Aug 28, 2019 Conor McGregor is expected to return to the UFC in 2020, but who will his first opponent be? While Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje appear to be the most popular choices, a surprising name has emerged as a candidate — Frankie Edgar. Say what? Wasn’t he supposed to
Month: October 2019
9:48 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has no plan to trade disgruntled cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Khan told The Associated Press on Wednesday that “the best thing is to have him be part of the team.” Khan spoke exclusively to the AP as part of his announcement that he’s
9:37 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer, who led the Vols to a national championship in 1998 as head coach, said Wednesday he has no desire to return to the sideline and that the “coaching chapter of my life is closed.” Fulmer, 69, made an appearance on the syndicated Vol Calls
8:33 PM ET ST. LOUIS — After a 51-season wait, the Blues raised the banner for their first Stanley Cup in franchise history Wednesday. And then they played “Gloria” one more time. The ceremony preceded St. Louis’ season opener against the Washington Capitals, who won their first Stanley Cup one year earlier. Captain Alex Pietrangelo,
8:11 PM ET The Air Force Academy‘s falcon mascot, Aurora, died Wednesday, the school announced. The bird, which made national news last year when she was abducted in a prank, was 23 years old. Aurora was a white phase gyrfalcon, a “falcon species that is extremely rare in the wild,” according to the school’s falconry
6:05 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich watched helplessly from the dugout as the Brewers’ season ended. Milwaukee controlled the first 7 1/3 innings of Tuesday’s NL wild-card game in Washington before a stunning collapse. All-Star closer Josh Hader was wild, and the Brewers were stung by a disputed hit-by-pitch, a broken-bat base
5:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars are benefiting from Minshew Mania on the field – and now they’re hoping to benefit off it as well. The team is counting on the rock star status of rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew – as well as his headband and mustache – to help pack TIAA
5:46 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls TV play-by-play announcer Neil Funk is retiring at the end of the season. The Bulls said Wednesday that Funk, the voice of five of their six championships, will step down after his 29th season with the team. He is scheduled to work all home games and
9:07 AM ET Auburn coach Gus Malzahn was asked recently about his team blocking out postseason predictions. It’s a constant conversation surrounding the five remaining undefeated teams in the SEC: Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Florida. “I’ve told them we’re not worried about any of that talk until you get to the end of November
5:09 PM ET Israel Adesanya is in Melbourne, Australia, this week preparing for the biggest fight of his life. More than 8,000 miles away in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jon Jones fired off some warning-shot tweets to the budding UFC star. Jones went on a rant against Adesanya on social media Wednesday, writing that if the