11:02 PM ET NEW YORK — After 22 months out of the ring because of injuries, welterweight world titleholder Keith Thurman made a triumphant — but sometimes difficult — return to the ring on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Thurman looked sharp, fast and powerful for most of the fight but had some
10:49 PM ET Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald will defend his title against Jon Fitch on April 27 in San Jose, California, the promotion announced on Saturday. The 170-pound title fight is also part of the opening round of Bellator’s Welterweight Grand Prix. MMAFighting.com first reported the matchup, which will take place at SAP Center.
The sister of Emiliano Sala addressed the media and pleaded with officials to continue the search for her brother and the pilot. A GoFundMe page set up to start a private search for missing Cardiff forward Emiliano Sala has reached its €300,000 (£260,000) target, with two boats looking for the Argentine this weekend. Sala, Cardiff’s new €17m
9:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki, with his legion of Polish fans decked out in the red and white of their flag and going mad for his every move, rewarded them with a punishing second-round knockout of Gerald Washington on Saturday night. The Poland-born, Brooklyn-based Kownacki, who could be a close
9:25 PM ET SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Former Pro Bowl kicker Nick Folk signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football on Saturday, making him the second longtime NFL veteran kicker along with Nick Novak to join the first-year developmental league this season. It comes a day after Folk tried out for
9:03 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — Drew Lock got the starting nod. Daniel Jones left with the MVP award. Two of the NFL draft’s top quarterback prospects both bolstered their case a bit while leading the North squad to a 34-24 victory in Saturday’s Senior Bowl. Lock didn’t get his team into the end zone.
7:42 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen has dropped 25 pounds since the end of last season, and on Thursday, he threw his first bullpen session since a heart procedure in November. The procedure, known as an ablation, was Jansen’s second heart operation in six years. It came after he
7:15 PM ET SAN DIEGO — They shook hands and hugged on the first tee, smiles and fist bumps all around. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed did their best to put any Ryder Cup animosity behind them, showing off for the cameras and saying all the right things afterward. Justin Rose maintained a three-shot advantage
10:31 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose tracked the flight of his 3-wood until he saw it splash into the pond guarding the 18th green at Torrey Pines. He walked a few steps and pulled his cap down over his eyes, the look of a man who had just made a crucial
5:41 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Roston Chase saluted the efforts of his captain and fellow Bajan Jason Holder, after helping to secure an emphatic victory over England in the first Test. Chase claimed a career-best eight-wicket haul as West Indies wrapped up a crushing win to go 1-0 up in the series, but said there