11:05 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kevin Harvick steamrollered his way into the second round of the playoffs by holding off Kyle Busch on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway for his series-best ninth victory of the season. Harvick denied the reigning Cup Series champion his first win of the season when he
5:32 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The already lengthy list of missing San Francisco 49ers stars added another name Saturday when the team downgraded defensive end Dee Ford from questionable to out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Ford, who developed what coach Kyle Shanahan described as neck spasms earlier this week,
6:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former junior lightweight world titlist Jose Pedraza returned to the ring for the third time in a year and defeated Javier Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight battle, then staked his claim for a junior welterweight title shot in 20201. Pedraza put forth a strong showing in mastering Molina in
11:10 PM ET One of the biggest grudge matches in UFC history reached its epic conclusion on Saturday, with Colby Covington coming out on top of long-time rival and former teammate Tyron Woodley. In the co-main event, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone fought to the first draw of his career in his 53rd professional fight, against Niko
6:30 PM ET With most of the nation’s top contenders either off or, in Clemson’s case, facing an FCS foe such as The Citadel, the College Football Playoff picks were expected to remain unchanged. But with the Big Ten reversing course and unveiling its schedule earlier on Saturday, the Buckeyes have joined the field. How
11:26 AM ET Are you ready for some calcio? The Italian Serie A season kicks off Sept. 19 with a doubleheader of Fiorentina vs. Torino, followed by Hellas Verona and AS Roma (watch all Serie A matches all season on ESPN+). There will be plenty of storylines to watch for throughout the campaign — most
10:43 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The well-rested Dallas Stars took it to the banged-up Tampa Bay Lightning with the play and physicality early and goaltender Anton Khudobin closed it out with 22 third-period saves to win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 4-1 on Saturday night. Joel Hanley and Jamie Oleksiak
9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Two days after his ejection at home plate, Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson lashed out at Major League Baseball’s umpires, saying there’s “no accountability” with the group and that the umps “don’t care.” “[If] the umpire consistently isn’t doing [his] job correctly, that’s affecting our careers, that’s affecting
6:11 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman admitted on Saturday that he “would not be surprised” if the start date for the 2020-21 season “slips into later December, [or] could slip into January.” “There’s still too much we don’t know,” Bettman said Saturday, speaking from the Edmonton bubble ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley
11:21 PM ET Colby Covington settled the score, won bragging rights over his biggest rival and perhaps earned another title shot. The UFC welterweight star defeated Tyron Woodley via TKO at 1 minute, 19 seconds of the fifth round Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The finish was