Month: October 2018

6:20 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have assigned forward Martin Necas and defenseman Haydn Fleury to their AHL affiliate in Charlotte. In a corresponding move Wednesday, the Hurricanes recalled forward Clark Bishop from Charlotte. The 19-year-old Necas, the team’s first-round pick in 2017, was sent down a day after he
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6:02 PM ET Featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov has been replaced by Michael Johnson for a bout against Artem Lobov on Oct. 27 in Moncton, Canada, the UFC announced Wednesday. Tukhugov (18-4) is a teammate of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. He was involved in the postfight skirmish involving Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Oct. 6
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3:45 PM ET While unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez is set to get back to business by fighting secondary super middleweight world titlist Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 armed with a brand new record-breaking contract with sports streaming service DAZN, his rival and former champion, Gennady Golovkin, is taking his time figuring out his
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2:41 PM ET Florida State defensive end Janarius Robinson tried to put into words what he saw in Panama City upon returning to his home with his family after Hurricane Michael. “It just really looked like someone dropped a nuclear bomb on us,” Robinson said as he met with reporters in Tallahassee before practice on
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1:51 PM ET Retired, undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather says a boxing match against undefeated UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is “happening,” although he has not offered any further details. Mayweather (50-0) retired from boxing in August 2017, immediately following a lucrative contest against UFC star Conor McGregor. His name has been linked to a comeback fight
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1:41 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Kyle Larson already faced a likely must-win situation Sunday at Kansas Speedway, and it became even more urgent as NASCAR penalized him 10 points for his team using unapproved metal tabs while repairing
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