4:55 PM ET Premier Boxing Champions rounded out the Deontay Wilder-Luis Ortiz II pay-per-view card on Tuesday by adding a pair of potentially action-packed fights. Brandon Figueroa will defend his junior featherweight world title against former titleholder Julio Ceja, while former bantamweight titleholders Luis Nery and Emmanuel Rodriguez will square off on Nov. 23 (Fox
4:17 PM ET Fresh off a controversial no-contest in his last bout a UFC Fight Night last week, heavyweight Greg Hardy is getting right back to work. Hardy (5-1) has agreed to step in against Alexander Volkov (30-7) at UFC Fight Night on Nov. 9 in Moscow, according to UFC president Dana White. Volkov was
4:10 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — A person familiar with the decision says the Detroit Red Wings have put defenseman Jonathan Ericsson on waivers. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Red Wings have not announced the move. The team did announce that Ericsson had been removed from injured reserve. Detroit
3:55 PM ET HOUSTON — Major League Baseball said in a statement Tuesday that the league will interview relevant parties regarding allegations published Monday night in a Sports Illustrated article. According to the report by SI’s Stephanie Apstein, during the celebration in the Houston Astros clubhouse after the team’s 6-4 win over the New York
3:24 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Second-seeded Alexander Zverev was eliminated in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday, losing 7-6 (7), 6-4 to Taylor Fritz. Zverev led 4-0 in the first-set tiebreaker and later held a set point before Fritz took his chance to clinch it with an ace. The
3:07 PM BST TOKYO — The mighty South African pack has all the tools needed to end a four-year losing streak against Wales when the two rugby giants meet in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup semifinal, Springboks forwards coach Matt Proudfoot told reporters on Tuesday. The Welsh have won the last four meetings between the two,
2:24 PM ET Undisputed women’s welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus, widely viewed as the No. 1 female fighter in the world pound for pound, has signed a multifight promotional contract with Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn. Hearn announced the deal Tuesday, but he did not say when or against whom Braekhus would next fight. However, a
2:16 PM ET The UFC is searching for a new main event for next month’s card in Moscow. Junior dos Santos, who was scheduled to headline the Nov. 9 card versus Alexander Volkov, has been forced to withdraw from the event after recently contracting cellulitis, a skin infection, on his left shin, according to his
12:33 PM BST Only four are left as the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan nears closer to its pulsating finale. Defending champions New Zealand entered the tournament as favourites and have showed why in every game that they have played so far. England will be their foe on Saturday, as they hope to make
1:06 PM ET No one swung a golf club quite like seven-time majors champion Arnold Palmer, and now the U.S. Postal Service is immortalizing The King’s swing on a nationwide postage stamp. The stamp, which will be included in the 2020 catalog, features James Drake’s action photograph of Palmer at the 1964 U.S. Open at