10:14 PM ET Max Holloway faces Frankie Edgar in a defense of the UFC’s featherweight championship at UFC 240. But this isn’t an ordinary main event where a reigning champion comes in to defend his title. Holloway is coming off a loss to Dustin Poirier in an interim lightweight title bout at UFC 236. What
9:14 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tennessee Titans and safety Kevin Byard have reached an agreement on a five-year, $70.5 million deal that includes $31 million in guarantees, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Byard, who has the same agent as Landon Collins and Earl Thomas, is now the highest-paid safety in NFL history.
7:58 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames and forward Sam Bennett avoided arbitration, agreeing to a two-year contract Wednesday with an average annual value of $2.55 million. The 23-year-old Bennett had 13 goals, 14 assists and a team-high 93 penalty minutes in 71 games last season. He has 55 goals, 61
7:01 PM ET LOS ANGELES – While rumors surrounding USC Trojans coach Clay Helton’s job security continue to swell, neither he nor his players are paying much attention to them as they prepare to begin fall camp next week. “I’ve never worried about the outside noise,” Helton told ESPN during Pac-12 media day Wednesday. “Having
4:14 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a deal with veteran defensive lineman Ziggy Hood on the eve of training camp, a source confirmed. Hood, 32, will compete for a roster spot as a backup tackle/end in a position group where the Saints could use some depth. The news
5:50 PM ET The mother of a Grand Rapids G League player who collapsed on the court and died from sudden cardiac arrest last year reached a settlement in her federal lawsuit against the NBA and the Detroit Pistons Wednesday. Zeke Upshaw, a guard/forward for the Pistons’ Grand Rapids Drive, died March 26, 2018, two
5:49 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A historic afternoon for the LA Clippers franchise started with a fired-up Steve Ballmer shouting his excitement and Kawhi Leonard and Paul George calling it “destiny” to play with one other. The Clippers ushered in a new era with Ballmer, arguably the NBA’s most exuberant team owner, turning an
5:16 PM ET When International Boxing Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield came out of the 1984 Olympics, he turned professional under the guidance of promoter Main Events, which helped lead him to the undisputed cruiserweight world title and the undisputed heavyweight world title. Thirty-five years later, Evan Holyfield, the 21-year-old son of the former four-time
3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Gloucestershire 354 (Smith 83, Higgins 76, Dent 58; Leach 6-79) and 184 (Barnard 3-17, Parnell 3-37) beat Worcestershire 293 (Whiteley 88, D’Oliveira 68, Higgins 3-52) and 232 (Ferguson 63, Higgins 4-64) by 13 runs They will be waltzing in Montpellier Gardens tonight. Even the public reading of Sense and Sensibility
4:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Confusion reigned in the Red Sox–Rays game Wednesday when a series of defensive changes prompted Boston manager Alex Cora to protest the game due to the placement of subs into Tampa Bay’s lineup after the designated hitter was removed. The eighth-inning lineup switch appeared to leave the umpires bewildered