Month: February 2019

10:54 PM ET The World Boxing Super Series announced on Tuesday that the bantamweight semifinal between world titlist Emmanuel Rodriguez and secondary titlist “Monster” Naoya Inoue will take place on May 18 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. However, it remains to be seen if the fight will actually happen on that date or
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10:41 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Veteran David Ferrer of Spain advanced in the Argentina Open on Tuesday, beating eighth-seeded Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 7-6 (13), 6-3. Ferrer, a 36-year-old who has been ranked as high as No. 3, has pledged to retire in May. Also on Tuesday, fifth-seeded Joao Souza of
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9:48 PM ET Monty McCutchen, the NBA’s vice president of referee development and training, disagreed with the National Basketball Referees Association’s defense of a no-call of a seemingly obvious travel violation by the Washington Wizards‘ Bradley Beal on Monday. McCutchen, who has held the position since 2017 after an on-court career as a ref for
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8:48 PM ET The purse bid for the rematch between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury, which was scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed for a second time as the sides get closer on a deal that could be only days away. “Things have gotten delayed a little, but as far as
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8:41 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Barring a last-minute change, Tiger Woods appears headed to next week’s WGC-Mexico Championship in Mexico City. ESPN Deportes’ John Sutcliffe reported the news via Twitter and said “a plan has been put in a place” to welcome Woods to the tournament, one he would play for the first
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8:44 PM ET Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Raiders have had their first talks about returning for one final season in Oakland since the city filed suit over the team’s planned move to Las Vegas. Oakland Coliseum executive director Scott McKibben said Tuesday that he met with Raiders president Marc Badain last week about
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