Month: February 2019

8:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Texas Longhorns and NFL quarterback Vince Young was arrested in Fort Bend County, Texas, early Monday on a charge of suspicion of driving while under the influence. Young paid a $500 bond and was released. Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Department told the
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7:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin has passed Sergei Fedorov as the top-scoring Russian player in NHL history. The Washington Capitals captain picked up his 1,180th point on T.J. Oshie‘s goal that opened the scoring Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks. Ovechkin broke the record in his 1,055th game, 193 games fewer than
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler has a concussion and will be out at least a week after a scary fall Monday night in Philadelphia. Coach Travis Green says Edler needed stitches but did not have any facial fractures after going to the ice head-first during a 2-1 loss
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8:38 AM ET Anthony Joshua is “very likely” to scrap his world heavyweight title defence scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium on April 13, promoter Eddie Hearn has said. WBA-WBO-IBF-IBO champion Joshua was due to step into the ring for the second bout in a two-fight deal at England’s national stadium this spring, but
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4:23 PM ET Former champion Tomas Berdych made a winning return to the Open Sud de France on Tuesday with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory over German qualifier Matthias Bachinger. Berdych, who won the hardcourt title in 2012, saved seven of the 11 break points he faced to win in 2 hours, 12 minutes. The
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4:49 PM ET Richard Commey, who won a vacant lightweight world title on Saturday night, has his next fight already signed for April 12, and it’s a big one, as long as his sore right hand is healthy. Commey is supposed to fight pound-for-pound king and two-belt lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko to unify their
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2:17 PM ET Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka fell in the first round in the Sofia Open in Sofia, Bulgaria, losing 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to Romanian Marius Copil. The Swiss, who has fallen to 57 in the rankings, won the first set in just 23 minutes after breaking Copil, but the Romanian became
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