11:20 AM ET Light heavyweight world titleholder Eleider “Storm” Alvarez has joined the Top Rank stable. The company on Thursday announced that it has entered into a multiyear agreement with Yvon Michel, Alvarez’s longtime promoter, to co-promote Alvarez. The first bout of the deal will be Alvarez’s rematch with former world titlist Sergey Kovalev in
11:41 AM ET The end of 2018 MMA is nearly upon us. Daniel Cormier had one of the most dominant years ever for a fighter, going 3-0 while retaining the light heavyweight belt and claiming the heavyweight title. We laughed, we cried — there was no super, mega, crossover boxing match to compete with what
12:50 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee has pleaded guilty to harassing a 19-year-old male hotel shuttle driver. Lee, 57, entered the plea in Buffalo City Court just before his nonjury trial was to begin. He declined comment when leaving the courthouse. He was charged May
9:59 AM GMT England and Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani has been ruled out of action for up to six weeks due to a small tear to his chest muscle, his club manager Johan Ackermann said on Wednesday. Cirpriani, 31, sustained the injury during Gloucester’s 29-17 Champions Cup defeat at the hands of Exeter Chiefs last
9:43 AM ET McLaren has revealed a special edition P1 GTR which pays homage to Ayrton Senna, 30 years on from his first Formula One world championship title. Designed by McLaren Special Operations, the bespoke division of McLaren Automotive, the hypercar features the famous red and white colours associated with Senna’s stint with the Formula
7:31 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The first half of our ranking of the top ten drivers of Formula One’s
7:54 AM ET Scott PageESPN Darlington Raceway is turning the clock back to the 1990s. The gritty South Carolina track announced it is bringing back its fan – and industry-wide – favorite, the throwback weekend, again in 2019. Marking its fifth consecutive season of nostalgia, Darlington and race teams will honor all things NASCAR spanning
8:33 AM ET LUKA DONCIC’S HELLO KITTY backpack has rarely been seen inside the American Airlines Center. Never mind the rules for Dallas Mavericks rookies. Last season, Dennis Smith Jr. dragged a variety of his own kid-themed backpacks around to every arena, a harmless rookie rite of passage the Mavs share with many NBA teams.
Craig Burley outlines the five steps that new caretaker-manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær needs to take to turn around Manchester United’s fortunes. Newly appointed Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he wants to see his players “enjoying their football again” while promising them a “clean slate” under his watch. Former United forward Solskjaer
2:52 AM ET The BCB has upheld the BPL governing council’s decision to not allow Steven Smith from playing in this season’s BPL. The BPL has written to Comilla Victorians, for whom Smith had signed, saying that the majority of the franchises were “not in favour of” including Smith from outside the players’ draft list