Month: January 2019

10:46 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will face Pedro Munhoz at UFC 235 on March 2, according to UFC president Dana White. White broke the news to ESPN on Sunday. The UFC 235 pay-per-view is scheduled to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Garbrandt (11-2) is coming off back-to-back losses
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9:56 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Sydney is set to host the finals of the inaugural ATP Cup men’s team competition next January in an overhaul of the Australian swing for men’s tennis ahead of the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. Kei Nishikori has finally snapped a title drought that stretched 52 tournaments, nine finals
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2:39 AM ET ESPN News Services ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia safety J.R. Reed and kicker Rodrigo Blankenship say they are returning for their senior seasons, giving the Bulldogs good news two days after the offense lost four juniors to the NFL draft. Reed and Blankenship announced their decisions Sunday on Twitter. Reed, second on the
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8:45 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired team president and head coach Tom Thibodeau, the team announced Sunday night. Assistant coach Ryan Saunders will take over as interim coach for the rest of the season, while Scott Layden will remain Minnesota’s general manager. The move comes just hours after the Wolves’ emphatic
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5:55 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Chandler Parsons‘ career with the Memphis Grizzlies is likely over, with the two sides agreeing to a separation on Sunday, league sources told ESPN. Parsons
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Lukas Radil to a one-year contract extension through the 2019-20 season. Radil has five goals and three assists in 18 career games, leading the team to give him the extension Sunday. The 28-year-old Radil played professionally in Russia’s KHL
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5:18 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — In lieu of playing in a conference championship game, Notre Dame would gladly add a 13th game to its schedule if the NCAA would allow it, Fighting Irish athletic director Jack Swarbrick said on Sunday at the College Football Playoff. “We would love the opportunity to play a
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