5:19 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes expect to sell out every home game this season at Arizona State University’s Mullett Arena and say their season-ticket revenue has surpassed what they were generating in their former home in Glendale. The Coyotes will play in the new multipurpose facility on ASU’s campus for at least the next
3:41 PM ET ESPN News Services COLOGNE, Germany — Luka Doncic was asked Tuesday about whether he or Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had the better chance of setting a EuroBasket scoring record. Doncic quickly picked Antetokounmpo. A day later, he might have proved himself wrong. Doncic scored 47 points — the second most by anyone in
The rosters for the 14th Presidents Cup are set, and once again the Americans, who have won 11 previous times, seem to be overwhelming favorites. With the U.S. team having five of the top 10 players in the world and 11 of the top 20, the International team faces an uphill climb when play begins
2:38 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a massive lightweight matchup between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler for UFC 281 on November 12. Contracts have not been signed but will be issued to all parties on Tuesday, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN. The 155-pound bout will take place on the pay-per-view card
4:12 PM ET A women’s flyweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo will be the new headliner for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15 in Las Vegas after a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland fell through because of injury, the promotion announced Wednesday. Nate Diaz returns to take on
4:22 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The boxing exhibition between former NBA guard Nick Young and rapper Blueface on Saturday in Los Angeles has been canceled, a source told ESPN. Blueface’s license with the California State Athletic Commission is pending upon a hearing. A new opponent for Young is being sought, according to a source. The
3:29 PM BST Three of French rugby’s most prominent figures went on trial on Wednesday accused of offences linked to suspect commercial deals. National federation president Bernard Laporte and top division club Montpellier’s owner Mohed Altrad are charged with influence peddling in connection with sponsorship of the national team. Prosecutors allege that Laporte used undue
1:41 PM ET Associated Press BROSSARD, Quebec — Kirby Dach agreed to a four-year, $13.45 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. The 21-year-old center, who was a restricted free agent, had 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) in 70 games with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. Dach’s contract carries an average annual value
2:12 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — The Senators have locked up another one of their top young players, agreeing to an eight-year, $66.8 million contract extension with center Tim Stutzle, the team announced Wednesday. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $8.35 million and kicks in after the 2022-23 NHL season,
9:48 AM ET It won’t quite be Alabama‘s top-ranked football team playing Akron on its home field, but the U.S. figures to be an overwhelming favorite to defeat the International team for the ninth straight time in the Presidents Cup in two weeks. U.S. team captain Davis Love III filled out his remaining roster spots
Right-arm pacer Naseem Shah struck two telling sixes in the final over as Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by one wicket in a tense Asia Cup Super 4 match to throw India out of the tournament in Sharjah on Wednesday. Afghanistan were firmly in control of the match till the last over, reducing Pakistan to 118 for
12:56 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR is investigating a spate of car fires that left one championship contender fuming after his Ford erupted into an inferno during the opening playoff race. Kevin Harvick lashed out at NASCAR and the new Next Gen car after his inexplicably caught fire at Darlington Raceway. The Next Gen debuted
10:25 AM ET New York Mets ace Max Scherzer is headed back to the injured list, the latest hit to a reeling club that has seen its National League East lead evaporate. The Mets placed Scherzer on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Saturday, with left side irritation amid a series of roster moves before Wednesday’s
8:48 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Anthony Joshua has accepted a 40-60% offer to fight WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, his promoter Eddie Hearn has said, with Fury taking
Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock was denied a stage victory in his home county in a photo finish at the Tour of Britain. The 23-year-old from Leeds was edged out by Gonzalo Serrano, who moved to the top of the general classification standings after four stages. Serrano and Pidcock were joined by the Briton’s Ineos team-mate Omar
11:02 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — When Rory McIlroy runs into some of his former Ryder Cup teammates at Wentworth this week, don’t expect them to spend much time reminiscing about fond memories. European Ryder Cup stalwarts Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are among the contingent of LIV Golf players
12:01 PM ET Tuesday night, following Chelsea‘s 1-0 defeat in their Champions League opener at Dinamo Zagreb, Thomas Tuchel faced the cameras looking a little bit like Dennis Hopper’s character in “True Romance” after he gets the kiss of death from Christopher Walken and takes a drag of his cigarette. He knows what’s coming, and
Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran claimed victory on stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana after a day that began with defending champion Primoz Roglic pulling out. Roglic withdrew following a heavy crash on stage 16. Uran proved the strongest of the breakaway riders as he won the 162.3km stage from Aracena to Monasterio de Tentudia. Belgium’s