Month: February 2019

8:18 PM ET UFC 234 will mark Robert Whittaker‘s first title defence on home soil, but Israel Adesanya says it’s his showdown with Anderson Silva that saw the card sell-out in “minutes.” The countdown is on to what is Australia’s biggest UFC event since 2015 when Holly Holm handed global superstar Ronda Rousey her first
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6:08 PM ET When former three-division world titleholder Abner Mares withdrew last Wednesday from his shot at junior lightweight world titlist Gervonta Davis, he cited an elbow injury he had suffered in a sparring session as the reason. While Mares did indeed have discomfort in his right elbow, Mares has admitted that the real reason
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6:06 PM ET PHOENIX — Doing something no one has done since Wilt Chamberlain was terrorizing the paint, James Harden scoffs at the notion that his 30-point scoring streak is draining for the Houston Rockets guard. “Nah, nah… Why, because I’m scoring the ball more?” Harden replied when asked if his streak of 26 straight
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The No. 72 worn by former Syracuse defensive lineman Tim Green will be retired at halftime of next season’s home opener against defending national champion Clemson. Green, the Orange’s career sacks leader with 45.5, will join a short list of former players who have had their numbers
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4:31 PM ET Left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins has agreed to a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal includes an invitation to major league spring training. The news was first reported by the New York Post. It’s a homecoming for the 35-year-old Blevins, who pitched for the A’s
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4:32 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR announced Monday that it will disqualify race-winning cars that break the rules this season, confronting its longtime culture of cheating with a stringent new penalty system. “If you are illegal, you don’t win the race,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer. “We cannot allow
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