Month: January 2019

10:18 PM ET The time is near for undisputed cruiserweight champion and 2018 ESPN.com fighter of the year Oleksandr Usyk to make a decision on what comes next for him, and it is not necessarily the move up to heavyweight that most expected. After Usyk, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist for Ukraine, won the
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9:42 PM ET The San Francisco Giants‘ waterfront home will have a new name beginning on Thursday. The Giants will announce a 20-year naming-rights deal with Oracle, the technology giant located in the Bay Area, Giants President and CEO Larry Baer told the San Francisco Chronicle. The ballpark has been known as AT&T Park since
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9:43 PM ET Stanford landed its highest ranked commitment since 2012 on Wednesday when 2020 offensive lineman Myles Hinton committed to the Cardinal. Hinton is the No. 8-ranked prospect overall, supplanting offensive lineman Andrus Peat, ranked No. 9 in 2012, as the highest ranked commit for the program in the past nine recruiting classes. “The
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6:53 PM ET As two-division world titleholder Badou Jack prepares for his next fight, he can’t help but think of the opponent from his last fight, former light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson, who remains hospitalized following a catastrophic brain injury suffered in a fight last month. On May 19, in Toronto, Jack challenged then-champion
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The NHL is giving Seattle’s future franchise a reward for its investment in bringing the league’s 32nd franchise to the city. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday the league has promised Seattle it will host the All-Star Game within its first seven seasons, with the team slated to
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep, as expected, were given the No. 1 seedings on Thursday when the Australian Open announced its singles seedings list. Andy Murray has been down and out a lot in the past year. And it would be a stretch to say he’s
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5:45 PM ET Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho — Idaho State University is investigating allegations of physical abuse and inappropriate communication by its football coaches. Idaho State safety Jayson Miller filed a formal complaint with the university on Nov. 14. Miller claims head coach Rob Phenicie twice hammer-punched his shoulder and assistant coach Jay Staggs sent
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6:32 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Toronto Raptors are signing free-agent guard Patrick McCaw for the rest of the season, league sources told ESPN. McCaw cleared waivers on Wednesday afternoon, sources said. McCaw, 23, has been the subject of some intrigue in recent weeks — a Golden State restricted free agent who signed a non-guaranteed
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