Month: June 2020

Jun 25, 2020 Boxing legend Roberto Durán tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday and remains in a hospital in Panama City, Panama, where he was admitted due to a viral infection. “My father’s tests have just arrived and confirm that he is positive for COVID-19. Thank God he is not having symptoms beyond something
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7:12 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior welterweight contender Ivan Baranchyk suffered an undisclosed injury during a sparring session on Thursday, forcing his July 7 bout against Jose Zepeda to be postponed. The 10-round fight was scheduled to headline a Top Rank on ESPN card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. “I don’t
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6:55 PM ET Clemson announced Friday that 14 football players tested positive for the coronavirus over the past week, bringing the total number of cases on the team over the past month to 37 — roughly one-third of the roster. Including the football players, Clemson athletics reported 19 total cases this week. Since beginning testing
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3:22 AM ET The UFC fighter involved in a controversial corner situation wants critics to stop blasting his coach. Max Rohskopf told his coach and head cornerman, Robert Drysdale, to end Rohskopf’s fight nine times during the one-minute rest period between the second and third rounds at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Rohskopf
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5:55 PM ET One of the reasons UFC bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera has not fought in more than a year was revealed Friday: Rivera said he and his wife both had the coronavirus two months ago. Rivera told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he tested positive for COVID-19 in April and that his wife, Samantha, contracted
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4:58 PM ET Associated Press The Baseball Hall of Fame museum has reopened after being shut for more than three months. Closed on March 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Hall welcomed visitors on Friday in Cooperstown, New York. Face masks are required for all staff and guests. The shrine is selling tickets that
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