Month: July 2021

3:18 PM ET HOUSTON — For the third straight day of training camp, Deshaun Watson did not take part in team drills. Although the Houston Texans’ quarterback stood off to the side for most of practice, newly acquired QB Tyrod Taylor said Watson’s presence has not been a distraction. Taylor said Watson has “absolutely” been
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4:04 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA Board of Governors called for a constitutional convention in November on Friday with the goal of launching dramatic reform in the governance of college sports that could put changes in place as soon as January. Stung for years by criticism that it is too heavyhanded and out of
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2:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao’s battle with Errol Spence Jr. won’t be the only welterweight title fight on Aug. 21 in Las Vegas. Yordenis Ugas will defend his 147-pound title against Fabian Maidana in the chief-support bout on Fox pay-per-view, multiple sources tell ESPN. The other two matchups on the card: a fight
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5:00 AM ET Former Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell announced his retirement from boxing on Friday, saying that he “achieved more than I expected.” Campbell won bantamweight gold at London 2012 and turned professional after the Games, going onto fight for multiple lightweight world titles. “After a lot of thought and reflection, I have decided
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10:25 AM BST Rugby Australia has criticised what it termed the abuse of referee Nic Berry by South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus following the first test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions in Cape Town. Erasmus used 26 clips in an hour-long video critique of the match officials’ performance in Saturday’s
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