Month: February 2020

8:52 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Heavyweight world titlist Deontay Wilder made his walk to the stage first, and when lineal champion Tyson Fury joined him moments later, all of the niceties and mutual respect they have shown each other throughout the buildup to their rematch was out the window. Instead, the two giants went
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8:30 PM ET Dominant UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will look to defend her title next against Joanne Calderwood at UFC 251 on June 6, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 125-pound championship fight, per sources. The UFC has not finalized a location or venue just yet, although sources say it
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8:55 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams are promoting Sophie Luoto to director of football operations, a source confirmed to ESPN. Luoto fills a role that
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8:09 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Teenage wild card Brandon Nakashima beat qualifier Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday to become the youngest quarterfinalist at the Delray Beach Open in 12 years. The 18-year-old Nakashima, from San Diego, is playing in his first tour-level tournament. With two wins this week, he’s the
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7:50 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors prepare for Stephen Curry‘s return to the floor next month, they do so emboldened by the fact that they never considered shutting him down for the season after he broke his left hand on Oct. 30. As some critics and fans wonder whether allowing
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7:46 PM ET It is a “good assumption” the NBA will use a target score to end next season’s All-Star Game after experimenting with the concept for the first time on Sunday, Byron Spruell, the NBA’s president of league operations, told ESPN Wednesday in New York. That is not set in stone yet, as league
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6:25 PM ET Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers on Wednesday said, “I can defend myself” and that he doesn’t need extra security from Major League Baseball during the 2020 season. “I don’t know how they would,” Fiers told The Athletic on Wednesday. “I’m not asking for extra security. I’m here to play baseball and I
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Pirates‘ Pablo Reyes was suspended 80 games on Wednesday under the major league drug program following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Boldenone. He became the second player in three days suspended for Boldenone, which is sold under the brand name Equipoise and is
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6:10 PM ET NFL owners and players are holding separate meetings this week regarding the status of the league’s collective bargaining negotiations, and those meetings could result in votes to approve or reject the current CBA proposal, sources close to the negotiations told ESPN. Sources said that both sides are working to reach a decision
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6:45 PM ET If and when a new collective bargaining agreement is finalized — and there is now mounting optimism it could be done sometime in the next week — it is expected to change the NFL’s playoff structure as it is currently constituted for next season, league sources told ESPN. Under the current CBA
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