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Vancouver to host UFC 289 on June 10; Main event still TBD

The UFC is heading back to Canada for the first time in nearly four years.

Expert picks and best bets: What are the best plays for UFC 287 and PFL 2?

Middleweight champion Alex Pereira goes for his first UFC title defense as he takes on former division champ Israel Adesanya at UFC 287. The event takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN+).

Projected No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston among 15 players to attend WNBA draft

Projected No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston is one of four South Carolina Gamecocks players who will attend the WNBA draft on Monday at Spring Studios in New York City. In total, 15 players — all projected to be first- or second-round picks in ESPN's latest mock draft — will be at the three-round draft, which will be televised from 7 to 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Five teams that could stop an Astros World Series repeat

A Google search for "Houston Astros" and «evil empire» generates more than 1 million results, with headlines such as: «Are the Houston Astros the new evil empire of baseball?» and «Jose Abreu signing helps Astros approach evil empire status» and «The new evil empire: Houston Astros look to erase stain of cheating scandal.»