Month: September 2018

4:47 PM 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 Callum Smith knocked out George Groves in the seventh round to be crowned WBA world super-middleweight champion in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS)
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5:34 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Former All-Pro defensive back Wes Hopkins, who played his entire 10-year NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, has died. He was 57. The team announced his death Friday. No cause was given. Hopkins spent his entire NFL career in Philadelphia, starting 125 games. Hopkins ranks fifth on
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4:08 PM BST KweséESPN Staff Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau will miss the Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Polota-Nau was named to start the game despite being “managed” through the week with a “hamstring niggle”, but he failed a fitness test on Friday. Folau Faingaa replaces Polota-Nau to make his
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3:56 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Whether running back Leonard Fournette plays against the New York Jets won’t be determined until Sunday because the team wants to give his injured right hamstring as much rest as possible. The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1) have listed Fournette as questionable for the game against the Jets (1-2) at TIAA
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3:10 PM BST Western Province host the Sharks at Newlands in the only Currie Cup fixture this weekend, and the result may well decide which team tops the log. With the two remaining undefeated teams this season – each boasts a 4-0 record -separated at the top of the table only by points difference, KweséESPN
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3:25 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. — Daniel Hemric flirted with going to other teams but will replace Ryan Newman in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richard Childress Racing starting in 2019. Hemric is second in the
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2:38 PM ET ESPN staff PARIS — The pressure is on Team USA now. The Americans entered this Ryder Cup as the favorites. And now, after Europe’s stunning turnaround in the afternoon foursomes session on Friday, the U.S. comes into Day 2 reeling and facing a two-point deficit. ESPN Senior Writer U.S. Captain Jim Furyk
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