Month: September 2022

3:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Sunny Edwards will defend his 112-pound title against Felix Alvarado on Nov. 11 in Sheffield, England, the champion’s promoter, Probellum, announced on Thursday. Edwards (18-0, 4 KOs) was in talks for a title unification bout with Julio Cesar Martinez, ESPN’s No. 1 flyweight, but no deal was reached. Instead, Edwards
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2:26 PM ET The Texas Tenth Court of Appeals in Waco ruled Wednesday to uphold the 2015 sexual assault conviction of former Baylor football player Samuel Ukwuachu, ending several years of appeals that bounced back and forth between state courts. The justice wrote that the court found “no reversible error” after Ukwuachu claimed his due
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12:38 PM ET New Orlean Saints quarterback Jameis Winston (back/ankle) and wide receiver Michael Thomas (foot) missed their second straight practice this week in London, while Jarvis Landry returned to practice after missing Wednesday. Winston and Saints coach Dennis Allen both anticipated Winston would practice Thursday, he was not in attendance again, leaving Andy Dalton
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1:07 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Nose tackle Michael Pierce is undergoing arm surgery Thursday, becoming the fourth Baltimore Ravens player to suffer a season-ending injury in the first three weeks of the season. A source confirmed that Pierce made the decision to have surgery Wednesday night. Pierce tore his left biceps in the
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1:08 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive tackle DJ Reader was officially placed on injured reserve Thursday, the team announced. Reader left the team’s Week 3 win over the New York Jets with a left knee injury. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Reader injured an MCL. However, he will not need surgery and is expected
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2:25 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was not at the media portion of Thursday’s practice one day after sitting out practice with a quad injury, leaving his status for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals in question. A league source told ESPN it’s too early to say what McCaffrey’s
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1:22 PM ET Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will continue to be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa as originally scheduled, the NFL announced Thursday. The NFL had selected U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as a contingency site for the game after the Bucs had evacuated the
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1:11 PM ET The NCAA placed Air Force‘s football program on probation for two years Thursday and issued other penalties for recruiting violations committed during COVID-19 dead periods. The NCAA said the Air Force Academy and four individuals involved in the alleged violations reached an agreement with enforcement staff about penalties. A fifth unnamed individual
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11:19 AM ET Russian NHL players from the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators will be permitted to play games in Prague, despite the Czech government having previously said they weren’t welcome there due to the war in Ukraine. Nashville and San Jose are set to play regular-season games Oct. 7 and 8 at Prague’s
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