Month: November 2018

10:20 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Vikas Krishan, a two-time Olympian and the most decorated amateur boxer in Indian history, signed a multiyear promotional agreement on Thursday to turn pro with Top Rank. Krishan — “The Indian Tank” — is on hand for Friday night’s Maurice Hooker-Alex Saucedo junior welterweight world title fight that headlines
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9:57 PM ET ESPN News Services The Texas Rangers and veteran catcher Jeff Mathis have agreed to a two-year contract, The Athletic reported Thursday. The deal is pending a physical. Mathis, who turns 36 in March, is regarded as one of the game’s top defensive catchers. That has made up for his shortcomings at the
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The Seahawks trail the Packers 21-17 after an up-and-down first half for Seattle. The down included some of their sloppiest play on offense of the season. Chris Carson lost a fumble on the first play to set up a Green Bay touchdown, Russell Wilson missed at least one and maybe two touchdown throws, and the
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9:26 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick certainly didn’t want a penalty last week. But even he has to admit that sometimes he performs even better when he’s frustrated. Case in point: While he
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8:56 PM ET California announced it has canceled Thursday’s men’s basketball game against Detroit Mercy because of unhealthy air quality in the region brought on by wildfires. The Air Quality Index reading near Berkeley has reached as high as 248, a level at which “serious consideration should be given to rescheduling the activity or moving
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8:51 PM ET Eric D. Williams COSTA MESA, Calif. — The waiting and watching was the hardest part for Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa. Bosa practiced as a limited participant for a second straight day Thursday and could be available for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos after missing the first nine games
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Amy Olson had a simple explanation for her brilliant start at the CME Group Tour Championship. “I don’t have any bad memories,” she said. Playing the LPGA’s season-ending event for the first time, Olson was flawless with nine birdies and no dropped shots on her way to
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7:23 PM ET Patrick Mahomes might have ketchup for life if he’s able to set a single-season record with 57 touchdown passes this season. Heinz Ketchup, which has used “57 varieties” in its advertising, tweeted the promise to Mahomes on Thursday after the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback told ESPN’s Seth Wickersham of his love of
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6:59 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Carmelo Anthony‘s brief stop with the Houston Rockets is over, the team confirmed on Thursday. Anthony, a 10-time All-Star forward, will part ways with the team after playing only 10 regular-season games. “After much internal discussion, the Rockets will be parting ways with Carmelo Anthony and we are working toward
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