Sep 4, 2020 Next weekend’s UFC card has a new main event. Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill will serve as the new headliner on Sept. 12, sources say. The decision comes after the original headliner, Glover Teixeira vs. Thiago Santos, was canceled earlier this week because Teixeira tested positive for COVID-19. That fight has now
11:15 PM ET Alistair Overeem showed a wrinkle in his game that most UFC fans haven’t seen, using his wrestling and vicious ground-and-pound to finish Augusto Sakai by TKO in the fifth round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The finish came at 26 seconds of the final round.
4:29 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brandon Jones played it out in his mind over and over as he drove behind leaders Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain. When the moment arrived, Jones was ready to pounce. Jones swept past leaders Chastain and Hamlin two laps from the end to win the Xfinity Series
9:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected for arguing with first-base umpire Roberto Ortiz over a fair-foul call Saturday night in a game against the New York Mets. In the fifth inning Harper ripped a first-pitch curveball from starter Seth Lugo down the first-base line. Ortiz ruled
7:30 PM ET ATLANTA — There is hope. Perhaps it is as slight as the azaleas blooming in November at Augusta National, but the possibility exists. Daniel Berger has yet to be told “no” from tournament officials, so he is clinging to the idea that maybe, just maybe, he will be able to tee it
6:12 PM ET The NHL is still waiting for clearance from the Canadian government to allow all players’ families to join the bubble for the conference finals in Edmonton, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Family members who are Canadian citizens and are currently in Canada are able to join the bubble, though they must self-isolate
2:11 PM ET As protests against racial injustice continue to roil the country, MLS finds itself navigating a fraught situation. The league’s players staged a near-complete boycott of the six games scheduled for Wednesday night, with only the match between Orlando City SC and Nashville SC taking place with the fluid nature of events not
6:50 PM ET Associated Press SOTOGRANDE, Spain — American golfer John Catlin will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Andalucia Masters. Overnight leader Catlin shot two birdies and three bogeys in a third round 1-over 72 on Saturday, with Martin Kaymer (69) in second place. Jamie Donaldson (73) and Lorenzo Gagli
3:08 PM ET At a rally organized by parents of Michigan football players, coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters he has sent text messages and emails to Michigan president Mark Schlissel, but has not talked to the president about the decision to postpone the Big Ten’s football season. Harbaugh was in attendance, along with some of
4:04 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals have given a three-year contract extension to president and general manager Mike Rizzo, the team announced Saturday. Rizzo’s contract was set to expire at the end of this season. “We are thrilled that Mike will continue to lead our club,” Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner said