Month: September 2020

6:06 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Former world featherweight champion Lee Selby will meet George Kambosos Jr. in a final eliminator for the IBF world lightweight title on Oct. 31,
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8:54 PM ET Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed Monday on Inside Michigan Football’s radio show that offensive lineman Jalen Mayfield has been granted a waiver to return for the 2020 football season in October. Mayfield, a redshirt sophomore right tackle for the Wolverines, had opted out for the season and declared for the NFL draft
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8:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ injured reserve list is about to add two, possibly three more names. Tight end Jordan Reed (knee sprain) and linebacker Mark Nzeocha (strained quadriceps) are headed to short-term injured reserve, coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday. Defensive end Dee Ford, who has missed the past
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7:41 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Brandon Pirri in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, reuniting the forward with his first NHL team. The Blackhawks sent Dylan Sikura to Vegas for the 29-year-old Pirri, who split last season between the Golden Knights and Chicago of the American
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7:44 PM ET Ohio State Buckeyes All-American candidates Shaun Wade and Wyatt Davis have been cleared to play this season after opting back in. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said both players would be eligible during an interview on 97.1 FM in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. A team captain for the Buckeyes, Wade was listed
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6:36 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. He was 74. He died Saturday of complications from COVID-19 and had suffered from dementia in recent years, according to
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6:19 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Marcelino Ball provided a physical presence in Indiana’s secondary from the moment he stepped on the field in 2016. Now coach Tom Allen is looking for a replacement. Allen announced Monday that the fifth-year senior tore an anterior cruciate ligament during workouts last week and will miss the
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5:14 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts rookie receiver Michael Pittman Jr. is sidelined indefinitely after having unexpected surgery Sunday night to deal with compartment leg syndrome in his calf, coach Frank Reich said Monday. Pittman Jr., who was taken in the second round of this year’s draft, suffered what was initially called a lower leg
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6:50 PM ET New York Jets coach Adam Gase, under fire after an 0-3 start, remains committed to struggling quarterback Sam Darnold. “He just needs to keep playing,” Gase said Monday. “He needs to keep playing and keep fixing the mistakes that are made and really emphasize the things he’s doing really well, and just
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