Month: January 2019

4:43 PM ET A lightweight fight between Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza will headline UFC Fight Night on March 30 in Philadelphia, the promotion announced Tuesday. After UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo’s 32-second finish of bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw in their Jan. 19 superfight, the two titleholders have swapped spots in the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA
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3:44 PM ET Former middleweight world titlist Billy Joe Saunders had his six-month suspension for a failed drug tested lifted by the WBO and the sanctioning organization named him its 160-pound mandatory title challenger in a ruling it issued Tuesday. Despite a Round 1 TKO loss in his last bout and not much success as
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3:56 PM GMT England have added centre Jonathan Joseph to their Six Nations training squad, the Rugby Football Union announced on Tuesday. Joseph has not played for England since the final match of the Six Nations last year, which saw Ireland win the Grand Slam at Twickenham. The Bath back, who has been capped 40
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1:23 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The home of the Milwaukee Brewers will be renamed when MillerCoors’ naming rights expire following the 2020 season. MillerCoors said in a statement Tuesday the rights to Miller Park will go to American Family Insurance beginning in 2021. MillerCoors said American Family proactively pitched the Brewers “an incredibly
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1:12 PM ET American Lucy Li is among the players announced Tuesday as accepting invitations to the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, which will have its final-round staged at the home of the Masters on April 6. Li, 16, who was the youngest player to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, is among 66
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1:22 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints fans are having their say. After a stunning missed call by officials helped to keep the Saints out of the Super Bowl, jilted fans have been reacting in various ways — from lawsuits and petitions to billboards in Atlanta and boycotts throughout the New Orleans area.
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11:53 AM ET Phil MurphyESPN Video ESPN MMA analyst Chael Sonnen fought three times for UFC gold. “The American Gangster” breaks down deciding moments from the best finishes at UFC Fight Night: Henry Cejudo vs. TJ Dillashaw. Henry Cejudo defeats TJ Dillashaw by first-round TKO to defend his UFC flyweight title Henry Cejudo came right
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