11:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It was an abbreviated season opener on Tuesday night for Dana White’s Contender Series — just four bouts — but even though there was just one finish, two fighters took advantage of their opportunity at the brand new UFC Apex center. Heavyweight Yorgan De Castro (5-0), who scored a
1:00 AM ET You can spot the birthplace of stock car racing, but you have to know where to look. And you have to bring a little imagination with you. On June 19, 1949, the fledgling National Association of Stock Car Racing ran the first event of its new Strictly Stock division. The location was
10:11 PM ET Heavyweights Adam Kownacki and Chris Arreola have reputations for being in action-packed fights, so both are expecting more of the same when they face each other. Kownacki, the rising contender, and Arreola, the former three-time world title challenger on the back side of his career, met face-to-face at a news conference Tuesday
9:34 PM ET Former Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters is transferring to Illinois. Peters announced the decision on Instagram and will have two years of eligibility remaining at Illinois. “I want to thank the University of Michigan for the opportunity to represent the winged helmet,” Peters said on Instagram. “The memories and friendships I made along
8:02 PM ET All-Star center Al Horford will decline his $30.1 million option for the 2019-20 season and is prepared to enter free agency seeking a three- or four-year deal outside of Boston, after the gulf between he and the Celtics became too great for them to close on a new deal, league sources told
6:54 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer took a ball off the face during a bunting drill on Tuesday. Manager Dave Martinez said before the Nationals faced the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday that he still expected Scherzer to start one of the games in Wednesday’s doubleheader with the Phillies.
7:00 AM ET PHOENIX — Gary Woodland could hear the words of his friend, Amy Bockerstette, as he stood over the chip shot on the 17th hole that helped propel him to winning the U.S. Open. “You’ve got this.” That’s her mantra on the course, and it became his on that shot Sunday at Pebble
2:57 PM ET Marcus Stoinis could return to the Australian team for Thursday’s group game against Bangladesh after a side strain forced him to miss two matches. The allrounder bowled and batted during training at Trent Bridge and, while Justin Langer said Stoinis wasn’t certain to play in the next match, he has allayed initial
6:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Truck series driver Johnny Sauter has been suspended for one race after he intentionally collided with another truck during Sunday’s race at Iowa, NASCAR announced Tuesday. During a caution, Sauter rammed into Austin Hill‘s truck multiple times. Sauter appeared to do so in retaliation for contact from Hill that
3:52 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Roger Federer began his bid for a record-extending 10th Halle Open title with a 7-6 (1), 6-3 win over Australia’s John Millman on Tuesday, with defending champion Borna Coric also advancing. Federer, who lost to Coric in last year’s final, hit nine aces and saved the only