11:33 AM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — There were no weight troubles for Max Holloway on Friday morning. The UFC featherweight champion weighed in at 145 pounds even for his UFC 240 title defense here. Frankie Edgar, his opponent, hit 145 as well, making the headlining bout official. The two will fight Saturday night at Rogers
11:31 AM ET DALLAS – Heavyweight Dillian Whyte was allowed to fight last Saturday despite a positive drug test because he had been cleared in a previously undisclosed hearing by UK Anti-Doping, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN. Whyte survived a ninth-round knockdown and won a unanimous decision — 116-111, 115-112, 115-112 — over
11:52 AM ET Associated Press TIGNES, France — Julian Alaphilippe lost his yellow jersey in exceptional circumstances on Friday as Egan Bernal took control of the Tour de France after organizers made the rare decision to stop Stage 19 in the Alps because of a hailstorm. Two days before the race ends on the Champs-Elysees,
10:45 AM ET Training camps are underway, so now we really have something to get excited about. Universal optimism for NFL fan bases is probably never higher than it is this week, before preseason injuries and regular-season losses can put a damper on things. Before turning the calendar to August, our ESPN Fantasy staff got
11:11 AM ET In the cruellest cut to Australia’s Ashes squad, the selection chairman Trevor Hohns has conceded that Joe Burns‘ bout of post-viral fatigue, forcing him home after just one match of a contracted stint with Lancashire in county cricket, played heavily against him in the final deliberations for choosing the 17 players to
10:13 AM ET Associated Press LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Wes Short Jr. shot his second straight 3-under 67 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Senior Open Championship. After an up-and-down second round at Royal Lytham & St. Annes that included a double bogey on the par-4 sixth, Short
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7:26 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The calendar still says late July, but there’s bound to be an October feel inside the National League Central playoff race as the Chicago Cubs face off against their top two rivals nine times over the course of the next 10 days. In between two series with the Milwaukee Brewers
1:58 AM ET The blame game went a little something like this as the Minnesota Vikings stumbled to an 8-7-1 finish last season. It’s the offensive line’s fault! It’s playcalling! The defense lost its edge! Kirk Cousins was a bad investment! &• It’s on Cousins to get to ‘next level’&• J.J. Watt makes presence felt
8:47 AM ET If there is one phrase that perfectly sums up UFC 240’s main event, a featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar, it might be: Here we are again. Here we are again at this matchup, which the UFC scheduled in 2017 and 2018, only to see it fall through both