1:10 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun‘s career-high sixth hit, a two-run single with one out in the 18th inning, lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night in the longest game in Miller Park history. Braun stood on first base with his hands
Month: May 2019
11:54 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Vergil Ortiz Jr. continued to show why he is widely regarded as one of the best prospects in boxing on Saturday night. Ortiz destroyed Mauricio Herrera in the third round of the co-feature of the Canelo Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs middleweight title unification fight at T-Mobile Arena. Herrera had never previously
1:21 AM ET Artur Beterbiev (14-0) strengthened his status as one of the world’s top light heavyweights and a worthy foe for Sergey Kovalev with a fifth-round stoppage of Radivoje Kalajdzic (24-2) in the main event of the Top Rank card in Stockton, California, which aired on ESPN on Saturday night. It was Beterbiev’s 14th
9:21 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star, scored one of his biggest wins on Saturday night. In a performance in which he mixed offensive firepower, boxing skills and sound defense, Alvarez won a unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs to unify three middleweight world titles — leaving him one shy of the
11:52 PM ET Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone told everyone he was coming for the UFC’s lightweight title in 2019. He was not kidding. Cerrone (36-11) picked up a huge decision victory over Al Iaquinta (14-5-1) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Ottawa, Ontario. Cerrone, a 36-year-old veteran with nearly 50 professional fights under his belt,
10:59 PM ET The UFC officially announced on Saturday night that heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will defend his belt against Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241 on August 17 in Anaheim, California. This is a rematch from UFC 226 last July in which Cormier claimed the title after knocking Miocic out by
11:50 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A large portion of the crowd booed when the numbers appeared on the tote board, and a group of veteran reporters in the media room underneath the Churchill Downs grandstand gasped. The connections of one horse shrieked in jubilation, while the connections of another didn’t quite know what to
10:59 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Tampa Bay Lightning were embarrassed in a first-round NHL playoff elimination this postseason, but they’re still the heavy favorite to win the Stanley Cup in 2020. The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas on Saturday opened the Lightning at 6-1 to win it all next season, the clear-cut favorite. The
9:48 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Boston Red Sox strung together 10 consecutive hits against Chicago White Sox left-hander Manny Banuelos, ending one hit shy of the major league record during a nine-run third inning Saturday night. Banuelos retired his first eight batters before Christian Vazquez opened Boston’s two-out rally with a
9:44 PM ET Associated Press DALY CITY, Calif. — Sei Young Kim shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday at Lake Merced to take a three-stroke lead in the LPGA Mediheal Championship. Playing through a back injury that has forced her to alter her swing, Kim rebounded from an opening bogey with an eagle on the