10:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA suffered a stunning and sobering defeat in its first exhibition basketball game before the Olympics, getting outplayed by Nigeria in a 90-87 loss Saturday night. Coming into the game, the Americans had been 54-2 in exhibition games since professionals started playing in 1992. Nine years ago, they
Month: July 2021
1:55 AM ET Marc Raimondi Phil Murphy The UFC utilizes the cards that feature Conor McGregor as a way to shine the spotlight on some of the rising stars. Tai Tuivasa capitalized on the moment with a huge knockout of Greg Hardy and during the early prelims, Dricus Du Plessis scored a memorable second-round knockout
12:43 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Dustin Poirier now owns two victories over the biggest star in the history of mixed martial arts. This one, though, didn’t end in the cleanest way. Poirier hit Conor McGregor with a combination at the end of the first round of Saturday night’s highly anticipated UFC 264 main event.
Shimron Hetmyer led a formidable West Indies batting effort on the way to a comfortable 56-run victory and a 2-0 lead over Australia in the second T20 International of their five-match series at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday. Hetmyer’s 61 off 36 balls with four sixes and two fours paced the
7:35 AM ET The NFC East was a laughingstock last season, with the Washington Football Team winning the division with a 7-9 record, but the 2021 NFL season offers promises of change and optimism. Washington has one of the best defenses, and perhaps veteran journeyman Ryan Fitzpatrick can add some stability at quarterback. The New
11:00 PM ET In the end Brazil‘s dependence on Neymar was greater than Argentina‘s on Lionel Messi. Argentina’s 12th goal of the tournament was the first and the only one not to involve Messi — and it was enough to bring Messi the first senior title of his international career, and Argentina’s first since 1993.
8:35 PM ET Associated Press A 3-year-old colt co-owned by the wife of embattled trainer Bob Baffert ran under the name of another Hall of Fame trainer on Saturday, when it finished fourth in the $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational at Belmont Park, where Baffert has been suspended and is suing to regain access. Du
9:49 PM BST Hooker Ronan Kelleher grabbed four tries and Ireland capped eight new players as many of their younger fringe men seized the opportunity to impress in a 71-10 thrashing of the United States at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Having weathered a Japanese attacking blitz last week, Andy Farrell’s men were equally lethal
7:02 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Kyle Busch completed a 5-for-5 sweep of what might be his final season in the Xfinity Series with a late recovery at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday. Busch finished 0.550 seconds ahead of Jeb Burton for his 102nd Xfinity victory and 222nd overall in NASCAR’s three national
2:51 PM ET Atlanta Falcons linebacker Barkevious Mingo was arrested in Texas this week on a charge of indecency with a child, sexual contact, according to Arlington Police Department records. Mingo was arrested Thursday on the second-degree felony charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison under Texas state law. According to
7:15 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz eagled the par-5 18th hole Saturday to take a two-point lead over Vinny Del Negro into the final round of the American Century Championship. Smoltz had a 26-point round at Edgewood Tahoe in the modified Stableford scoring event for
5:59 PM BST The British & Irish Lions have called up England’s Marcus Smith for the tour of South Africa as injury cover for Finn Russell, who is nursing an achilles problem, and the young flyhalf admits he is “shaking” at the prospect of realising a rugby dream. The Lions made the announcement as Smith
5:30 PM BST Debutant winger Adam Radwan and hooker Jamie Blamire, on his first start, both scored hat-tricks and it was a special day for flyhalf Marcus Smith as a shadow England team racked up 10 tries in a 70-14 demolition of Canada at Twickenham on Saturday. Joe Cokanasiga, who scored two last week, added
6:13 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Nasa Hataoka opened a six-stroke lead Saturday in the Marathon LPGA Classic, birdieing four of the last five holes for a 7-under 64. A month after losing a playoff to Yuka Saso in the U.S. Women’s Open at Olympic Club, Hataoka has led wire-to-wire at Highland Meadows
4:42 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Featherweight Yarisel Ramirez was added to the Tokyo Olympics boxing tournament Saturday, becoming the 10th member of the U.S. team to qualify. She had already traveled to Japan in anticipation of gaining a late slot, and news of her addition by USA Boxing set off a celebration
5:12 AM ET Kathleen McNamee LONDON — Matteo Berrettini is playing in his first major final. Novak Djokovic is playing in his 30th. But don’t doubt the Italian’s place at the table at Wimbledon. “I got to say: I didn’t pick Berrettini to get to the final but I’m not that surprised,” ESPN analyst Patrick
5:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — The Bucks returned home for Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals in a less than enjoyable position after the Phoenix Suns won the opening two contests of this best-of-7 affair in Phoenix. But if one judged the state of the Bucks solely from how superstar forward
5:19 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will meet for a third time Saturday in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena, and a capacity crowd will be on hand for a Las Vegas card for the first time since March 7, 2020. Poirier stopped McGregor at UFC 257
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