1:05 PM ET It’s been more than three years since Dustin Poirier elected to move up in weight to the UFC’s loaded 155-pound division. Since that move in April 2015, Poirier’s record is 7-1, with five finishes. When he takes on former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at a UFC Fight Night on Saturday in
11:17 AM ET The New York Yankees reinstated second baseman Gleyber Torres from the 10-day disabled list on Wednesday. He is batting fifth in Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees put Torres on the DL on July 4 with a hip strain. The All-Star rookie is batting .294 with 15 home runs
11:32 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, will perform at the 2018 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day before the start of the US Open. The students will join the entire cast for a performance of “Shine.” Members of the school’s drama club performed “Seasons of
11:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff John Murray, the former Middlesex and England wicketkeeper, has died at the age of 83. Murray was taken ill at Lord’s on Tuesday, after Middlesex’s victory over Warwickshire, and passed away later that evening. Acknowledged as one of the game’s finest keepers – his record of 1527 first-class dismissals remains
10:54 AM ET Future first-ballot Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla will announce his retirement July 30 at the Saddledome, the Calgary Flames said on Wednesday. “In a sense, I grew up there,” Iginla said, according to the Flames. “I started playing for the Flames at 19 but even in minor hockey I remember traveling to
11:45 AM ET Nairo Quintana of Team MoviStar won Stage 17 of the Tour de France as overall leader Geraint Thomas gained further time on his yellow jersey rivals. Quintana took control during the final 16-kilometer climb to Saint-Lary-Soulan in the Pyrenees mountains and was a comfortable winner. It was the Colombian’s first stage win
11:02 AM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced they will trial a change to the rugby tackle law in an attempt to lower the target area. The definition of a high tackle will change from above the line of the shoulders to above the armpit line for all games in the Championship Cup,
10:37 AM ET Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says it would be “madness” to push through major changes to Formula One’s engine regulations in 2021 as it would require existing manufacturers to develop two power units in tandem. F1’s next engine formula is at the centre of plans to provide closer racing and a more
9:00 AM ET Bryce Love‘s return to Stanford makes the Cardinal a serious threat in the Pac-12, and Washington’s strong core can make another push for the playoff, not to mention USC, which has one of the best defenses in FBS. But which team will end up on top? Here are Phil Steele’s projections for
Jul 25, 2018 The Waratahs will be on a mission to shut down the Lions’ turnover specialist Malcolm Marx in Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-final and give their backs the best chance to take the game away from the South Africans, lock Jed Holloway said. The marauding Springbok was in menacing form in the quarter-final win