Month: February 2022

11:30 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO —Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant broke the franchise record for most points in a regular-season game with 46 on Saturday night as he powered his team to a 116-110 victory over the Bulls. Morant broke Mike Miller‘s previous record (45 points) set in 2007. The third-year guard set
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10:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The four governing organizations responsible for overseeing boxing title matchups around the world — the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO — announced in a joint statement that they won’t sanction any such bouts in Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine. Currently, two Russians hold major titles. Dmitry Bivol, ESPN’s
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6:17 PM ET Carlos Vela was back in dominating form, delivering all three goals as LAFC earned a 3-0 victory against the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday in the season opener for both clubs. Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau needed to make just one save while earning the shutout in his LAFC debut. Vela had five goals
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2:41 PM ET A late goal from Karim Benzema rescued a 1-0 win for Real Madrid at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday and allowed the LaLiga leaders to extend their advantage at the top of the standings. They are now nine points clear of second-placed Sevilla, who will play third-placed Real Betis on Sunday. – ESPN+
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2:42 PM ET Man City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko wears jersey with flag of his native Ukraine on front. Getty Images Manchester City and Everton players took to the field wearing Ukrainian flags before their Premier League game on Saturday, while there were anti-war messages at stadiums elsewhere following Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine. City players walked out before
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6:29 PM 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 Josh Taylor escaped defeat and kept hold of his four world super lightweight titles thanks to a controversial split points decision victory over Jack
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8:51 PM ET Glover Teixeira will have to wait a little longer for his first title defense. Originally scheduled for UFC 274, Teixeira will now face Jiri Prochazka in a UFC light heavyweight title fight at UFC 275 in June, sources confirmed Saturday with ESPN. Teixeira discussed the new date earlier Saturday in an interview
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