2:04 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Fedor Emelianenko competes at Bellator 214 on Saturday at The Forum, which is all the reason one needs to tune in…right? That’s kind of the sales pitch on ‘The Last Emperor,’ at this point in his career. Emelianenko, who meets Ryan Bader in the finals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand
12:14 PM ET Associated Press UVALDE, Texas — Police say a 12-year-old boy has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a boxer at the victim’s South Texas home. Uvalde police said Thursday that the boy is charged in the slaying of John Duane VanMeter and is being held at a juvenile
Jan 24, 2019 It’s no secret the SEC is recruiting at a high level. The conference is once again leading the Power 5 in ESPN 300 commitments with 116. The next-closest conference is the Big Ten with 53 ESPN 300 commitments. A big part of the disparity is the fact that Alabama has an unbelievable
9:00 AM ET The second and final signing period for the 2019 recruiting class is coming up fast — Feb. 6, to be exact. There are only 41 ESPN 300 prospects still unsigned, and only 14 of those are uncommitted. That means it’s going to be a mad dash for the signature of those remaining
9:40 AM GMT SA Rugby and the country’s players’ association, MyPlayers, on Thursday held a workshop on the advancement of concussion protocols in the local game, with the aim of increasing concussion prevention and rehabilitation training. With the topic of player safety increasingly under scrutiny, and in the wake of Samoan rugby player Faiva Tagatauli’s
11:56 PM ET The five quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2018 draft — Josh Allen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Lamar Jackson and Josh Rosen — now have one season under their belts. Here’s a closer look at what they accomplished this season, plus what they need to improve upon for next season:
5:38 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — With every loud squeak of his blue-hued shoes, Novak Djokovic put himself in perfect position to control a point — and step closer to a record seventh Australian Open championship. Djokovic was downright flawless right from the outset of his semifinal against an overmatched No. 28 Lucas
1:24 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — All that talk about the Next Generation players — you know, the under-25ers scoring all the headlines and upsets here in Melbourne, the guys poised to take the baton from the aging Big Four and usher a new era into the game: Let’s shelve that for now. Because after
3:00 AM ET Saurashtra 227 for 7 (Snell 85, More 5-54) trail Karnataka 275 (Gopal 87, Sharath 83*, Unadkat 4-56) by 48 runs Karnataka scrapped and fought to keep themselves in contention in their Ranji Trophy 2018-19 semi-final, as Saurashtra ended the second day on 227 for 7, trailing by 48 runs at the M
6:54 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — The one thing we can tell you for certain ahead of the Petra Kvitova–Naomi Osaka battle for the Australian Open title is that nothing is certain. While so many previous finals have had clear-cut favorites, this one does not. Kvitova and Osaka are playing next-level tennis. The