11:33 AM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — There were no weight troubles for Max Holloway on Friday morning. The UFC featherweight champion weighed in at 145 pounds even for his UFC 240 title defense here. Frankie Edgar, his opponent, hit 145 as well, making the headlining bout official. The two will fight Saturday night at Rogers
11:31 AM ET DALLAS – Heavyweight Dillian Whyte was allowed to fight last Saturday despite a positive drug test because he had been cleared in a previously undisclosed hearing by UK Anti-Doping, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN. Whyte survived a ninth-round knockdown and won a unanimous decision — 116-111, 115-112, 115-112 — over
11:52 AM ET Associated Press TIGNES, France — Julian Alaphilippe lost his yellow jersey in exceptional circumstances on Friday as Egan Bernal took control of the Tour de France after organizers made the rare decision to stop Stage 19 in the Alps because of a hailstorm. Two days before the race ends on the Champs-Elysees,
10:13 AM ET Associated Press LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — A trio of Americans lead the Senior British Open alongside an Englishman after the first round. Wes Short Jr., Scott Dunlap and Scott Parel hold a one-stroke lead with Paul Broadhurst after the rain-affected first round was completed on Friday. The four leaders shot 3-under
12:24 AM BST Andy Withers Close ESPN Senior Editor Andy loves all sport, in particular football, rugby and horse racing. He supported Leicester City through the bad days, and played rugby without being able to keep Tigers, England and Lions legend Martin Johnson out of the first XV. Brittany Mitchell Close ESPN Assistant Editor Brittany
10:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root says England’s World Cup players had no difficulty lifting themselves to defeat Ireland in their one-off, four-day Test at Lord’s. Despite being bowled out for just 85 in their first innings, England demolished Ireland for just 38 in the visitors’ second dig, Chris Woakes taking six wickets and
7:26 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The calendar still says late July, but there’s bound to be an October feel inside the National League Central playoff race as the Chicago Cubs face off against their top two rivals nine times over the course of the next 10 days. In between two series with the Milwaukee Brewers
1:58 AM ET The blame game went a little something like this as the Minnesota Vikings stumbled to an 8-7-1 finish last season. It’s the offensive line’s fault! It’s playcalling! The defense lost its edge! Kirk Cousins was a bad investment! &• It’s on Cousins to get to ‘next level’&• J.J. Watt makes presence felt
8:47 AM ET If there is one phrase that perfectly sums up UFC 240’s main event, a featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar, it might be: Here we are again. Here we are again at this matchup, which the UFC scheduled in 2017 and 2018, only to see it fall through both
8:39 AM ET DALLAS — After Terence Crawford unified the four major junior welterweight world titles in 2017, the first time that had been done in the four-belt era, he vacated them and moved up in weight to welterweight, leaving the 140-pound division wide open. Nearly two years later, the division is close to sorting