4:11 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou‘s first title defense will come against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January, Ngannou’s manager, Marquel Martin, confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts are not yet signed by both parties, however both sides have agreed. The fight is expected to be finalized shortly and headline a pay-per-view
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3:13 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes signed forward Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year deal on Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed. The 27-year-old Galchenyuk returns to Arizona after scoring five goals with eight assists with Ottawa and Toronto last season. He was traded to Carolina from Ottawa on Feb. 13 and
2:42 PM ET A day after the announcement that he would be taking on Bryson DeChambeau in a made-for-TV match, Brooks Koepka didn’t have much to say about it. Koepka said he is looking forward to the Nov 26 match in Las Vegas but stopped short of going into much detail. Asked at the Shriners
1:08 PM ET Alabama outside linebacker Drew Sanders is expected to miss Saturday’s game at Texas A&M after having surgery on his injured hand. Alabama coach Nick Saban said Wednesday that Sanders is “probably going to be out” for the game. “It was maybe a little worse than we thought,” Saban said. “So he’s going
2:38 PM ET Associated Press Looking to address the growing number of transfers, the NCAA Division I Council approved a one-year waiver Tuesday that will allow college football teams to sign up to seven players to replace those who leave. Current NCAA rules state a team can sign no more than 25 players to a
10:59 AM ET LSU All-America cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. had a medical procedure done on his left foot, the school announced on Wednesday. Stingley, a junior, originally injured the foot in the summer but was able to return and play in the Tigers’ first three games this season. He re-injured his foot last month and
11:21 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN University of Northern Colorado offensive coordinator Max McCaffrey was reprimanded for inadvertently hitting an opposing fan with a broken clipboard during a 40-7 loss to Montana State on Saturday. McCaffrey, the eldest brother of Carolina Panthers and former Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, broke his clipboard while on the sidelines
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will start this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix from the back of the grid as a result of an engine-related penalty. Sainz’s car will be fitted with a new power-unit – taking him over his permitted number of engines for the year. The same happened to team-mate Charles Leclerc at the last
SunRisers Hyderabad pacer Umran Malik picked up his maiden IPL wicket on Wednesday.© Twitter Umran Malik, SunRisers Hyderabad pacer, bowled the fastest delivery in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) as he clocked 152.95 kph during his side’s match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Bowling his second over in the match,
Royal Challengers Bangalore made a mess of their run chase as bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad dented their hopes of a top-two finish with a narrow four-run win in a last-over IPL thriller in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. After putting on board a modest 141 for 7, SRH returned to limit RCB to 137 for six for
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Sam Curran complained of back pain after CSK’s IPL game against Rajasthan Royals last week.© Twitter Uncapped West Indian all-rounder Dominic Drakes on Wednesday replaced injured England all-rounder Sam Curran in the Chennai Super Kings squad for the remainder of the Indian Premier League. Left-handed batsman Drakes has featured in one First-Class, 25 List A
11:05 AM ET World No. 1 Jon Rahm is hopeful that he can emulate compatriot Seve Ballesteros by becoming only the second three-time winner of the Spanish Open when he tees off on home soil on Thursday. Rahm, 26, is aiming for a hat trick of titles at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, having
Briton Joss Lowden finished second in the first ever Women’s Tour of Britain time trial as Demi Vollering’s victory gave her the race lead in Atherstone. Vollering completed the 16.6km course in 23 minutes and 18 seconds, with time trial specialist Lowden one minute and four seconds slower. Lowden arrived at the Women’s Tour fresh
8:07 AM ET Ricardo Pepi, 18, chose to represent the U.S. over Mexico in August. He became an instant USMNT hero weeks later when he scored one goal and set up two more to help his team to a 4-1 win over Honduras. Brent Humphreys for ESPN IN THE TUNNEL of Toyota Stadium, Ricardo Pepi poses
[Editor’s note: If you thought UConn-Vandy was big, how about UConn-UMass in maybe the biggest bad game of all-time? Those two are joined by Oregon and another three Power 5 interlopers.) “You just couldn’t let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. … You won’t kill
8:00 AM ET The UFC’s year-end slate is taking shape, and the promotion is already starting to fill in some big fights for 2022. Conspicuous by their absences are some prominent, pay-per-view-headlining-caliber names, including Nate Diaz, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and the Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-crowned BMF himself, Jorge Masvidal. Other stars, such as