8:48 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder was so animated and emotional during the traditional faceoff with lineal champion Tyson Fury that the two wound up scuffling at the end of the final prefight news conference Wednesday. But at Friday’s weigh-in outside the Los Angeles Convention Center, next to Staples Center,
9:12 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Brewers allowed former All-Star second baseman Jonathan Schoop to go free, failing to offer a 2019 contract. The 27-year-old spent his entire career with Baltimore before Milwaukee acquired him at the July 31 trade deadline for second baseman Jonathan Villar and a pair of prospects, right-handed pitcher
9:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Roll in dough, Tide! FanDuel sportsbook is paying out bets from people who picked Alabama to win the college football national championship — over a month before the game will be played. The company announced Friday night it is treating the top-ranked Crimson Tide as the
11:25 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians traded one of their big arms — from behind the plate Cleveland, which has discussed moving right-handers Corey Kluber, Trevor Bauer and Carlos Carrasco in possible trades while restructuring its payroll, dealt All-Star catcher Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals on Friday night. In return, the
Nov 30, 2018 Former UFC lightweight Sage Northcutt, one of the brighter young talents in the sport, has signed an exclusive deal with One Championship. One CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced the signing on Friday. Northcutt, 22, quickly confirmed it on social media. “Please join me in giving a big welcome to multiple-time karate world champion,
10:52 PM ET Friday was non-tender day across the majors. Teams have to offer players on their 40-man rosters a contract for the 2019 season, with those not offered one becoming free agents. As always, the list of non-tenders is interesting, especially as teams become more and more reluctant to give marginal arbitration-eligible players a
7:07 PM ET Maryland will conduct finalist interviews for its head-coaching vacancy on Sunday and Monday, meeting with three candidates: Matt Canada, who served as the Terrapins’ interim head coach this season, Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley and Michigan quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton, sources confirmed to ESPN. The interviews will take place locally with athletic
6:37 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Jon Rahm hardly missed a shot and found golf easy Friday on his way to a 9-under 63, giving him a share of the lead with Henrik Stenson going into the weekend at the Hero World Challenge. Tiger Woods stayed eight shots behind, and an 18-month-old rules
6:17 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Pat Fitzgerald will coach Northwestern in its first Big Ten championship game appearance in the title game’s eight-year history this weekend. He said Friday that he believes his program will be a regular visitor to Indianapolis in future years. See their picks for the rematch of Texas-Oklahoma and the other
6:42 PM ET NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods got a break from golf’s evolving rulebook Friday, when he was not penalized for hitting his ball twice during a shot out of a bush on the 18th hole at Albany Golf Club. A lengthy review of the issue at the Hero World Challenge determined that the