Month: January 2019

2:35 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — A fan of mixed martial arts while growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, Los Angeles Chargers receivers coach Phil McGeoghan uses a unique technique to help his players get separation: hand-to-hand combat. “It’s something we’ve evolved with and developed over the years, and it’s led me to some really
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11:36 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State defensive lineman Kenny Willekes says he’s returning for his senior season. pic.twitter.com/AfAv6moukv — Kendrick4️⃣8️⃣ (@kennyw97) January 9, 2019 Willekes, who broke his leg in the Spartans’ Redbox Bowl loss to Oregon, said on Twitter on Tuesday night that he doesn’t want his career at
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10:45 PM ET A deal for a fight between welterweight world titleholder and pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford and Amir Khan is close to being finalized, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday night. “Everything looks good,” Arum said. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to make an announcement next week. It’s not done until it’s
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9:58 PM ET The UFC has added a strawweight matchup between Michelle Waterson and Karolina Kowalkiewicz to its UFC Fight Night event on March 30, according to UFC president Dana White. White broke the news of the 115-pound bout to ESPN on Tuesday. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at Wells Fargo Center
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9:47 PM ET The WBC, which has long been at the forefront of drug testing and fighter safety among boxing’s major sanctioning organizations, is stepping up its commitment to making sure fighters safely make weight. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman on Tuesday unveiled a series of initiatives the sanctioning body has instituted beyond its already long-established
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7:59 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen will miss at least two weeks with a shoulder injury. The team placed Steen on injured reserve Tuesday before hosting the Dallas Stars. Steen injured his left shoulder on an open-ice hit from Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas in the first period
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8:24 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Flyers have tied an NHL record with Mike McKenna becoming their seventh goaltender to play this season. McKenna started Tuesday night against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. Brian Elliott, Michal Neuvirth, Calvin Pickard, Alex Lyon, Anthony Stolarz and Carter Hart have also tended goal
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7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services The Plantation course at Kapalua might look the same when Xander Schauffele returns next year to defend his title. But it probably won’t play the same. Kapalua is shutting down the course next month for Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw to begin a restoration project that will include a
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5:42 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finalizing a deal to make Bruce Arians their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Arians, who retired following the 2017 season coaching the Arizona Cardinals, has spent the 2018 NFL season working as a game analyst for CBS. In Tampa Bay, he
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