Month: October 2020

6:10 AM ET The longest season in NBA history is finally complete. More than a full calendar year after teams reported to training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned champions, accepting the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Sunday night inside the NBA’s campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The NBA’s bubble was
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1:23 PM ET A UFC title shot will officially be on the line this Saturday when featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung meet at UFC Fight Night in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday that the winner of Saturday’s main event will “absolutely” be next to challenge
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7:03 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The Los Angeles Dodgers were hoping to ride whatever momentum they built in Tuesday’s ninth inning into Game 3, and they wound up doing so in unprecedented fashion. The Dodgers, losers of the first two games of this best-of-seven National League Championship Series, scored 11 runs in Wednesday’s first
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6:58 PM ET Conor McGregor is in. McGregor revealed Wednesday on Twitter that he has accepted a Jan. 23 fight against Dustin Poirier. However, he also said that he wants the fight to happen at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. “Jerry Jones is a friend and the stadium can hold
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8:14 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said Wednesday he expected players to “stand together as a unified group” to show appreciation for the school and fans during the playing of the school song “The Eyes of Texas” after games, but didn’t say what would happen if they
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6:29 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley said he believes the 2020-21 NHL season will begin on Feb. 1, a full month after the NHL’s current “target date.” Foley told KSHP’s Vegas Hockey Hotline that he expects the season will be less than 60 games, saying it could be “48 or 56 games.”
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6:23 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Brendan Gallagher to a six-year contract extension that averages $6.5 million per season. The deal keeps him in Montreal through 2026-27. Gallagher, 28, had 22 goals and 43 points in 59 games this past season with Montreal. His 2020-21 cap hit is $3.75 million in the
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