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The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base this week with UFC on ESPN 65 in Las Vegas. Here's how to watch UFC on ESPN 65 with a pair of featherweight scrappers at the top of the card. Broadcast and streaming info UFC on ESPN 65 has a main card that starts at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+ . The preliminary card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET. Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for more broadcast details this week. Main event: Josh Emmett Record: 19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC Opponent: Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) Division: Featherweight Key wins: Bryce Mitchell, Calvin Kattar, Dan Ige, Shane Burgos, Mirsad Bektic, Ricardo Lamas Misc.: Emmett is coming off what no doubt was a particularly satisfying result when he sent professed nazi and Hitler fan and sympathizer Bryce Mitchell into a deep enough realm that when he woke up and saw his shadow, it guaranteed at least six more years of him thinking the earth is flat. That snapped a two-fight skid to Ilia ...

Army in Saturday's action against UNC Mark Wellman WEST POINT, N.Y. – No. 9 Army West Point men's lacrosse (8-1, 3-1 PL) defeated the No. 5 ranked North Carolina Tarheels (7-2), 13-12 on a sunny and warm March Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium. Army's senior attacker Jackson Eicher matched a career-high six goals to pace the offensive efforts. It was Eicher's second game this season totaling six goals. Eicher got his monster game started early netting Army's first goal two minutes into play from an assist by Evan Plunkett . Army jumped out to an early 2-0 lead a minute later as Gunnar Fellows scored with an assist this time from Eicher. The Tarheels answered with three straight goals of their own to take the lead after Army's fast start, two by Dominic Pietramala and one by Owen Duffy. Army responded with an unassisted snipe from freshman Aiden Weisenborn and then a minute and a half later, Evan Plunkett found his little brother Hill Plunkett ...

TAMPA — One of the things that’s made Ryan McDonagh such a stalwart defenseman in the NHL is his attention to detail. The original art piece the Lightning presented to him Saturday to commemorate his 1,000th career contest was, in a special way, truly representative of that. McDonagh’s milestone, which he reached Thursday against Utah , was celebrated before Saturday’s game against the Islanders at Amalie Arena. Among the gifts he received was a 2-by-3-foot illustration of him lifting the Stanley Cup, done by Savannah, Georgia-based artist Jayce Hall. But you’ll have to look closely to see the true message of what McDonagh has meant to those who have played with him in Tampa. Lightning players were asked to submit words that describe McDonagh. The six most popular — leader, warrior, selfless, gamer, mentor and dad — were given to Hall, who creates his art by repeating words, names and phrases using pens, markers and acrylic paint pens. “I really did enjoy this project and the coll...

No. 2 seed Tennessee (30-7) will play No. 1 seed Houston (33-4) Sunday in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Tipoff between the Vols and Cougars in the Midwest Region final is slated for 2:20 p.m. EDT at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kelvin Sampson has served as Houston's head coach since 2014. He also served as a head coach at Montana Tech (1981-85), Washington State (1987-94), Oklahoma (1994-2006) and Indiana (2006-08). During Sampson's tenures at Oklahoma and Indiana, former Tennessee basketball head coach Jerry Green was his director of basketball operations. Green was hired by Sampson in 2005 with the Sooners and would retire in 2007 after the two went to Indiana. Green coached the Vols from 1997-2001 and was one of Tennessee's most successful head coaches, compiling a record of 89-36. He guided Tennessee to four consecutive 20-plus win seasons and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Green was named SEC Coach ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , as the face of Oklahoma City’s revival and storm through a rigorous Western Conference, has been told of a countless amount of records. That his Thunder is the youngest to do this and that. That it's the first since team since (insert team) to (insert feat). He and his team have linked themselves or leapfrogged too many predecessors.  So after achieving 61 wins on Thursday with a 125-104 against the Grizzlies — the franchise’s regular-season crown — you had to know what Gilgeous-Alexander would say.  “It’s cool. It doesn’t mean much,” he said, cracking a smile as he channeled the mantra of Michael Jordan's Bulls that went 72-10 in the 1995-96 season. “My goal, the team’s ultimate goal, is not to set a franchise record, it’s to hoist the trophy at the end of the season.”  (Boy, the soliloquy he must have prepared if the Thunder wins the title this season.) More: Why OKC Thunder guard Adam Flagler isn't afraid to shoot his shot: 'Just a s...

Wojciech Szczesny hits impressive Barcelona landmark Wojciech Szczesny’s incredible season at Barcelona is set to break more new ground this weekend at home to rivals Girona. The former Poland international battled through a tough start to life to become the first choice goalkeeper at Barcelona, and he has started to deliver with his performances in 2025. Following a season-ending injury to first-choice stopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Hansi Flick made the bold move to bring Szczesny out of retirement, and the call looks increasingly shrewd. After surviving the initial furore over dropping Inaki Pena as No.1, to ease Szczesny into the starting line up, both manager and player are reaping the benefits. Barcelona have reached out to Szczesny’s camp to try and convince him on an extension for next season – and potentially into 2026/27 – but the final call will come down to the 34-year-old. His form has been a cornerstone for Flick and Barcelona’s push across three fronts in recent ...

Jacey Zembal New USF coach Bryan Hodgson flipped a pair of 2025 commits from Arkansas State to USF. Both prospects hail from Canada as well. Fort Erie International Academy (Ontario) Wing Tristan Beckford announced his decision to commit to USF on Wednesday. He was followed on Thursday by shooting guard Adriel Nyorha, who plays for Winston-Salem Christian in North Carolina. Beckford signed with the Red Wolves in December before reopening his recruitment following Hodgson's departure to USF. Hodgson offered the following thoughts on his signing back in December. "We are ecstatic to add a player of Tristan's caliber to our program," Hodgson said. "Tristan is both a highly-touted and highly-recruited student-athlete who ultimately chose to attend Arkansas State over several Big 10 programs. Tristan is already off to a phenomenal start to his high school season, and has the makings of a future all-conference caliber player in the Sun Belt. Tristan's ve...

Notre Dame Football's annual NFL Pro Day takes place this Thursday, March 27 in the Irish Athletics Center located in South Bend, Indiana. See below to find out which athletes are expected to participate and find out how to watch the 2025 Notre Dame Football Pro Day exclusively on Peacock . RELATED: Big Ten Spotlight: Comparing top 2026 standouts to NFL Draft prospects How to watch 2025 Notre Dame Football Pro Day: When: Thursday, March 27 Where: Irish Athletics Center in South Bend, Indiana Time: 12:30 PM ET Live Stream: Exclusively on Peacock Which Notre Dame prospects are expected to participate? QB Riley Leonard S Xavier Watts CB Benjamin Morrison DT Rylie Mills TE Mitchell Evans DT Howard Cross III LB Jack Kiser EDGE R.J. Oben RELATED: What we learned from first year of 12-team College Football Playoff Ten notable offers from Notre Dame’s Pot of Gold Day event Notre Dame offered four-star slot receiver Julius Jones at its Pot of Gold event. ...

Trace Carroll, who was teammates and best friends with Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham in high school, is returning to Scottsdale Chaparral to lead the football program. Carroll played for two of the greatest high school coaches in Arizona history, Ron Estabrook and Charlie Ragle. He played at the tail end of Estabrook's career and the start of Ragle's tenure at the school. He was an offensive lineman, next to future NFL tackle Taylor Lewan, on the 2008 team that reached the state final, before losing to Scottsdale Saguaro. The quarterback of that team, Spencer Stone, is actress Emma Stone's brother. "As a proud alumni and as a former football player at Chaparral for Ron Estabrook and Charlie Ragle, I look forward to continuing the program’s great success," Carroll said. Carroll, like Dillingham, got into coaching almost immediately after graduating from high school, helping Ragle out at Chaparral. He spent the past six years as a quarterbacks coach at P...

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire (Oli SCARFF) Thomas Tuchel has insisted Harry Maguire will "always be in contention" for England despite overlooking the Manchester United defender for his first two games in charge. The 32-year-old was a key member of Gareth Southgate's set-up, playing in three major tournaments before missing last year's Euros through injury. But the defender was not selected for Tuchel's first two matches in charge of England -- their World Cup qualifying wins over Albania and Latvia -- following a fitness issue sustained at the start of March. "I spoke to everyone who was not nominated and was on the (long) list," the England coach said when asked about the 64-cap defender. "I spoke to all of them to give them my direct feedback, why this is. It was a close decision. "We chose Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa. At the moment I think they are a little bit in a better rhythm and deserve to be with us, so two right-foote...

Arrowhead High School alumnus Mitchell Mesenbrink put a bow on his sophomore wrestling season at Penn State, finishing the year 27-0 and claiming the NCAA Division I championship at 165 pounds. Mesenbrink, the son of longtime Arrowhead wrestling coach John Mesenbrink, landed an 8-2 victory over Mike Caliendo of Iowa in the final Saturday. After finishing as runner-up in 2024, the transfer from Cal Baptist earned one of the two national titles by Nittany Lions wrestlers. Penn State also won the national team title with a record-setting 179 points, eclipsing its own record of 172.5, set last year. Mesenbrink was joined atop the podium by teammate Carter Starocci, who won the 184-pound championship. John Mesenbrink and Ben Askren, a two-time NCAA champion at Missouri, were both on hand to celebrate with Mitchell at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. John Mesenbrink and Askren, who went on to wrestle in the Olympics before a mixed martial arts career, co-founded the Askren Wrest...

After leading Drake men's basketball to an NCAA Tournament berth and a first-round upset of Missouri in his first season, Ben McCollum is headed to Iowa. McCollum was named as the Hawkeyes' new coach on Monday , succeeding Fran McCaffery, who spent 15 seasons in that role at Iowa. He'll take over a Hawkeyes program that finished with a 17-16 record this past season, tied for 12th in the Big Ten with a 7-13 mark in conference play. He'll have to do an instant rebuild, with seven players on this season's roster already entering the transfer portal -- and two members of Iowa's 2025-26 incoming class reopening their recruitments. On the other hand, Iowa is getting one of the fastest-rising young coaches in college basketball. McCollum, a former player at Northwest Missouri State, began his coaching career at his alma mater in 2009 and turned it into a national Division II power. After getting off to a slow start, McCollum led the Bearcats to 13 consecutive winn...

Swap deal brewing? Ex Chelsea boss identifies new Man Utd darling as ‘ideal’ profile Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee reportedly has a new suitor who is trying to prise him away from his band of supporters at Old Trafford. The Dutchman has been enduring highs and lows since making the move from Bologna to Man Utd last summer. But after being harshly cheered off the pitch by a section of the OT home crowd in December, he has now cemented himself as a bona fide favourite thanks to his vastly improving displays. While his scoring stats are far from impressive, his overall influence on the team has been largely positive as of late. Therefore, the Man Utd supporters can be heard singing the attacker’s name in almost every contest, even after missing the decisive spot-kick in the penalty shootouts against Fulham in the FA Cup. But while the Old Trafford fans would be happy to keep Zirkzee at Carrington, Antonio Conte reportedly wants him at Napoli. According to TuttoJuve , th...

Tanner Bibee emerged a central piece to the Guardians’ future last season. He’ll now remain in Cleveland until at least 2029. The Guardians signed the right-hander to a five-year contract extension through the 2029 season that includes a club option for 2030, the club announced Saturday afternoon. Bibee was set to become a free agent after the 2028 season. This extension eats up one and potentially two years of his free agent eligibility. For Bibee, it allows him to receive his first major payday without further injury risk. For the Guardians, it allows them to retain him for an extra season or two by giving him some early financial guarantees. Last year, Bibee took over as the club’s No. 1 starter after Shane Bieber needed Tommy John surgery , Gavin Williams missed most of the season with his own injury issues and Triston McKenzie lost his command to the point of needing to be sent to Triple-A Columbus. Bibee was recently named as the club’s Opening Day starter . This article...

The Alabama Crimson Tide were back in action Saturday afternoon for what was their most important game yet this season, facing off against the Green Bay Phoenix in the first round of the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament . Alabama 's third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the No. 5 seeded Crimson Tide went on to pick up a victory as well, defeating No. 12 seed Green Bay on Saturday by a final score of 81-67 in order to advance to the second round. In the win, Alabama had a pair of players score 20+ points in Aaliyah Nye and Zaay Green, who scored 23 and 22, respectively, while the Crimson Tide also shot a combined 47.8% from the field, as well as out-rebounded the Phoenix a combined 43-27. Karly Weathers also posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Sarah Ashlee Barker flirted with a triple-double, adding nine points, seven rebounds, and eight assists. With the win, Alabama now advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where they will play th...

Real Madrid star has quadrupled his transfer value A leading member of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid has this week seen his stellar recent efforts recognised when it comes to value on the transfer market. The player in question? Raúl Asencio. Defender Asencio is for his part of course in the midst of nothing short of an explosion onto the world stage of football. Afforded a chance to impress owing only to an injury crisis at the heart of Real Madrid’s backline, the 22-year-old has since taken full advantage, and more. Alongside Antonio Rüdiger, Asencio has quickly established himself as the most reliable defensive performer in Carlo Ancelotti’s star-studded squad. Despite his tender years and relative inexperience at senior level, the defender has looked completely unphased by the leap in demands, shining both in and out of possession. And as alluded to above, fresh off his first senior international call-up on the part of Spain, Asencio has this week seen ...

Arkansas offensive lineman Kobe Branham during the Dec. 27 win over Texas Tech at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. Arkansas Athletics Arkansas redshirt freshman offensive lineman Kobe Branham underwent surgery on his pec that will keep him out for the remainder of the spring, head coach Sam Pittman announced Thursday. "(It's) unfortunate because he's one of the best offensive lineman that we have, I mean he's a good player," Pittman said. "But we can develop somebody else and he'll be back for fall and all of those things." A 6-foot-5, 326-pound product of Fort Smith Southside High School, Branham was right in the mix for the starting right guard spot to begin the spring. He took reps with both the first and second team offensive groups at right guard, along with Keyshawn Blackstock. Branham was primarily a reserve lineman as a true freshman last season, but he did start in the 39-26 win over Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 27....

The Florida basketball program has flourished under head coach Todd Golden , with his emphasis on leveraging the transfer portal playing a key role in their success. The team finished the season with an incredible 30-4 record and won the SEC Tournament, a testament to Golden's ability to build a winning roster through experienced transfers. Every starter besides Alex Condon was a transfer portal acquisition for Golden and the Gators. Walter Clayton Jr. transferred from Iona, Will Richard came from Belmont, Alijah Martin transferred from Florida Atlantic University and Rueben Chinyelu was a former Washington State Cougar. Florida remains well-positioned to attract top-tier transfers, thanks in large part to its significant financial backing in Name, Image and Likeness deals. According to Joe Tipton, a national basketball reporter for On3, the Gators' NIL budget will be ranked among the highest in the SEC. View this post on Instagram A ...

Jalek Swoll secured an extension to his Factory Triumph contract, which will now see him with the team until the end of the 2026 SuperMotocross season. "I’m super-excited to announce my contract extension with Triumph Factory Racing," Swoll said in a news release . "I’m also really proud of what we’ve achieved together since I joined the team and I’m excited to keep building on what we’ve delivered so far. "I was in a really good place with my speed before my injury this off-season and I was ready to contend for wins, so when I’m back racing the goal remains the same. Being offered a contract extension while being injured isn’t something I’m taking for granted and I can’t wait to be back at the races with the team and showing everyone what we can do." Swoll was scheduled to ride in the Monster Energy Supercross 250 West division until he injured his Achilles tendon in a practice crash . He moved to the Eastern roster, but with the severity of the injury, he...

Arizona State hockey coach Greg Powers’ messaging for the rest of the season is simple yet powerful.  Every time you put on that jersey, it could be your last.  For the many veteran players without eligibility left, it’s a sobering thought.  “We believe if our guys play with that urgency and desperation of not making it their last, we love our chances against everybody,” Powers said. “We’ve been as good as everyone in the country for the last two-thirds of the season and if we play with a certain level of urgency and desperation, we like our chances.”  ASU has another chance to extend its season and potentially earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, Minnesota. The No. 2 Sun Devils will face No. 3 Denver in one semifinal on Friday after taking care of Minnesota Duluth in the quarterfinals last weekend.  Fans can catch Friday's 2 p.m. game on CBS Sports Network. ASU hockey vs Denver schedule, TV: How to watch NCHC s...

PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh State softball team is ready for a fresh season with a familiar twist as they build on their past success to chase new victories. Last year, the Cards ended with an 11-25 overall record and a 3-15 record in conference play. “Going based off of a tougher season last year, we want to try to bounce back and get back to those numbers we put up in 2023 and do anything we can to get the program back to the successful ways that it once had,” head coach Jessica Miller said. In the 2023 season, the Cards went 22-12 (11-7), making an appearance in the SUNYAC tournament, ultimately, they were eliminated by Cortland and Oneonta. While the Cards showed resilience on defense last season, execution on offense remained a challenge. “Last year offensively, we lacked the consistency piece. So, defensively we did what we had to do. We locked it down. We just couldn’t score the runs we needed when other teams put up,” Miller said. As they prepare for this season, junior...

After a rough stretch that saw them lose six games in a row , USC traveled to Michigan for their first Big Ten road series this weekend looking to get back on track. The Trojans were able to do just that, taking two of three from the Wolverines to pick up their first Big Ten series victory. On Friday, the Trojans jumped out ahead early, leading 7-1 after seven innings. Starter Caden Hunter continued his strong start to the year, allowing just one run on three hits over 6.2 innings. After the Wolverines cut it to 7-4 with three runs in the eighth inning, Ethan Hedges shut them down with a scoreless ninth to seal the contest. On Saturday, USC got another excellent pitching performance from Caden Aoki. Aoki allowed just two runs on four hits over seven innings, and the Trojans rallied for four runs in the eighth to earn a 4-3 comeback victory and take the series. Sunday was a completely different story, however. Pretty much nothing went right for USC, as Michigan jumped out to a 10-0 l...

0 shots on target: Liverpool must sell 28-year-old after League cup final horror-show Liverpool crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Newcastle United in today’s English League cup final.  Goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak kept Newcastle in the driving seat throughout the game. Substitute Federico Chiesa gave Liverpool a glimmer of hope in added time with a well taken goal. However, Liverpool were completely outplayed, outfought, and out thought during the course of the game and Newcastle were the deserved winners. There were several disappointing performances for Liverpool on the pitch today, but Portuguese International Diogo Jota continues to disappoint. His performance in the final might just have sealed his fate at the club. Diogo Jota put on a poor showing The 28-year-old did not manage to produce a single shot on target during his 57 minutes on the pitch. In addition to that, he had just 16 touches of the ball in that time. Jota put on a horror show against Newcastle...

Dino Toppmöller: “We fought against a lot of adversity” After a long delay in kickoff and a troubling second-half, Eintracht Frankfurt returned to winning ways in Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory in Bochum. 19-year-old Frenchman Jean-Mattéo Bahoya starred with a goal on the day he took the throne as Bundesliga’s fastest player. Meanwhile, Kauã Santos made five crucial saves. Dino Toppmöller shared his excitement about the lively game after full-time. “What a football match! It was a really good game with high intensity,” said the man who orchestrated the Eagles’ qualification to the Europa League quarter-final. “We were determined to show that we can not only play good football, but also hold our own and fight back. “We didn't have a good start to the game. Bochum did what we expected. They played very actively and forced second balls. We got our foot in the game with the first goal. We fought against a lot of adversity. In the end, it was a deserved win against a very solid VfL ...

BATON ROUGE — LSU football announced formatting changes to its annual National L Club Spring Football Game on April 12 inside Tiger Stadium. Following the team's fifth spring practice Saturday morning, Brian Kelly told reporters that LSU is transitioning its annual spring football game that caps the spring session and its 15 allotted practices to a "much more engaging event for our fans with our players." Kelly said that LSU's spring game "won't be a continuous game." The plan is to break the team's final practice up into more situational work. Kelly anticipates the Tigers working a lot more special teams into the game this year. GARRETT NUSSMEIER THIS SPRING What's the most important thing for LSU football QB Garrett Nussmeier this spring? BRIAN KELLY ON LSU'S TRANSFERS No buyer's remorse for LSU football's transfer portal class. Brian Kelly's early thoughts The idea, he said, is to allow the "spring game" to f...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Clark had 17 points in VCU's 76-59 victory over St. Bonaventure on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Clark had six rebounds for the Rams (26-6). Zeb Jackson scored 14 points, shooting 5 for 11 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Joe Bamisile had 13 points and went 6 of 16 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range). Melvin Council Jr. and Chance Moore led the way for the Bonnies (22-11) with 19 points apiece. Lajae Jones finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds. VCU took the lead with 15:19 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Clark led his team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 36-26 at the break. VCU pulled away with a 9-0 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 15 points. Jackson led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportra...