1:19 AM ET Steve KimESPN Andrew Cancio pulled off a big upset by defeating Alberto Machado by TKO in Round 4 on Saturday night at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. It looked early on as though Cancio was simply overmatched against defending WBA regular junior lightweight titlist Machado, who was facing the champion
1:01 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Michael Vick was supposed to be one of the marquee names and interest points for the debut of the Alliance of American Football on Saturday night as the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Legends. Instead, the former Pro Bowl quarterback is now taking on a new role — still
12:47 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Anderson Silva spent 15 minutes at UFC 234 on Sunday (Saturday in the United States), trying to find that one flash of magic that’s defined his entire career — but it never came. Kelvin Gastelum said, “In my world, the wrestling world, if the guy shows up and makes
Nick Miller runs the rule over the Premier League’s biggest storylines. Realisation of the weekend Liverpool won’t be getting ahead of themselves having beaten a Bournemouth side who have lost their past nine away games, but the 3-0 victory was at least a nerve-steadier, a reminder that two draws wasn’t a colossal crisis. Also, it
12:20 AM ET Junior lightweight world titlist Gervonta “Tank” Davis didn’t get to add the big name to his record that he had hoped to, but he nonetheless took care of business and did so in violent fashion in the first round against late replacement Hugo Ruiz on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports
Paul Mariner shares some insight on Mauricio Pochettino’s chances of ending up at Real Madrid, and if it would be a good fit for the Argentine. The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but click here for all the deals and keep track of who has joined the big boys. And Transfer Talk
11:20 PM ET Former junior welterweight and welterweight world titleholder Marcos Maidana, who was one of boxing’s most destructive punchers and entertaining fighters in his heyday, said he plans to end a 4½-year retirement. Maidana made the announcement on Friday night in a brief video made while he was sitting in a bubble bath that
Barcelona were held scoreless in Bilbao, but still lead second-place Real Madrid by six points atop the La Liga table. With Real Madrid back in the picture, the ESPN FC crew assess the chances Barcelona will relinquish their six-point advantage. Luis Suarez bemoaned a lack of communication among Barcelona’s players as the La Liga leaders
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 to climb up to second in La Liga, and are now — aided by Barcelona’s 0-0 draw at Athletic Bilbao — just six points off the top. Juventus beat Sassuolo 3-0 — Cristiano Ronaldo with a goal and an assist — to go nine points clear of second-placed Napoli.
9:51 PM ET Kelvin Gastelum, with a title belt draped over his shoulder, called himself “the champ” when speaking with media at UFC 234 on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. Gastelum was set to face UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the card’s main event Sunday (Australian time). Whittaker was forced to pull out of the