1:28 AM ET Fedor Emelianenko‘s farewell tour is off to an outstanding start. Emelianenko landed a big right hand to knock out Quinton Jackson at 2:40 of the first round Saturday night in the main event of Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena. It was the first time Jackson had been stopped since 2005 and
12:59 AM ET Gervonta “Tank” Davis, one of boxing’s top young stars, moved up to lightweight and won a belt in a second weight division, dropping Yuriorkis Gamboa three times en route to a one-sided 12th-round knockout victory on Saturday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Although Davis dominated the fight to claim a
11:53 PM ET Light heavyweight world titlist Jean Pascal and former titleholder Badou Jack sparred together in 2014 and have been friends for years, so much so that before Pascal’s last fight in August, Jack called him to wish him good luck. But whatever friendship exists between Pascal and Jack they put it aside and
11:31 PM ET ATLANTA — Jalen Hurts‘ return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium didn’t turn out as well as the last time he played here. In December 2018, after losing his starting job to Tua Tagovailoa, Hurts came off the bench to help Alabama rally from a two-touchdown deficit in the second half of a 35-28 victory
4:34 AM GMT Had it been solely up to him, Peter Siddle would have quite happily retired at the end of this year’s Ashes series in England. It epitomises why he was so highly regarded in Australian cricket that he did not. After several years on the fringes of the Australian Test team, Siddle had
11:39 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Omaha Beach won the $300,000 Malibu Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths on opening day at Santa Anita, giving Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith a record 217th Grade 1 victory. Smith surpassed the mark set by retired Hall of Famer Jerry Bailey to become thoroughbred racing’s all-time
9:54 PM ET DALLAS — Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen will no longer have responsibilities with the team’s football operations, and his future with the organization remains somewhat unsettled, a source close to Allen confirmed to ESPN. NBC Sports Washington first reported the news, citing multiple sources. Allen has been the primary voice in Washington’s
9:49 PM ET PORTLAND — LeBron James started Saturday against the Portland Trail Blazers. James, who aggravated a right groin contusion in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Christmas Day loss to the LA Clippers, was listed as questionable coming into the game. The 17-year veteran reported feeling improvement with the injury at the team’s shootaround Saturday
7:37 PM ET Marlo Jones, the youngest son of Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones and his wife, Jazmyn, died Friday. Marlo was six months old. “It is hard to believe that our little angel, our fighter from day one, our son ‘Marlito’ has unfortunately passed away and is no longer here with us,” Marvin
6:08 PM ET Andy Murray has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and ATP Cup because of a pelvic injury, according to a statement from Murray’s management team released to British media on Saturday night. Murray, who was hoping to play singles at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since tearfully exiting the