12:10 AM ET Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC’s Hall of Fame on July 5, the promotion announced Saturday night. Rousey was the UFC’s first women’s champion, holding the bantamweight belt from 2012 until 2015, and defending it six different times. She won her first 12 professional fights, all by submission — most
[ad_1] Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC’s Hall of Fame on July 5, the promotion announced on Saturday night. Rousey was the UFC’s first-ever women’s champion, holding the bantamweight belt from 2012 until 2015 and defending it six different times. She won her first 12 professional fights, all by submission — most of
12:11 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford put the welterweight division on notice in a major way. Crawford, one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound performers and already a winner of world titles in two weight classes, aimed to make a big impression in his first fight in the talent-rich 147-pound division that several of the
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford put the welterweight division on notice in a major way. Crawford, one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound performers and already a winner of world titles in two weight classes, aimed to make a big impression in his first fight in the talent-rich 147-pound division that several of the sport’s best
12:53 AM ET CHICAGO — CM Punk‘s second UFC appearance was something his first was not — a fair fight. That said, it wasn’t always pretty. And it did not result in a victory. The former WWE star, whose birth name is Phil Brooks, suffered a relatively one-sided decision loss to Mike Jackson at UFC
12:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Former junior lightweight world titleholder Jose “Sniper” Pedraza signed with Top Rank in February hoping it would quickly lead to a shot at another belt. It probably will because Pedraza won a hard-fought unanimous decision over a bloody Antonio Moran on Saturday night in the co-feature on the Terence
10:09 PM ET ESPN News Services GALLOWAY, N.J. — Sei Young Kim birdied seven of her last 10 holes for a share of the lead with Celine Herbin in the suspended second round of the ShopRite LPGA. Mariah Stackhouse, trying to become the tour’s first black winner, is among a group two shots behind. Kim
9:09 PM ET Associated Press SCARSDALE, N.Y. — Kristen Gillman won two more matches and the United States opened a 9-3 lead over Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup at Quaker Ridge. Gillman, the 20-year-old University of Alabama star from Austin, Texas, improved to 4-0 and helped the Americans move within 1 1/2 points
9:36 PM ET New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes left his rehab appearance on Saturday with tightness in his right quad. He is expected to be reevaluated on Sunday. Cespedes was playing for Double-A Binghamton rehabbing a hip injury when he was pulled from the game. The right-handed slugger hit two doubles before exiting the
10:50 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Lightweight champions Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr. will meet in a title unification bout July 28 at Staples Center. The unbeaten champs announced their upcoming fight Saturday before Leo Santa Cruz’s rematch with Abner Mares in downtown Los Angeles. Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) grew up in