MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

White: UFC not for sale, but will ‘talk’ for $4 billion

Although UFC President Dana White explained again Wednesday that the mixed martial arts behemoth is not for sale, he left plenty of wiggle room.

“We’re not up for sale,” White said, who is from Maine. “We’re always working on deals and our expansion globally. I’ve been saying since this thing came out, no, we’re not for sale, but let me tell you what. If somebody shows up with $4 billion, we can talk. We can definitely talk.”

According to ESPN, “somebody” may have shown up with something like that kind of cash. Darren Rovell reported Tuesday there were at least four bidders while talks were in the “advanced” stage.

Brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, who own more than 80 percent of the privately held company, purchased it for $2 million in 2001. .

SOCCER

ENGLAND: In scenes of violence that revived memories of English soccer in the 1970s and `80s, Manchester United’s bus – surrounded by riot police – was pelted with objects as it crawled through hundreds of fans toward Upton Park for the team’s match against West Ham on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, West Ham apologized for the pre-game incidents, vowing to “work with the police to identify those responsible and ban them for life.”

TENNIS

ITALIAN OPEN: Roger Federer used his full array of shots in a 6-3, 7-5 win over Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the second round at Rome.

AUTO RACING

SUSPENSION: NASCAR suspended Kyle Busch’s crew chief and tire changer for one race for violating the lug nut policy during the team’s win at Kansas last weekend.

Adam Stevens was also fined $20,000 and placed on probation through the end of the year. Front-tire changer Josh Leslie is on probation until Dec. 31.

PREP SCHOOLS

GIRLS’ LACROSSE: Caroline Hernon and Kat Reid scored four goals apiece to lead Berwick Academy (6-2-2) to an 18-5 win over Beaver Country Day School (2-7) at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

HOCKEY

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Two Slovakian players were sent to the hospital, one with a broken leg, following a 4-2 loss to Belarus at St. Petersburg, Russia.