3:23 AM ET Rising featherweight star Shakur Stevenson made a triumphant homecoming as he blew out Alberto Guevara in a dominant third-round knockout performance to retain his regional belt and move to the precipice of a shot at a world title on Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey. Fighting before a partisan crowd of 5,150
12:21 AM ET Steve KimESPN CARSON, Calif. — In an often awkward and ugly affair at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Rey Vargas retained his WBC junior featherweight title by outpointing Japanese challenger Tomoki Kameda on Saturday night. All three judges scored the fight 117-110 for Vargas. Loud boos poured in at the end of
1:00 AM ET UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber returned to the Octagon on Saturday in his hometown of Sacramento as a heavy underdog against rising prospect Ricky Simon. He left the victor following an impressive first-round TKO finish. The 40-year-old Faber was asked following the win for his next step, and he wasn’t shy
Julien Laurens says a cash-plus-players deal is the only way Barcelona can bring back Neymar from PSG, so which players could go the other way? Gabriel Jesus defended teammate Neymar following claims Brazil no longer need him. Shaka Hislop says Barcelona would have too much talent with Antoine Griezmann and Neymar to not be considered
11:26 PM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Kurt Busch won a door-to-door overtime battle with his little brother at Kentucky Speedway to earn his first victory with Chip Ganassi Racing. The Saturday night showdown between the Busch Brothers came a week after Kurt Busch lost at Daytona because he pitted from the lead moments
5:08 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN “The Kid” has still got it. In his return from a 2½-year sabbatical, Urijah Faber continues to add to his UFC Hall of Fame legacy. Faber picked up the fastest finish of his MMA career, knocking out prospect Ricky Simon in 46 seconds in the co-main event of UFC Sacramento
10:47 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Amanda Nunes might have her next UFC bantamweight title contender. Germaine de Randamie knocked out the previously undefeated Aspen Ladd in just 16 seconds in the main event of UFC Sacramento on Saturday night at Golden 1 Center. De Randamie landed a straight hand that put Ladd down immediately and
10:21 PM ET Hall of Fame right-hander Bob Gibson, who won the Cy Young and National League MVP awards in 1968, sent a letter to living Hall of Famers informing them that he is battling pancreatic cancer. Gibson, widely considered one of the greatest pitchers of all time, was diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago,
10:17 PM ET Police said two Eastern Washington football players were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in Spokane, Washington. A Spokane police spokesman told The Spokesman-Review that Dehonta Hayes and Keith Moore were both shot in the torso in the early-morning hours on Saturday. The incident happened in a central bar district in
8:57 PM ET Wearing sneakers adorned with the message “Team Waters!” and “Waters Way!” Boston Celtics rookie Tremont Waters scored 16 points and had three assists in a summer league playoff game just two days after the death of his father. Ed Waters, 49, was found dead in a West Haven, Connecticut, hotel on Thursday,