12:25 AM ET Alabama has the brand. It has the tradition, the coach and the clout — it even has the respect of the College Football Playoff selection committee despite a weak schedule — but for the first time in six seasons, the Crimson Tide might not have what it takes to finish in the
12:40 AM ET Junior lightweight world titlist Jamel Herring, a Marine veteran who served two tours of duty in Iraq, won his belt in May on Memorial Day weekend. In his first defense, Herring retained the belt on another weekend very meaningful to him: Veterans Day and the Marine Corps’ birthday as he outpointed mandatory
12:12 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — James Harden exited the game and took a seat next to Thabo Sefolosha on the Houston Rockets bench with 3:37 remaining in the fourth quarter at the United Center on Saturday. He ended the night one point shy of a triple-double with 42 points, 10 rebounds and nine
12:10 AM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Parnell Motley intercepted Brock Purdy‘s two-point conversion pass with 24 seconds left and No. 9 Oklahoma held off Iowa State 42-41 on Saturday night. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell went for the victory on the two-point try after Charlie Kolar caught a 13-yard touchdown pass to pull
11:21 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — It was the first play of the game and as is customary in Oklahoma City, the (mostly) full house crowd stood waiting the first bucket of the game for the home team. The Oklahoma City Thunder were playing the Golden State Warriors on a Saturday night in the big
9:31 PM ET Make no mistake about it, Nate Diaz has not retired. Earlier this week, Diaz seemed to insinuate on social media that he was done with mixed martial arts. “F— a rematch this s— was over before it started,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I’m goin on out on tour. Peace out
7:45 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Jeff Maggert kept the lead Saturday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, while Jerry Kelly had one of the best rounds of the day to get back in the fight for the PGA Tour Champions’ season points title. Maggert birdied the par-5 18th for a 2-under 69 and
7:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON — Pete Carroll said there’s a “good chance” wide receiver Josh Gordon makes his Seattle Seahawks debut Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. “He did really well,” Carroll said of Gordon’s first week of practice with Seattle. “He was very impressive in terms of picking stuff up, studying
6:19 PM ET The scene was set for Zabit Magomedsharipov to soar to the starry status that long has been expected of him. All he had to do to hold up his end, it seemed, was win on Saturday in Moscow, and he did so by unanimous decision. But the lasting impression left by this
6:23 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Justin Allgaier raced to his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season Saturday at ISM Raceway to advance to the championship finale. Allgaier will race Christopher Bell, Cole Custer and reigning champion Tyler Reddick for the title next Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Only Reddick has a