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8:43 AM ET Devin Haney is the undisputed lightweight champion, after defeating George Kambosos Jr. to win all four major belts in June. The 23-year-old also has earned victories over Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jorge Linares and Yuriorkis Gamboa, making him the man at the top of our annual top 25 fighters under 25. Behind Haney

Sep 19, 2022 Jose Aldo‘s legacy is rich with championships. He reigned with the UFC featherweight belt through a record seven title defenses, and before that, he was the WEC champ. But for the man known as the King of Rio, a notable accomplishment was that he made moments come alive for fans and fellow

first Quarter CIN DAL TD 8:35 Noah Brown 9 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brett Maher Kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:25 0 7 FG 3:05 Evan McPherson 43 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:30 3 7 TD 0:17 Tony Pollard 1 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48 3

2:09 AM ET It’s a product of college football’s uniquely meaningful regular season that, as each Saturday’s slate draws to a close, we assume we’ve learned something significant. Through two weeks, we had learned that Oregon was overrated, that Notre Dame was toast, that LSU was no better under Brian Kelly than it was under

10:45 PM ET Albert Pujols is one of the greatest hitters of all time, a force at the plate who racked up three MVP awards and two World Series titles. 1 Related Now, near the end of his incredible career, he’s about to add a rare honor to his collection of achievements. Pujols is two

7:05 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Aric Almirola continued the trend of non-playoff drivers stealing the show with a pole-winning run Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The Saturday night race at Bristol is the first playoff eliminator and the 16-driver field will be cut by four. Christopher Bell is the only driver locked

Sep 16, 2022 Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs has modified paths to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, awarding points to the top five finishers in qualifying races and increasing significance for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and late prep season events. Most Derby prep races during the qualifying series for 3-year-olds will award points

Sep 16, 2022 NBA Insiders The NBA’s two biggest offseason questions — the futures of Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell — have been answered. But while the Brooklyn Nets seem on track to run it back with their current core intact, the drama at Barclays Center is far from over. Will the Durant-Nets partnership survive

Sep 16, 2022 The Montreal Canadiens‘ jersey has long been considered a sacred garment by hockey fans. It’s the symbol of the NHL’s most storied franchise. It even inspired a children’s book called, appropriately, “The Hockey Sweater.” But when the Canadiens introduced new team captain Nick Suzuki last week, fans of the “bleu blanc et

Sep 15, 2022 ROGER FEDERER HAS been asked about retirement for 13 years. The first questions came after he beat Robin Soderling at Roland Garros in May 2009. With that triumph on clay, he became the sixth man in tennis history to complete the career sweep of Grand Slam events. Reaching that milestone could have

8:11 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, for $79 million in cash. The deal announced Thursday with Enchantment Holdings LLC includes Churchill Downs assuming Ellis Park’s opportunity to build a track extension facility in Owensboro. The deal is subject to certain working

11:43 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Things haven’t exactly gone to plan for Hector Herrera and the Houston Dynamo. After the July arrival of the star Mexico midfielder as arguably the club’s biggest signing ever, the Dynamo has since plummeted in the Major League Soccer‘s Western Conference standings, officially eliminated from contention for MLS Cup playoffs

8:42 AM BST England continued their preparations for the women’s Rugby World Cup by thrashing Wales 73-7 on Wednesday to become the first international side to win 25 matches in a row. England, led by captain Sarah Hunter, are unbeaten since July 2019 and head into the Oct. 8-Nov. 12 World Cup in New Zealand

Sep 14, 2022 No gambling. No doping. Only moderate alcohol consumption at post-tournament parties. The new LIV Golf circuit might look like a lot of fun (and money), but the Greg Norman-fronted tour also has plenty of rules and regulations. The rules and regulations were among the unsealed documents that were released by a federal

7:50 AM ET FOR MAJDI SHAMMAS, the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 9 in Las Vegas were a manager’s worst nightmare. At approximately 4 a.m. local time, Shammas knew his fighter, Khamzat Chimaev, would not make weight for a UFC 279 main event against Nate Diaz. Chimaev and his team had done all they

4:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves said in a statement Monday they were “disappointed” in guard Anthony Edwards for anti-gay comments he made in an Instagram video over the weekend. “We are disappointed in the language and actions Anthony Edwards displayed on social media,” the team said in a statement attributed to team

9:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — The tennis major season officially ended this weekend, with Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek each winning their first US Open titles. 1 Related It was the first of likely many Grand Slam trophies for Alcaraz, 19, and the third for the 21-year-old Swiatek. Both are now the

4:30 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season — we saw it all. Quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took care of business on the road against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, as Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott struggled to get anything going against the Bucs’ defense. And that

2:05 PM ET The AP Top 25 college football poll is out after another wild weekend of games. Alabama, which entered the week at No. 1, needed a last-minute drive and Bryce Young heroics to defeat Texas. Two teams (Notre Dame and Texas A&M) that started the week ranked in the top 10 lost to

7:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Canelo Alvarez said his upcoming matchup with rival Gennadiy Golovkin is “personal” and it would be “sweet” if he got to send Golovkin into retirement. Alvarez said Friday during a news conference in Hollywood that he does not like Golovkin and believes “GGG,” who is beloved by fans, is