Month: July 2020

1:35 PM ET The UFC has been forced to change next weekend’s main event. The Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana headliner has been canceled after Aldana was forced to withdraw. The current plan, according to sources, is to rebook Holm and Aldana for an Oct. 5. main event. As a result, the Derek Brunson vs.
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3:02 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA football oversight committee is asking the association’s board of governors to avoid making a decision later this week on whether to conduct fall championships as college sports tries to find a path to play through the coronavirus pandemic. A letter dated July 21 was sent by committee chairman
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2:53 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Carlton Haselrig, a Pro Bowl right guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1990s who is also the only wrestler in NCAA history to win six individual national championships, died Wednesday. He was 54. Pat Pecora, who coached Haselrig to heavyweight division championships at both the NCAA
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2:37 PM ET The NFL confirmed Wednesday that if fans are allowed at NFL games this season, they will have to wear masks. Brian McCarthy, the league’s vice president of communications, tweeted: For those wondering, yes, it is league-wide: fans at NFL games this season will be required to wear face coverings pic.twitter.com/D139KGKQ4r — Brian
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2:36 PM ET With the Toronto Blue Jays yet to receive approval from the state of Pennsylvania to play home games in Pittsburgh, the team is now looking at alternative options, including going to the city of each scheduled opponent and playing as the home team, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. The Blue
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2:13 PM ET Alex Scarorough Toledo head football coach Jason Candle has tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Wednesday. Candle, who is not experiencing any symptoms, will self-isolate for the next 10 days. The 40-year-old is the first FBS coach to publicly announce a positive test. “I recently tested positive for COVID-19,” Candle
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2:00 PM BST Aramide Oladipo Leicester Tigers wing Nemani Nadolo has criticised a supporter of “casual racism” after the fan suggested the club should sign “players with names we can pronounce.” The club made five new signings on Monday including Nadolo’s Fiji international teammate Kini Murimurivalu. The supporter responded to the club’s Facebook post of
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1:50 AM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is confident of silencing his critics this weekend when he makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon. On Saturday night (Sunday afternoon AEST), the Australian will face Britain’s Darren Till (18-2-1) — who is making just his second appearance at 185 pounds — on Fight Island
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