Month: September 2018

12:39 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama coach Nick Saban has been proud of the way Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts have handled the split quarterback duties this season, and Saban said his plan is to continue using both for the remainder of the season. Can Texas A&M threaten No. 1 Alabama? Will Stanford or
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12:16 AM BST Star winger Rieko Ioane has committed to the All Blacks for four more years in a significant win for New Zealand Rugby. The 21-year-old, who has scored 18 tries from 18 Tests, was the subject of intense offshore club interest but has chosen to remain at his Super Rugby team the Blues.
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12:11 AM ET The UFC will have a new female flyweight champion after UFC 231 on Dec. 8 in Toronto. Valentina Shevchenko is set to take on former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant belt, the promotion announced late Thursday night. Nicco Montano held the belt until she had to withdraw from a UFC
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9:10 PM ET NEW YORK — After months of verbal jarring, physical altercations between teams and a smashed bus window, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov finally stood face to face. McGregor, the brash Irishman who at one point held UFC titles in both the featherweight and lightweight divisions, and Nurmagomedov, the current lightweight champion, took
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8:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — Chris Paisley birdied four of the last five holes for a 10-under 61 and the first-round lead Thursday in the season-ending Web.com Tour Championship. The South African Open winner in January for his first European Tour title, Paisley played the back nine first at Atlantic Beach
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Sep 21, 2018 Conor McGregor has signed a new six-fight deal with the UFC, president Dana White told ESPN on Thursday. Terms were not disclosed, but White said the deal could make McGregor the most money in the sport, especially given his pay-per-view appeal. The six fights include the matchup with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC
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7:28 PM ET Middleweight Diego Pacheco, a 17-year-old, eight-time amateur national champion from Los Angeles and much sought-after prospect, is turning pro. Unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua went through the paces of a public workout on Wednesday at York Hall in London, just days before he will make his sixth defense against Alexander Povetkin.
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