8:35 PM ET The College Football Playoff management committee on Wednesday agreed to keep the playoff on its current timeline and name a national champion as planned on Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida, unless the coronavirus pandemic forces a schedule change, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN. The CFP management committee, which is
4:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Ready or not, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will be playing preseason games in less than a month. That means L.A.’s soon-to-be 36-year-old superstar, LeBron James, will be gearing up for his 18th season when it seems like his 17th season just ended, with a title in the
first Quarter ARI SEA TD 8:53 DK Metcalf Pass From Russell Wilson for 25 Yrds Jason Myers Made Ex. Pt 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:15 0 7 second Quarter ARI SEA TD 13:54 Kenyan Drake 2 Yard Rush Zane Gonzalez Made Ex. Pt 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:52 7 7 TD 8:27 Tyler Lockett Pass
11:36 AM ET Conor McGregor‘s long-awaited return to the Octagon is a done deal. McGregor has signed his bout agreement to fight Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 on Jan. 23, McGregor told ESPN on Thursday. Poirier signed his bout agreement last week, ESPN previously reported. The fight will be contested at
10:22 PM ET Two prominent mixed martial arts coaches are being disciplined for violation of “bubble” COVID-19 protocols. The Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation is suspending Sanford MMA coaches Henri Hooft and Greg Jones for three months and fining both $500 for breaking quarantine Tuesday during Bellator 253 fight week, Mohegan director Mike Mazzulli
3:28 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Brewers have promoted Matt Arnold to senior vice president and general manager. Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns announced the move Thursday and said it “formalizes how we have operated over the last few years.” Stearns previously held the title president of baseball operations and general
6:36 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals at the ATP Finals for the first time in five years and knocked out the defending champion in the process, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Thursday at the O2 Arena. It is the sixth time in 10 appearances that Nadal has
7:27 PM ET The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are still hoping to begin the 2020-21 season on Jan. 1, but talks between the two sides hit a significant snag this week as players felt “blindsided” when owners asked to change the terms of their new collective bargaining agreement, just four months after it was
7:46 PM GMT Top-ranked England and France have been drawn in the same pool for next year’s women’s Rugby World Cup, while hosts New Zealand were drawn with trans-Tasman neighbours Australia at a ceremony in Auckland on Friday. Third-ranked Canada and inaugural champions the United States will be in Pool B for the 12-team tournament
6:50 PM GMT Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili has named a new half-back pairing to face Wales in their Autumn Nations Cup fixture in Llanelli on Saturday in a major change to the side that was trounced 40-0 by England last weekend. The experienced Vasil Lobzhanidze comes in at scrumhalf to partner Tedo Abzhandadze in the