Month: September 2018

11:59 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have introduced an odd-looking new team mascot — a 7-foot fuzzy creature named Gritty, with a wild, orange beard. The character’s debut triggered an outpouring of comments online, including “Good luck sleeping tonight, Flyers fans” and comparisons to ZZ Top and the Muppets. Twitter users
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11:42 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Aaron Altherr left the game after spraining his right big toe and bruising the knee while running full stride into the fence as he tried to catch a home run by Colorado’s David Dahl. Altherr was tracking the two-run homer in the fourth inning
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10:59 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — First-round draft pick Alexander Alexeyev has signed a three-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. The team announced the deal with the defenseman on Monday. It has an average annual value of $925,000. The 18-year-old from Russia was taken with the 31st overall pick in
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10:22 PM ET Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas receiver Jonathan Nance says he will redshirt this season and transfer from the program in December. Nance, a senior who started six games in the 2017 season, made the announcement on Twitter early Monday after playing four games this season. The decision coincides with college football’s
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9:54 PM ET Associated Press METAIRIE, La. — Anthony Davis swatted away the notion that his decision to hire new representation meant he was setting the stage for a change of scenery. With three seasons left on his contract and five All-Star nods to his name, Davis’ leverage to control where he plays is growing.
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8:51 PM ET The rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin on Sept. 15 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas sold approximately 1.1 million pay-per-view buys, multiple industry sources have told ESPN. That means the fight, a razor-close majority decision victory for Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) to lift the unified middleweight world title from
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5:42 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Alexander Gustafsson, who five years ago gave former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones his toughest challenge in one of the greatest bouts in UFC history, wants to fight a rematch in New York on Nov. 3 — at an event that still does not have a main event. UFC president
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5:58 PM BST South Africa’s confidence has been boosted after beating world champions New Zealand away but they still need to work on converting chances as they prepare to face Australia this weekend, scrumhalf Faf de Klerk said on Monday. The Springboks revived their Rugby Championship campaign with a rare 36-34 win over the All
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