10:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN With the Utah Jazz bringing back their more-beloved-over-time “purple mountain” uniforms from the 1990s, second-year power forward Royce O’Neale knew right away he wanted to create a special pair of shoes for the occasion. As custom shoes have continued to be spotted more and more frequently in recent seasons, Las
1:08 AM ET During Saturday’s 28-17 victory against Penn State, Ohio State coach Ryan Day turned to one of his assistant coaches and said, “Maybe it’s been a little too easy at times.” Ohio State, which entered the game ranked No. 1 in the country in scoring margin at 41.7 points per game, won by
1:23 AM ET Deontay Wilder nearly lost his heavyweight title to veteran Luis Ortiz last March, and in Saturday night’s rematch, he wasn’t exactly wowing anyone during the first half of the fight. But in Round 7, Wilder showed that all he needs is one opening to close the show, delivering a straight right to
Nov 24, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder said over and over that his rematch with Luis “King Kong” Ortiz would end in a knockout. He promised one and advised all who would be watching not to go to the bathroom or to get a snack or to check their cellphones because
11:57 PM ET This was supposed to be the easy Saturday, the warm-up for rivalry week, the appetizer before college football’s main course. For Oregon, however, the check came early with a 31-28 loss to Arizona State. Whether Oregon ever truly deserved Playoff-contender status is up for debate. The Pac-12 was written off early, but
7:19 PM ET Alex Pattle LONDON — Michael “Venom” Page pressed on in his pursuit of a rematch with Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima on Saturday night, doing what he does best with a first-round, highlight reel knockout of Giovanni Melillo in the main event of Bellator London at Wembley Arena. The often divisive Page
6:14 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 2 Ohio State hadn’t faced much adversity this season prior to its top-10 matchup with No. 8 Penn State on Saturday. That changed, however, when the Nittany Lions scored 14 points in a 25-second span of the third quarter to pull within seven points of the Buckeyes. What
5:53 PM ET The NBA fined Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo $35,000 for making “unsportsmanlike physical contact” with Thunder guard Dennis Schroder, “verbal abuse” of an official and not leaving the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Friday night’s game. Rondo was hit with a flagrant foul 2 after he appeared
5:06 PM ET The NFL has disciplined 33 players from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns — with fines totaling $732,422 — as penalty for the brawl that broke out in the closing seconds of their game on Nov. 14. The league on Saturday fined 29 players $3,507 apiece for “entering the fight area,” including
4:54 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Sei Young Kim had only one birdie on the back nine and held on for a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead over Nelly Korda, who made a charge going into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship with the richest prize ever in women’s