8:44 PM ET Bellator MMA’s middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will defend his 185-pound title against Rafael Lovato Jr. on Jan. 26 in Inglewood, California, the promotion announced on Monday. Mousasi (45-6-2) is coming off a terrific performance in September, knocking out welterweight champion Rory MacDonald in the second round of a champion vs. champion title
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8:32 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will be without starting tight end Geoff Swaim for the foreseeable future because of a wrist injury that will require surgery. Coach Jason Garrett would not rule out the possibility of Swaim returning before the regular season ends on Dec. 30. Swaim suffered the injury late
shares Joe Root made good use of the sweep shot © Getty Images A tweet from Sourav Ganguly to Parth Jindal, the co-owner of Delhi Daredevils, may have helped to revive Joe Root’s long-held ambition of picking up an IPL contract. Root, who went unsold in the 2018 IPL auction, made a brilliant 124
8:11 PM ET Edward Aschoff Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com SEC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2011. Graduated from the University of Florida. Sam Khan Jr. Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers Texas A&M and the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Houston. HOUSTON — All-American defensive tackle Ed Oliver is expected to
7:41 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Mike Zimmer theorized the Vikings may have too much “volume” within their offensive playbook a day after the team dropped its third primetime game of the season, a 25-20 loss at Chicago. Zimmer said Monday he took a closer look at some of the areas where his team has
9:44 PM ET The deal: The Yankees acquire LHP James Paxton from the Mariners for LHP Justus Sheffield, RHP Erik Swanson and OF Dom Thompson-Williams. The Mariners and Yankees completed a trade Monday that sends ace left-hander James Paxton to New York for three prospects, including top-rated lefty Justus Sheffield. The Bronx hasn’t been home
7:30 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Washington Wizards fined All-Star guard John Wall for unloading a verbal barrage at coach Scott Brooks in a recent practice session, league sources told ESPN. Every Wizards player, including John Wall and Bradley Beal, is available in trade talks, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After teammate Jeff Green
7:00 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Points? Both teams are averaging over 33 points per game. Stars? How about MVP candidates Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff and Todd Gurley. In what could be a Super Bowl preview, it’s Chiefs-Rams from the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. About that scoring The Chiefs-Rams over/under is the highest in more than 30
7:40 PM ET ESPN Fantasy The New York Yankees were involved in the first major deal of the offseason, trading for Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher James Paxton on Monday. Heading back to Seattle is top-rated Yankees prospect Justus Sheffield, another hard-throwing southpaw. What does the deal mean from a fantasy perspective? ESPN Fantasy’s Eric Karabell,
7:11 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN The first time an MMA event exceeded a million pay-per-view buys was in 2006, when UFC 66 reached 1.050 million homes. The headlining fight that night in Las Vegas was Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz II, a rematch of a fiery bout from two years earlier that had done barely