6:31 PM ET There were so many questions surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov heading into Saturday’s title fight, his first without his late father, Abdulmanap. Would he be as dominant? Would he care as much? Would he be too emotional? Would he win? In the end, Nurmagomedov looked better than ever. That’s not hyperbole. That’s fact. He
6:09 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Trevor Daley‘s steadying presence on the blue line helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017. The team hopes Daley can make the same impact in a different capacity as a hockey operations advisor. The 37-year-old Daley announced his retirement after 16 seasons on
5:16 PM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Andrey Rublev started his quest for a fifth ATP title of the season with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Norbert Gombos at the Erste Bank Open on Monday. The eighth-ranked Rublev hit 11 aces and never faced a break point against his Slovakian opponent, who had won their
10:13 PM GMT Azeem Rafiq, the former England Under-19 captain who alleged systemic racism at Yorkshire that is currently under investigation, doubts he will ever be able to have another role within cricket and does not want to introduce his children to a bat and ball without seeing genuine, lasting change in the English game.
10:59 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is approaching this week as if his job is in jeopardy after being pulled early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 33-6 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. “The first thing I said to myself coming home was, ‘You keep playing games like
10:46 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Say what you will about Clayton Kershaw‘s performance in October, but he now holds the record for postseason strikeouts. The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ ace moved past Justin Verlander for the all-time lead while giving up only two runs in 5⅔ innings against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5
7:21 PM ET Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz, who had a record-setting first career start Friday, tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, according to reports by the Wisconsin State Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Both newspapers reported Sunday, citing sources, that Mertz had an antigen test come back positive. Mertz will take a polymerase
2:43 PM BST Ireland centre Garry Ringrose will be out for the rest of the year after suffering a broken jaw in the Six Nations win over Italy at the weekend, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Monday. The 25-year-old collided with the knee of Italy winger Edoardo Padovani while trying to block
12:19 PM ET The UFC lightweight division, regarded by many as the promotion’s most competitive division, has suddenly become wide open with the retirement of champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this past Saturday. But how will the UFC determine a new champ at 155 pounds? There are at least five fighters who can make a case for
6:52 AM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks Alex Albon would be matching Pierre Gasly if they were teammates at AlphaTauri this season. Albon’s poor form continued at the Portuguese Grand Prix, where he finished 12th while Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen claimed a podium. Gasly finished fifth, continuing the remarkable run of performances