Month: October 2018

12:08 AM ET Manny Pacquiao made it official Monday, announcing that he has signed with adviser Al Haymon and will be part of his Premier Boxing Champions stable. Pacquiao, the only boxer to win world titles in eight weight classes, had been promoted by Top Rank’s Bob Arum — Haymon’s fierce rival — for the
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11:37 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins receiver DeVante Parker distanced himself from comments made by his agent Sunday that called coach Adam Gase “incompetent.” Parker stressed multiple times that his agent, Jimmy Gould, does not speak for him when he said, among other things, that his client is healthy and should be playing
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11:26 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Portland Trail Blazers opened their season with home wins over the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs at the Moda Center. On Monday, they hosted the Washington Wizards – and the dress code was a little different. CJ “Jason” McCollum Cameron Browne/NBAE via
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8:58 PM ET BOSTON — In his first defense, junior lightweight world titlist Tevin Farmer polished off James Tennyson so easily in the fifth round on Saturday night at TD Garden that co-promoters Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing and Lou DiBella said he could be back in the ring possibly as soon as December. Whether
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9:28 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — During 18 major league seasons as a catcher and four more as a manager, Brad Ausmus developed a strong gut instinct about nearly everything that happens on a baseball field. While spending the past year out of a dugout, Ausmus developed a deeper understanding of how traditional
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7:06 PM ET Eddie Alvarez says his decision to leave the UFC and sign with One Championship last week wasn’t too difficult. Not when the contract is, he says, a guaranteed eight-figure deal. “When I left the table at the UFC and said I wanted to go and explore, this is the deal I had
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7:52 PM ET The University System of Maryland board of regents on Friday received the results of a long-awaited investigation into the culture of the Maryland football program, but has refused to share the findings yet with Maryland university president Wallace D. Loh, according to a report by the Washington Post. The Post, citing multiple
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4:54 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville coach Peter Laviolette pulled out a bull’s head to lighten the grind of the 82-game NHL regular season and challenge the Predators to get a couple of road wins. Win both games in western Canada, and Laviolette would put on the bull’s head while talking to
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