Month: May 2019

6:21 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 GLASGOW, Scotland — Josh Taylor set up a world title unification fight with Regis Prograis after controlling Ivan Baranchyk for most of a unanimous
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6:38 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Jonny Venters, the left-hander whose comeback from his third Tommy John surgery helped him win the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award last year, has been released by the Atlanta Braves. The 34-year-old Venters had a 17.36 ERA after giving up nine earned runs in 4
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5:59 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR will not recommend changes after extensively analyzing how Kyle Larson‘s car got airborne during a late-lap accident and spin at Talladega Superspeedway last month. Larson was hit by William Byron‘s No. 24 car on the final lap of the race. As Larson spun, his back wheels
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5:23 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 GLASGOW, Scotland — Naoya Inoue strengthened his grip on the bantamweight division with a crushing two-round victory over Emmanuel Rodriguez in their world title
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5:19 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Bruins were able to sweep Carolina in the Eastern Conference final without captain Zdeno Chara. Now they’re hoping 10 days off before the start of the Stanley Cup Final will be enough time for the defenseman to return. The title round begins May 27 when Boston will
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4:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — After dropping the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, the Toronto Raptors returned home knowing the odds — at least historically — are against them in their matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. But when told that 94 percent of the teams with 2-0 leads have gone
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2:59 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley had two lumps surgically removed from his throat this week. Kelly says an initial biopsy on the lumps was inconclusive, so doctors removed a couple of “decent-sized” lumps on Thursday. The 35-year-old was put on the injured list May 9, five days
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2:27 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — An attorney preparing a lawsuit against Ohio State University on behalf of more than 50 former athletes who allege they were sexually abused by a team physician told The Associated Press on Saturday that most of his clients were football players from the Buckeyes‘ storied program, including
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1:31 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Colombia’s former Davis Cup captain, Miguel Tobon, has been suspended for a year and fined $20,000 by the Tennis Integrity Unit for accepting payoffs in return for tournament wild-card entries. The TIU says Tobon was found guilty of “negotiating to sell, or attempting to sell, wild cards for
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