Month: November 2022

7:01 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Steven Alker played golf around the world on whatever tour would have him. He started at home in New Zealand in 1989, had stints on the PGA Tour, in Europe, Asia, Canada, minor league circuits — anywhere he could keep alive the dream of playing professional golf. Alker’s
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12:37 AM ET NEW YORK — Zhang Weili became China’s first UFC champion in 2019, when she took the strawweight title from Jessica Andrade. On Saturday, she also became China’s second UFC champion. Zhang (23-3) reclaimed her 115-pound championship by submitting Carla Esparza (19-7) in the second round of their strawweight title fight, which co-headlined
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7:51 PM ET Cal fired offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave and offensive line coach Angus McClure on Sunday, as the team has dropped six straight and fallen to 96th nationally in scoring. “I felt these changes to our coaching staff were needed and made them with the best interest of our football program in mind,” coach
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6:39 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward didn’t think anything of Minkah Fitzpatrick‘s discomfort at the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ walk-through on Saturday. Heyward has come to know Fitzpatrick as a little ornery, so the veteran defensive lineman was surprised to learn in a text from the Steelers safety later in the afternoon that he had surgery
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6:25 PM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — Rafael Nadal‘s bid to win one of the few titles missing from his glittering career started poorly as he was beaten in straight sets by eighth-seeded Taylor Fritz in their opening match at the ATP Finals on Sunday. After a close-fought opening set, Fritz dominated the second
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6:22 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — A year Nelly Korda would like to forget is ending with the American star in a familiar position as the No. 1 player in women’s golf. Locked in a battle with Lexi Thompson along the back nine, Korda pulled ahead with birdies on the 16th and 17th
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5:44 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped YouTube star Deji Olatunji in the sixth round of an exhibition boxing match on Monday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mayweather, after playfully throwing punches at Olatunji’s body over the first two rounds, began to deliver shots with slightly more power in Round 3. Mayweather played
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