4:59 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa on Jan. 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, per sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but both sides have agreed to the bout. The 170-pound contest will take place at UFC Fight Night inside PNC Arena.
10:12 PM GMT Barny Read in Abu Dhabi In the coming years, it will likely be difficult to recall a time when Tom Banton was not lighting up franchise leagues the world over; lapping, scooping, reversing, driving and hooking bowlers to the end of their wits. The 2019 Vitality Blast, in which he was the
1:17 PM ET The NFL “found no such evidence” that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph directed a racial slur at Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett just prior to last week’s brawl, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday. Garrett made the allegation during an appeal hearing with the NFL on Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Josina
4:43 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Sei Young Kim made a 12-foot eagle putt on the 17th hole to pull away from the pack with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot lead Thursday after the opening round of the season-ending CME Globe Tour Championship. At stake is the richest prize ever in women’s
4:28 PM ET Floyd Mayweather says he’s definitively done with his in-ring boxing career, citing health concerns and recent deaths in the sport. The undefeated boxing legend has returned from retirement in the past, most recently for a 2017 blockbuster fight against UFC star Conor McGregor. But Mayweather said at the opening of his Mayweather
3:44 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Greg Johnson was approved by the major league clubs as the new controlling owner of the San Francisco Giants. Following the decision Thursday at the owners meetings in Arlington, Texas, Giants president and CEO Larry Baer will still represent the club at the meetings, along with Johnson
3:30 PM ET For many managers, fantasy competition is about more than goals, assists, plus/minus, average time-on-ice, power play points, shots and penalty minutes – the standard notes on ESPN.com’s scale for skaters. So, in a shout-out to all those who favor the custom fantasy route, here’s a look at some well-rounded contributors who satisfy
3:31 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball has widened its investigation of alleged sign stealing by the Houston Astros and will probe activity by the team over the past three seasons. After the conclusion of owners meetings Thursday, baseball Commissioner Manfred said MLB will “investigate the Astros situation as thoroughly as
7:19 AM ET The final image we have of Gerrit Cole’s tenure with the Houston Astros was after Game 7 of the World Series, when he was wearing a Scott Boras Corporation cap instead of drinking champagne during a victory celebration. Still, it was a wonderful two seasons in Houston for Cole, as he shed
7:00 AM ET On Brendan Smith‘s 29th birthday, he thought his time with the New York Rangers was over. And maybe his NHL career, too. On Feb. 8, 2018, Rangers management sent a letter out to fans signaling a rebuild. Then they put Smith on waivers. Smith was less than eight months into a four-year,