Month: October 2019

9:43 PM ET The highly anticipated middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is in jeopardy. Costa underwent surgery on his left biceps in early October, his manager, Wallid Ismail, told ESPN. UFC president Dana White first revealed the surgery news on the YouTube show “The Schmo and The Pro.” According to Ismail,
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8:44 PM ET Penn State starting defensive tackle Antonio Shelton will be suspended for the Nittany Lions’ Nov. 9 game against Minnesota, coach James Franklin announced Tuesday night. Shelton appeared to spit on a Michigan State player and was ejected at the 7:30 mark of the fourth quarter against the Spartans on Saturday. The Big
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7:58 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets didn’t make any deadline trades Tuesday, but they have a mess to clean up — a potential rift between star safety Jamal Adams and first-year general manager Joe Douglas. Adams attacked Douglas on Twitter late Tuesday, saying he told Douglas last week that he
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7:19 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz‘s $12 million option for next season has been exercised by the Minnesota Twins. The 39-year-old designated hitter agreed in January to a contract with a $14 million salary for 2019 and the club option. He hit .311 with a team-high 41 homers and had 108 RBIs
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6:36 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ disappointing season has taken another weird turn, this time involving an off-the-cuff comment by CEO Christopher Johnson that blew up into embarrassing headlines. Before Sunday’s loss in Jacksonville, Johnson spoke to a small group of Jets fans in the crowd. One of them said
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6:09 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Looking for reinforcements at an extremely thin linebacker position, the Oakland Raiders looked to their recent past and signed Brandon Marshall on Tuesday. Marshall, an offseason signing coming off a season-ending knee injury with the Denver Broncos, was perhaps the Raiders’ most surprising cut at the end of training
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6:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Fans in Washington and Houston may be excited, but the rest of the country is reacting to the World Series with a collective yawn. Through the first five games, the World Series has been averaging 11.6 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. That puts it on pace
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