Month: December 2018

7:24 PM ET Manny Pacquiao tuned 40 on Monday, the same day his team announced the three fights that will serve as the televised undercard for his secondary welterweight title defense against Adrian Broner on Jan. 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The co-feature of the Showtime PPV card will be a vacant
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8:11 PM ET The Houston Astros have agreed to a two-year, $32 million contract with outfielder Michael Brantley, according to multiple reports. Brantley adds a needed left-handed presence to the middle of the Astros’ lineup, which is heavily right-handed with key cogs Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa and George Springer. In the same way
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7:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took part in a morning skate Monday and is in the lineup for Monday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. Letang appeared to injure his left leg after colliding with Boston forward Joakim Nordstrom during the third period of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 overtime victory Friday.
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5:56 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is “ahead of schedule” as he recovers from surgery he had to repair a high-ankle sprain he suffered during the SEC championship game earlier this month, coach Nick Saban said Monday. “He’s doing well,” Saban said. “I think he’s probably ahead of schedule. He’s been
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5:18 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Dominick Cruz has another lengthy injury recovery ahead of him. The former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, who last week pulled out of next month’s scheduled bout with John Lineker, revealed Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show that he tore two ligaments in his right shoulder during sparring and will undergo
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4:48 PM ET Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort, who announced his retirement in May after a knockout loss to Lyoto Machida, now plans to fight again. “I am a free agent,” Belfort said on ESPN’s Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. “We are in conversation (with promotions). In 2019 I will come back.” Belfort, 41,
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5:00 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Oklahoma City Thunder have picked up the option on coach Billy Donovan’s contract for the 2019-20 season, the final year on his original five-year deal, a league source told ESPN. Donovan has a 150-96 (.610) record in his three-plus seasons with the Thunder, trailing only Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich
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4:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The women’s tennis tour has approved rule changes that involve seedings after a return from pregnancy. Former No. 1 players Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are recent new mothers on the tour. The WTA says players returning to the tour may use a “special ranking” for
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