10:36 PM ET Former two-weight UFC champion BJ Penn will return to the cage at UFC 232 on Dec. 29 in a lightweight bout against Ryan Hall. UFC Tonight announced the 155-pound matchup on Wednesday. UFC 232 will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Penn (16-12-2) hasn’t fought since he suffered a majority
12:45 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Two days after a deflating loss in his return to the NFL, Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden was still looking for answers. He might have found some in the lack of a deep passing attack in the Raiders’ 33-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on ESPN’s Monday Night
1:45 AM ET The son of Michigan State trustee George Perles said Wednesday that an allegation in a recent lawsuit that Perles covered up a rape by Larry Nassar in the early 1990s is a lie. The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court on behalf of a former Michigan State field hockey player who
10:41 PM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Naomi Osaka has been announced as the “brand ambassador” for a major Japanese car maker. The chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams in the US Open final has spoken publicly for the first time since the match, saying he is “fine.” The International Tennis Federation defended Carlos
9:40 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez sat just a few feet from each other at Wednesday’s final news conference inside the KA Theater at the MGM Grand, but they might as well have been a million miles away from each other. There will be no shortage
8:41 PM BST Centres Ryan Crotty and Sonny Bill Williams, and winger Rieko Ioane have been recalled after injury to the All Blacks team for their Rugby Championship clash with South Africa in Wellington on Saturday. Crotty, who suffered a concussion after a sickening head clash with team mate Jack Goodhue in the opening match
8:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are set to achieve their goal of coming under baseball’s luxury tax threshold for the first time since the penalty started in 2003. A Dodgers-Astros rematch? Sorry, but we can do better. From classics revisited to powerhouse showdowns, we look at the best
8:09 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson has been suspended without pay for the entire preseason and first 27 games of the regular season for domestic abuse. Commissioner Gary Bettman handed down the suspension Wednesday after an investigation and a hearing with Watson last week. Watson pleaded no contest
7:54 PM ET Texas offensive lineman Patrick Hudson was released from the hospital and is expected to return to classes on Thursday, the school announced Wednesday. Hudson was hospitalized and treated in intensive care on Sept. 5 after suffering a heat-related illness in practice. The Texas training staff dunked the 6-foot-4, 335-pound sophomore in a
7:46 PM ET Associated Press The NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes will start training camp a day early in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. General manager Don Waddell says the NHL is allowing the team to hold its first practice Thursday. The Hurricanes were scheduled to begin camp Friday while taking the added step of closing practice to