Month: October 2019

9:19 AM ET At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday’s light heavyweight world title bout between Canelo Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas? Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs), a middleweight champion, is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Daniel Jacobs in May.
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9:19 AM ET As the NBA’s investigation into the altercation between Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns begins, the Minnesota Timberwolves are rejecting the game officials’ designation of Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons as a “peacemaker” in the fracas, league sources tell ESPN. Referee Mark Ayotte told a pool reporter Wednesday night that Simmons was “deemed
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9:27 AM ET Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan — Defending champion Nelly Korda and Mi Jung Hur each shot 6-under 66 to share the first-round lead at the Swinging Skirts on Thursday. Korda, who earned her first LPGA Tour victory here last year, had three bogeys but made up for it with seven birdies and an
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6:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The NFL trade deadline came and went Tuesday. And Trent Williams, officially now, isn’t walking through that door. If the Cleveland Browns are going to pull themselves off the mat, they’re going to have to do so with what they have. With the breaking point on this season from
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7:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Michael Staten saw it before anyone else did. How Kyler Murray outthought and outmaneuvered his opponents. How Murray processed information, quickly solving problems. How he won gracefully and humbly and led by example. How he became popular despite being soft-spoken. And Staten saw Murray win. A lot. But not
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