5:24 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. Players for the United States women’s national team have agreed to settlement terms for the portion of a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation relating to claims of unequal working conditions. –
12:27 AM ET Defender Shane O’Neill scored his second goal in seven Major League Soccer seasons as the defending champion Seattle Sounders advanced to the Western Conference final with a 1-0 victory against visiting FC Dallas on Tuesday night. Nicolas Lodeiro set an MLS record with an assist in his sixth consecutive postseason game, breaking
7:45 PM ET Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has decided to squeeze one more appearance into 2020, on less than three weeks’ notice. Pettis (23-10) will face Alex Morono (18-6) at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 19 in Las Vegas. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to the welterweight matchup.
3:07 PM ET The highly anticipated Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev fight isn’t happening on Dec. 19 after all. The main event fight, which was slated to be the UFC’s final one in 2020, has been canceled after Edwards recently tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN. The promotion is hoping to rebook the fight
5:49 PM ET Two Golden State Warriors players have tested positive for COVID-19, president of basketball operations/general manager Bob Myers said Tuesday. “As players have entered back into our market, two players have tested positive after they’ve reentered,” Myers said. “I don’t think this is unexpected with all the guys coming back in from [outside
11:53 PM ET The LA Clippers added some needed veteran depth at forward by signing Nicolas Batum on Tuesday. Batum joins the Clippers after the Charlotte Hornets waived the forward and stretched the remaining $27 million on his five-year, $120-million contract on Sunday. Batum, who turns 32 later in December, gives the Clippers depth behind
8:00 PM ET Free-agent guard Reggie Jackson is returning to the LA Clippers, the team announced Tuesday. Sources told ESPN it is a one-year deal. Jackson, 30, is expected to play a prominent role in the Clippers’ backcourt rotation. He joined the team for 14 regular-season games and the playoffs after securing a contract buyout
5:35 PM ET NEW YORK — A-year-and-a-half after suffering a torn Achilles, signing with a new team and then enduring a long rehabilitation, Kevin Durant is finally able to suit up for the Brooklyn Nets. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, his first “training camp workout” on Tuesday didn’t look like any other one he had been
9:35 PM ET The LA Clippers are waiving two-time All-Star center Joakim Noah, signaling a likely end to his 13-year NBA career, his agent, Bill Duffy, told ESPN. In his prime with the Chicago Bulls, Noah built a reputation as one of the league’s best defenders and most ferocious competitors. “What an illustrious career for
8:36 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will make his Christmas Day debut against the world champion Los Angeles Lakers as part of a blockbuster slate of tentative holiday games, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The NBA is tentatively scheduled to open its 2020-21 season on Dec. 22. But Christmas Day will again feature