9:01 PM ET When UFC president Dana White announced that he would be putting cards on Fight Island, it was natural to envision an Octagon set up on a tropical paradise. So when the announcement was made that Fight Island was Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, and the events would be held in an arena,
3:35 PM ET Associated Press PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Phil Krueger, who helped build a dominant defense as an assistant for 1967 national champion Southern California and later became part of the first coaching staff in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, has died. He was 90. Krueger died Monday at his home, his family said. Skilled
9:22 AM ET Sebastian Vettel believes the back-to-back races in Austria at the start of the Formula One season will be decided on slim margins and his Ferrari team will need to fine-tune their racing strategy to remain competitive over two weeks. Laurence Edmondson speaks to Haas driver Romain Grosjean about races he should have
7:38 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1981, second baseman Brandon Phillips was born. He was a good player, especially defensively. He would carefully place
7:15 AM ET LEG· A· CY Noun Something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. — Merriam-Webster Professional athletes in the television age have absconded with the word legacy and returned it mangled beyond recognition. Seemingly every basket, home run or touchdown is accompanied by a player absorbed by
1:32 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff India pace-bowling allrounder Shikha Pandey has become the latest in a long line of cricketers to offer views on whether women’s cricket needs any tweaks – like smaller balls or shorter pitches – to help it further flourish and attract more fans. In a series of tweets, Pandey on Saturday
5:52 PM ET Steve KimESPN It was quick an decisive victory for Omar Aguilar who scored a first-round TKO over veteran Dante Jardon on the Miguel Berchelt-Eleazar Valenzuela undercard Saturday night in Mexico City. Aguilar (18-0, 17 KOs) was hitting Jardon (32-7. 23 KO) with a series of punches that had him backing up and
1:56 AM ET Steve KimESPN It might have gone longer than expected, but Miguel Berchelt dispatched the tough Eleazar Valenzuela in six rounds on Saturday at the TV Azteca Studios in Mexico City. For Berchelt, the reigning WBC junior lightweight champion, this was a non-title bout intended to keep him busy as he looks ahead
5:28 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Mike Perry wasn’t trolling after all. True to his word, Perry went into Saturday’s welterweight contest against Mickey Gall without a true corner — licensing only his girlfriend instead. At the end of the day, it worked out. Perry (14-6) defeated Gall (6-3) via unanimous decision in the co-main
Jun 25, 2020 Dallas Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein informed the team that he will opt out of the restart of the NBA season, opening up a roster spot the Mavs intend to fill by signing point guard Trey Burke, sources said. Cauley-Stein, who expects to become a father in July, averaged 5.2 points and 4.6