Month: February 2020

3:25 PM ET UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will attempt to defend his title in enemy territory, when he meets Brazilian legend Jose Aldo in Brazil later this year. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Monday the 135-pound championship fight will headline UFC 250 on May 19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Additional sources confirmed
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3:31 PM ET After losing Brett Pesce to a long-term shoulder injury, the Carolina Hurricanes shored up their defense by acquiring Brady Skjei from the New York Rangers and Sami Vatanen from the New Jersey Devils. The Rangers get a first-round draft pick for Skjei. New Jersey gets forward Janne Kuokkanen, defenseman Fredrik Claesson and
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3:38 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights acquired veteran goaltender Robin Lehner from the Chicago Blackhawks in the final hour before the NHL trade deadline on Monday. Vegas sent goaltender Malcolm Subban, prospect Slava Demin and a second-round draft pick to Chicago to complete the deal. Before the trade was announced, Lehner thanked Blackhawks fans
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4:05 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks knew Madison Bumgarner lives on a ranch but were unaware of his recently revealed side career as a rodeo participant. Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias “Mason Saunders” and won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in December, he confirmed to
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3:24 PM ET Scott Cochran, who had been Alabama’s head strength and conditioning coach under Nick Saban since Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, is leaving to take a job at Georgia coaching special teams. Saban confirmed the move Monday. “Scott did a really good job for us here and was a big part of
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3:31 PM ET After losing Brett Pesce to a long-term shoulder injury, the Carolina Hurricanes shored up their defense by acquiring Brady Skjei from the New York Rangers and Sami Vatanen from the New Jersey Devils, according to multiple reports. The Rangers get a first-round draft pick for Skjei, according to reports. New Jersey reportedly
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3:38 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights acquired veteran goaltender Robin Lehner from the Chicago Blackhawks in the final hour before the NHL trade deadline on Monday, according to multiple reports. As the deadline hit at 3 p.m. ET, Chicago’s return for Lehner was not immediately clear. Lehner has been a bright spot in goal
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3:48 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs were largely quiet at the trade deadline, but they did keep one of their own, signing defenseman Jake Muzzin to a four-year contract extension. The deal has an annual average value of $5.625 million. According to TSN, over $16 million of the deal comes in the form of
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