Month: February 2022

1:50 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Ousmane Dembele has been an “exemplary professional” since he took over after restoring the France forward to the side following a standoff over his contract renewal. Dembele, 24, was jeered by Barca supporters earlier this month when he was an unused substitute in
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4:55 PM ET Roman Yaremchuk’s goal was enough to secure a draw for Benfica. Getty Roman Yaremchuk headed home from close range to secure a 2-2 draw for Benfica against Ajax, leaving the teams’ Champions League round-of-16 tie level at 2-2 following the first leg at Estadio da Luz. Yaremchuk reacted quickest after Ajax goalkeeper Remko
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5:08 PM ET A lightweight fight between Donald ”Cowboy” Cerrone and Joe Lauzon on April 30 has shifted to May 7, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The 155-pound bout was originally supposed to take place at a UFC Fight Night, most likely in Las Vegas, but will now take place on a UFC 274
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5:39 PM ET Associated Press Josh Jung, a top prospect for the Texas Rangers, had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, ending the third baseman’s chance of being an option for the big league roster this spring. Jung was lifting weights before the opening of the team’s minor league camp
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3:04 PM ET Associated Press PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says he has “zero complacency” when it comes to the threat of a Saudi-funded rival league, and he has a clear message for any player still tempted to leave. “I told the players we’re moving on and anyone on the fence needs to make a
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2:14 PM ET The Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation has medically suspended Adam Piccolotti for six months after the Bellator fighter posted an Instagram video of himself vomiting during his weight cut last week, director Mike Mazzulli said Wednesday. Piccolotti wrote on social media that he had thrown up “20-plus times” during the weight
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5:40 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — When Aaron Rodgers returned to the Green Bay Packers last July from his offseason hiatus, both sides made it easier to separate this offseason based on adjustments to his contract. General manager Brian Gutekunst on Wednesday, however, said that he never promised Rodgers that he would trade him
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4:25 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Julio Cruz, an original Seattle Mariners player from their inaugural season who later became a Spanish-language broadcaster for the franchise, has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 67. Cruz died Tuesday at his home, according to a statement from his family. Cruz played for Seattle and the
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4:05 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Premier Hockey Federation is increasing team salary caps for the rest of this season and next to go along with an expansion of the U.S.-based women’s league. The PHF announced all six teams can spend an additional $10,000 beyond the existing $300,000 cap this season to add
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