6:23 PM ET Colby Covington might be the biggest “heel” in professional mixed martial arts, but he’s also the UFC’s undisputed No. 1 welterweight contender. Covington (15-1) solidified the next shot at defending welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday, with a dominant, five-round performance against former champ Robbie Lawler. The 170-pound bout headlined UFC Fight
5:01 PM ET CANTON, Ohio — A combined 55 Pro Bowl selections, one of the league’s most successful owners and one of its formative personnel executives were represented among the eight newest enshrinees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 on Saturday night at Tom Benson Stadium. Almost everyone who stepped to
12:28 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz hit three home runs in a game for the second time in 10 days, powering the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Saturday night. A day after he homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs, Cruz again had five
12:40 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor is in the market for a new jersey. Lindor and Jason Kipnis homered during Cleveland’s five-run fifth inning, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday night. Cleveland’s rally came moments after Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was shown on the scoreboard, sitting in
11:47 PM ET The Houston Astros spun the 12th no-hitter in franchise history, holding the Seattle Mariners hitless in a 9-0 victory in Minute Maid Park behind four pitchers — starting with Aaron Sanchez, who was making his Astros debut after going to Houston at the trade deadline. He could not have chosen a better
11:27 PM ET NEW YORK — Adam Kownacki’s dream is to become the first Polish fighter to win a heavyweight world title and he moved a step closer to getting his chance on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With most in the crowd of 8,790 cheering Kownacki on, he won a unanimous decision
11:09 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Cliff Branch, a four-time Pro Bowl and three-time All-Pro receiver with the Raiders, has died, the team announced Saturday. Branch turned 71 on Thursday. “Cliff Branch touched the lives of generations of Raiders fans,” the team said in a release. “His loss leaves an eternal void for the Raiders
10:44 PM ET One hour after receiving a message of support on social media from the president of the United States, Colby Covington went out and dismantled Robbie Lawler for 25 minutes — proving, beyond any doubt, he is next in line to challenge defending champion Kamaru Usman. Covington set a UFC record for attempted
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10:31 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in a 9-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Sanchez was an All-Star in 2016 and led the American League in ERA, but he’s