4:33 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC’s parent company has taken a step toward a major change — filing paperwork to go public. Endeavor, known mostly for its work as a talent agency with sports holdings, announced Thursday that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposing an
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4:42 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — The Hawaii Bowl will be back on Christmas Eve this year after being played on Dec. 22 last season, only the fourth time in the game’s history that it had not been held on Dec. 24. The game will feature teams from the Mountain West Conference, the American
5:05 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran tight end Benjamin Watson said Thursday that he began having second thoughts about his retirement about a month ago but that he was willing to return for a 16th season only with a few teams. That list was headlined by the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots.
3:55 PM ET Notre Dame added a top-ranked recruit to its 2020 class when ESPN 300 running back Chris Tyree announced his commitment to the Irish. Tyree is the No. 22 ranked prospect overall, and chose Notre Dame over Alabama and Oklahoma. Tyree is a 5-foot-9, 171-pound all-purpose running back from Thomas Dale High School
3:52 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes is expected to miss the entire season after having ankle surgery, the team announced Thursday. The Mets said the 33-year-old Cespedes, who suffered a broken right ankle in an accident on his ranch, had the operation at the Hospital for Special Surgery in
4:29 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama and South Florida will start a three-game football series in the 2023 season. The schools announced Thursday that they’ll play on Sept. 16, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. They’ll meet in Tuscaloosa the following season on Sept. 7, 2024, and again on Sept. 12, 2026. Alabama and
3:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mike Modano has decided to return to his NHL roots in Minnesota. The Hall of Fame center was named on Thursday as the executive adviser to Wild owner Craig Leipold and president Matt Majka, a newly created position that Modano will assume on Sept. 1. Modano,
3:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington manager Dave Martinez was ejected in the eighth inning of a game against the New York Mets and didn’t leave until making quite a scene. Plate umpire Bruce Dreckman rang up Washington’s Howie Kendrick for a strikeout as he tried to check his swing Thursday, then
7:57 PM ET Associated Press FARSO, Denmark — Coming off his best finish at a major, Matt Wallace shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday and was one stroke off the first-round lead at the start of his defense of the Made in Denmark event on the European Tour. Edoardo Molinari, Alejandro Canizares and English trio
3:50 PM ET Associated Press FARSO, Denmark — Coming off his best finish at a major, Matt Wallace shot a 4-under 67 Thursday and was one stroke off the first-round lead at the start of his defense of the Made In Denmark event on the European Tour. Edoardo Molinari, Alejandro Canizares and English trio Tom