7:53 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Bulls guard Zach LaVine will make his season debut against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. LaVine missed the first two games of the season as he continues to recover from offseason surgery on his left knee. He played in the Bulls’ first three preseason games and reiterated throughout
2:38 PM ET NBA commissioner Adam Silver, in recent comments to Phoenix Suns employees, addressed possible solutions for tanking while noting that he understands why teams would do it when a “once-in-a-generation player” is about to enter the league, according to sources who were present. Calling it a “serious issue” that has sparked “hundreds” of
5:38 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts two years ago as an undefeated champion, Islam Makhachev‘s reclaiming that lightweight title felt like a preordained moment. That moment came Saturday. Makhachev (23-1) seized the UFC’s 155-pound championship by submitting Charles Oliveira (33-9) at UFC 280
4:56 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Lando Norris says it frustrates him that people assume he and McLaren teammate Daniel Ricciardo do not get along. Ricciardo joined Norris at McLaren in 2021 but will leave the team at the end of the year. The circumstances around Ricciardo’s premature McLaren departure fueled speculation and memes online
6:32 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim By becoming UFC lightweight champion Saturday, Islam Makhachev fulfilled a prophecy. Maybe it was really just a lifelong friend expressing faith and brotherhood, but when Khabib Nurmagomedov briefly interrupted a Makhachev news conference three years ago, it felt like something far more consequential. Let’s call it a coronation-in-waiting. Nurmagomedov was
5:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz has died, the company’s Formula One team confirmed Saturday. He was 78. There was no immediate word on where he died or the cause of death. The Austrian billionaire gained fame as the public face of Red Bull, an Austrian-Thai conglomerate that
1:14 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said his English isn’t good enough to keep coming up with superlatives to describe Erling Haaland. Haaland scored another two goals in the 3-1 win over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to take his tally for the season to 22 in just 15 games. – Stream
5:05 PM ET Real Madrid‘s Lucas Vazquez and Federico Valverde struck late goals to secure a 3-1 win against struggling Sevilla and a six-point lead at the top of LaLiga on Saturday. Luka Modric put the champions ahead after five minutes, slotting a low Vinicius Jr cross into an empty net. – Stream on ESPN+:
3:27 PM ET Raphael Varane faces a 24-hour wait to discover whether he will play in next month’s World Cup with France after leaving the field in tears following a 60th minute injury during Manchester United‘s 1-1 draw at Chelsea. The 29-year-old defender appeared to injure his knee while attempting to cut out a pass
9:53 AM ET Adam Brown Liverpool failed to continue their momentum after two straight Premier League wins as they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) A first half of few chances saw the Reds enjoy the best of the