Month: December 2018

4:10 PM ET Claressa Shields, the three-belt unified women’s middleweight world titleholder, added another significant line to her growing resume Monday when the Boxing Writers Association of America named her as the recipient of the 2018 Christy Martin Award for female fighter of the year. Shields, 23, of Flint, Michigan, won the second annual award
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5:14 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Dave Hakstol on Monday, the third-longest tenured coach in franchise history … wait, how is that even possible? He was hired in 2015. [Checks record book] Yikes. That is, like, a lot of head coaches right there. Anyway, the Flyers fired Dave Hakstol on
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2:46 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are bringing back reliever Matt Bush with a minor league contract as the right-hander recovers from elbow surgery. Texas said Monday that it has agreed to minor league deals with Bush, pitchers Zac Curtis and Tim Dillard, and infielder Chase d’Arnaud. They will report
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12:54 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have placed goaltender Cory Schneider on injured reserve with an abdominal strain. The Devils announced the injury Monday and recalled goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood from Binghamton (AHL). Schneider, who lost his starting job to Keith Kinkaid last season, has struggled this season after offseason
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12:12 PM ET Miami Dolphins running back Frank Gore is not expected to play again this season, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, perhaps ending the potential Hall of Famer’s NFL career. Gore had tests on his sprained foot Monday after leaving the Dolphins’ 41-17 loss to the MInnesota Vikings with the injury. The
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11:54 AM ET Jermall Charlo will defend his interim middleweight belt against late replacement Matt Korobov on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Premier Boxing Champions announced on Monday. Charlo was due to make his first defense against Willie Monroe Jr. in the main event of the PBC on Fox card, the
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11:37 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Watching the opening round of the fifth Formula E series in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, and taking on board the accompanying
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