown us it could be done long
2:05 AM ET Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will be active Sunday despite his ulnar collateral ligament injury and the belief is he will start against the Minnesota Vikings, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Bills officials, however, have been tight-lipped all week and have declined to reveal who is starting and want to keep it
1:27 AM ET AUSTIN, Texas — No. 4 TCU clinched a spot in the Big 12 championship game with a 17-10 win over Texas on Saturday, a remarkable climb for a team that finished 5-7 last season and has a first-year coach in Sonny Dykes. Yet, success hasn’t seemed to equal respect for the Horned
12:57 AM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic, who admitted fatigue following a pair of off games during the Dallas Mavericks‘ 0-2 road trip this week, reported for work Saturday night reinvigorated. He attributed his energy to a great recovery day and “two, three, four” shots of pregame espresso as well as a Red Bull. The
10:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Capitals forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel has been suspended for three games by the NHL for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Cal Foote. The league announced the penalty on Saturday. Under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement with its players, Aube-Kubel will forfeit
11:59 PM ET Jason Fitz Who’s ready for another wild weekend of winning or whining? All of us! Who learned our lesson last weekend? None of us! So, with that, the Saturday action didn’t waste any time making the collective betting community yell with joy or pain. Saturday Brent Venables is going to be a
10:29 PM ET Indianapolis Colts All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard, who was placed on injured reserve Saturday, very well might have played his last down in 2022. Leonard is scheduled to meet with noted neck surgeon Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles on Monday to help determine whether he can play again this season, league sources
10:27 PM ET The New York Giants and star running back Saquon Barkley will table any talks about a new contract until after this season, league sources told ESPN. Barkley and the Giants did not come close to hammering out a new deal during last week’s bye, according to sources. General manager Joe Schoen previously
10:28 PM ET Odell Beckham Jr. would like to whittle down his current list of potential teams — which includes the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers — as soon as possible and have a decision by the end of this month, league sources told ESPN. Each