Month: December 2022

4:06 PM ET Alycia Baumgardner’s first defense of her WBC, IBF and WBO titles will come against Elhem Mekhaled as the co-feature on the Amanda Serrano-Erika Cruz card on Feb. 4 in New York City, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The Baumgardner-Mekhaled fight will be for the undisputed junior lightweight title. WBA champion
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4:42 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — Matt Powledge is returning to Baylor as defensive coordinator after a season away at Oregon. Bears coach Dave Aranda announced the hire Thursday. Powledge replaces Ron Roberts, who was fired after the 6-6 regular season and has since become defensive coordinator at Auburn for new coach Hugh
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4:29 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Michigan running back Donovan Edwards appears ready to continue his streak of breakout games ahead of the Wolverines’ College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against TCU. The sophomore running back suffered an undisclosed hand injury against Nebraska earlier this season and has been playing in a cast since then. On Tuesday,
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4:07 PM ET Texas Tech senior linebacker Dimitri Moore responded Thursday to Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s accusations that Moore spit on and possibly used a racial slur in the direction of one of his players Wednesday during the TaxAct Texas Bowl. “I can’t state strongly enough that these accusations are false,” Moore said in
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2:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Sidney Crosby will be appointed as an officer of the Order of Canada, officials announced Thursday, as the Pittsburgh Penguins captain receives one of the country’s highest honors. Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup champion who helped Canada win two Olympic gold medals, is among 99 new appointments. His selection
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2:40 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Dallas Cowboys will be without Tony Pollard for Thursday night’s game against the Tennessee Titans because of a thigh bruise, according to multiple sources. Pollard, who was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career last week, leads the Cowboys with 988 yards rushing
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2:55 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts took part in practice Thursday — the first time he has been seen on the field since injuring his throwing shoulder against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 18. Hurts participated in individual drills during the portion of practice open to the media, throwing a number of
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1:00 PM ET The Tennessee Titans are expected to start Joshua Dobbs at quarterback in Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, a source confirmed to ESPN. Dobbs, signed off the Detroit Lions‘ practice squad eight days ago, is getting the start over rookie Malik Willis, who has struggled in his three starts this season.
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5:30 AM ET Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from competitive football since February. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The Russian Football Union (RFU) will hold an executive committee meeting on Friday to discuss resigning from UEFA — European football’s governing body — in order to move to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), sources
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9:19 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said Karim Benzema is excited and motivated to prove himself with Real Madrid after an injury-hit start to the season culminated in him being sent home early from France’s World Cup campaign. Benzema suffered a thigh injury three days before France were due to play
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