May 8, 2022 PHOENIX — Charles Oliveira isn’t the official champion. But he’s the champion. Oliveira, under extremely difficult circumstances, submitted Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke just 3:22 into the first round of their lightweight battle at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Oliveira (33-8) was scheduled to defend his title against Gaethje (23-4) at UFC
May 8, 2022 PHOENIX — Rose Namajunas lost her UFC strawweight championship Saturday. Carla Esparza didn’t exactly take it, though. In one of the most bizarre title fights in UFC history, Esparza (19-6) upset Namajunas (11-5) via split decision in the co-main event of UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Two judges scored the fight for
8:50 AM ET That was a wild week in the UFC’s lightweight division, yeah? Sheesh. Charles Oliveira turns in another sublime performance. Michael Chandler with the knockout — and callout — of the decade. And after all that, we have a vacant title at 155 pounds. We’re back where we started when Khabib Nurmagomedov retired
7:49 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday with a left Achilles injury. Osaka injured herself in her first-round win over Anastasia Potapova at the Madrid Open 10 days ago and she said she “hasn’t healed yet.” “I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland
May 9, 2022 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Representatives from all 32 NFL teams showed up for Alabama‘s pro day in late March to get a look at offensive tackle and future No. 7 overall pick Evan Neal and eight other players scheduled to participate. Jameson Williams, arguably the most explosive receiver in college football and the
5:24 AM ET Britain’s Emma Raducanu has described herself as a “loner” as she explained how she is managing her first WTA Tour season following the split from her coach Torben Beltz last month, ahead of this month’s French Open. The 19-year-old has been figuring out how to adapt to the surface without the help
Adani Group, an Ahmedabad-based Indian infrastructure biggie, has bagged the rights to one of the six franchises in the newly-launched UAE T20 League. Adani’s foray into the league, through their subsidiary Adani Sportsline, makes them the fifth franchise owner in the tournament. The other four firms that have already brought franchise rights comprise: Capri Global,
2:11 AM ET Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick redeemed himself with his first postseason shutout since June 2014, leading the Kings to a 4-0 home-ice victory on Sunday night that tied their first-round series with the Edmonton Oilers at 2-2. Quick was pulled in Game 3 after giving up four goals on 17 shots. He
1:09 AM ET Tobias Harris would usually have more to say, but he was trying to take it easy on his windpipe after absorbing an inadvertent Bam Adebayo elbow to the neck in the second half of the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 116-108 win against the Miami Heat in Sunday’s Game 4 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference
May 5, 2022 Veteran outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday, the team announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Van Noy is the latest defensive addition for the Chargers, who have beefed up that unit this offseason, trading for edge rusher Khalil Mack and also signing cornerback