Month: January 2019

4:17 PM ET Oleksandr Usyk, who was crowned the undisputed cruiserweight world champion, has been voted winner of the 2018 Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year award in balloting results announced by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs), who was also the ESPN and Ring magazine fighter of the year
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4:11 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is officially cleared to compete in the state of Nevada. The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously in favor of granting Jones a one-fight, conditional license on Tuesday, which will keep him eligible to compete even if he tests positive for the specific,
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10:55 AM ET Demian Maia, arguably the best grappler in the UFC today, has done a bit of everything in his esteemed career. His elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills have seen him submit some of MMA’s most feared fighters over the years, and he has competed for a title belt on multiple occasions. Maia will make
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3:28 PM ET The European Tour and players who are participating in this week’s inaugural Saudi International golf tournament have received criticism in the wake of the decision to go ahead with the event despite the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last fall. The Washington Post writer, who was living in the United States at
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3:06 PM ET The Oakland Athletics announced Tuesday that they have hired former Mets’ general manager Sandy Alderson as senior adviser to baseball operations. “I am really excited to return to the A’s and the Bay Area,” Alderson said. “His mentorship and friendship have been invaluable to me over the course of my career, and
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1:53 PM GMT Bulls and South Africa lock R.G. Snyman has undergone ankle surgery and will miss the opening two months of of the season, his Super Rugby franchise has announced . Snyman returned to the Bulls at the weekend from a brief stint at Honda Heat in Japan, where he sustained an ankle injury.
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2:03 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Jordan Martinook to a two-year contract extension worth an average of $2 million per season. General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday that Martinook’s extension will begin next season. The 26-year-old has 10 goals and three assists in 50 games while leading
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