Month: October 2018

The Sharks will host the Golden Lions in Durban on Saturday afternoon in the first Currie Cup final, with both teams coming off comfortable wins. The Sharks put 41 points past the Griquas in a dead rubber, while the Lions secured their semifinal after a win over the Pumas in Nelspruit. The same fixture at
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2:07 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Changes in equipment can be uncomfortable for an NHL goalie, one of sports’ ultimate creatures of habit. But the league’s latest tweak to goalie gear has them feeling hurt, quite literally. “You honestly don’t want to get hit in the arm. It leaves bruises,” Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop told
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1:57 PM ET Michael DiRoccoESPN Staff Writer Close Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be without their best offensive player for at
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1:28 PM ET LAS VEGAS — If two-weight UFC champion Georges St-Pierre wishes to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for an unprecedented third title, he’ll need to go through a contender first. That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who says the promotion has no interest in booking St-Pierre (26-2), arguably the greatest fighter of all time,
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12:37 PM ET Matt Willis Close ESPN Staff Writer Matt Willis has been a studio researcher at ESPN since 2006, working on “NASCAR Now” and “SportsCenter,” among other shows. He graduated from Ithaca College in 2006 with a degree in journalism. While there, he worked on ICTV, on shows such as “Ya Think You Know
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12:45 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White says he has not been contacted by anyone associated with Floyd Mayweather regarding a boxing match against Khabib Nurmagomedov, despite both camps expressing interest in public. “Don’t pay attention to it,” White told ESPN. “First of all, the Mayweather team has not approached us at
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12:35 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kyle Larson remains 36 points behind the current cutoff spot heading into the elimination race Sunday at Kansas Speedway as Chip Ganassi Racing lost an appeal Friday of a
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12:10 PM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur became the first player from her country to reach a WTA final on Friday, and she will next face Daria Kasatkina for the Kremlin Cup title. Jabeur, the 2011 junior champion at the French Open, beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals.
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11:54 AM BST David Pocock has crowned his stellar return to international rugby by claiming the John Eales Medal as Australia’s most outstanding player. The champion back-rower collected his second medal despite only playing eight of the 13 Tests during the voting period, which began on last year’s spring tour of Japan and Europe. Pocock
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