2:23 AM ET In an astonishing fight, veteran Jesus Soto Karass upset previously undefeated Neeco “Rooster” Macias by majority 10-round decision. The bout featured a record-breaking 3,353 punches thrown, as the boxers battled furiously toe-to-toe in every round. The junior middleweight match highlighted a Golden Boy on ESPN card on Thursday at the Fantasy Springs
3:00 AM ET South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Faf du Plessis won his second toss of the series and opted to bowl in Adelaide. With rumours of dew in the evening, du Plessis explained his decision by saying that South Africa wanted to keep the pressure on Australia’s top
1:15 AM ET UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will move down in weight to challenge flyweight champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 233 on Jan. 26, according to multiple sources. The 125-pound title fight will take place inside Anaheim’s Honda Center. UFC is adding a women’s flyweight fight — Joanne Calderwood against Ariana Lipski — to
1:25 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Coach Mike D’Antoni summed up the state of the Houston Rockets‘ offense with one word. “Yuck,” D’Antoni said after Houston’s 98-80 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, when the Rockets recorded their lowest point total in a regular-season game during his two-plus-season coaching tenure. Houston was
3:00 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Stephen Curry left Thursday’s night’s 134-111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the third quarter and did not return because of an adductor strain in his left leg. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Curry would undergo an MRI on Friday. “I’m not nervous. I
12:43 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the National Hockey League’s fiercest rivalries. But what happened Wednesday night at their game in D.C. made that enmity an afterthought. Rams coach Sean McVay and the organization offered their “thoughts and prayers” to the victims of a mass shooting
12:23 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Carolina Panthers free safety Eric Reid was ejected in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game for a hit on the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Ben Roethlisberger as the quarterback was sliding at the end of a 17-yard scramble. Reid lowered his head with Roethlisberger already well into his slide and then
12:30 AM ET New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis posted two pictures of himself sprinting on a track Thursday in an apparent response to his coach’s claim that the All-Star was not yet at that point in his rehab. Knicks coach David Fizdale said Thursday afternoon that Porzingis is doing light running but not yet
11:52 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The liveliest party of the year just took place in Heinz Field, where they danced so hard in the end zone that they ran out of touchdown celebrations, and that’s when they weren’t throwing Cam Newton to the turf. Everything you need this week:&• Scores, highlights and more »&• Full
11:32 PM GMT Australia coach Michael Cheika has thrown his support behind firebrand hooker Tolu Latu after handing him a surprising first start in almost two years against Wales in Cardiff. The Wallabies are looking to record a 14th successive win against the Welsh on Sunday (0420 AEDT) with Latu one of four changes made