3:16 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night, it had been 1,163 days since he had last felt the exhilaration of having his arm raised in victory. Add just 40 more seconds to that, and the dry spell was over. McGregor has always operated in style, from his
1:56 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty insists she is not feeling any extra pressure to win this year’s Australian Open but joked on Sunday that seeing her face everywhere in the city has made her feel “a little sick”. The Australian, who won her first Grand Slam title
1:45 AM ET HOUSTON — It was halftime in Houston. The Rockets led by six, and Russell Westbrook was rolling, already up to 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting, when Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo made a coaching suggestion. Why not try putting Kyle Kuzma on him? Kuzma, known more for his scoring potency than
1:22 AM ET HOUSTON — As Russell Westbrook dressed at his locker, he quietly offered encouraging moments for each of his Houston Rockets teammates who walked past. Houston hit a low point with its 124-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, when LeBron James was showered with MVP chants in the Rockets’
1:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Surprise, surprise. The king is back. Conor McGregor ignited the world of mixed martial arts once again Saturday, as he knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in just 40 seconds in UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. The result ended a winless drought of more than three years for McGregor. It
12:24 AM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim Jeison Rosario, a 25-to-1 underdog, stopped Julian “J Rock” Williams in the fifth round in a major upset on Saturday night at the
12:27 AM ET Steve KimESPN A relatively tame and forgettable bout came to an explosive finish as light heavyweight Eleider Alvarez scored a seventh-round knockout of Michael Seals at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York. The finish came near the end the round, with both men throwing right hands simultaneously, but
5:51 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Whether MS Dhoni plays for India again or not, he will play the 2020 edition of the IPL for Chennai Super Kings and “will be retained” by the team when he goes into the mega auction prior to IPL 2021, according to N Srinivasan, the vice-chairman and managing director of
11:17 PM ET ESPN News Services PASADENA, Calif. — Chattanooga quarterback Nick Tiano threw for 135 yards and a touchdown and was selected the Most Valuable Player of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after leading the National squad to a 30-20 victory over the American team Saturday. 2 Related Tiano, who was 8-of-10 passing, gave his
12:49 AM ET ESPN News Services ARCADIA, Calif. — Two horses have died in two days of racing at Santa Anita, where four deaths have occurred since last month. Uncontainable and Harliss were both euthanized after breaking their right front ankles. Uncontainable was injured in a turf race on Saturday. The 5-year-old gelding trained by