Month: March 2019

7:39 PM ET Klay Thompson, a week after apologizing to the Golden State Warriors‘ fan base for his remarks about their lack of energy at Oracle Arena, delivered another subtle poke Thursday, saying it’s important for him to remain focused on his day-to-day performance over the changing perceptions of media and fans. “At the end
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6:17 PM ET Last April, when Jarrett Hurd outpointed Erislandy Lara to unify junior middleweight world titles in the action-packed 2018 fight of the year, 154-pound contender Julian “J Rock” Williams won a decision against Nathaniel Gallimore in a title elimination bout on the undercard, a victory that secured him a mandatory shot at the
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8:40 PM ET Junior welterweight world titleholder Maurice Hooker on Thursday signed to extend his co-promotional contract with Roc Nation Sports and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The announcement of the deal came two weeks after Hooker scored a ninth-round knockdown and easily outpointed Mikkel LesPierre to retain his title for the second time on March
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3:35 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Tennessee Volunteers defensive back Kenneth George Jr. has been arrested for allegedly punching a police officer on the side of the head. The 22-year-old George is facing felony charges of battery on an officer and resisting an officer with violence and misdemeanor charges of resisting an
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3:04 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush has made a hole-in-one at a Dallas golf course that will soon host his institute’s Warrior Open honoring wounded U.S. military personnel. A photo posted Wednesday on Bush’s Instagram account shows the beaming 43rd U.S. president holding a golf ball on the green
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1:09 PM ET The Phoenix Suns have reached a deal to sign guard Jimmer Fredette, sources told ESPN’s Ian Begley on Thursday. It’s a two-year deal with a team option in the second year, sources said. The deal was first reported by 98.7 FM Arizona Sports. The 2011 Naismith College Player of the Year at
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12:31 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal is expected to make his return from a knee injury at the Monte Carlo Masters, after being included in the official list of players on Thursday. Tournament organizers announced the lineup for the clay-court tournament in Paris that begins April 14. Nadal has won it a
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11:58 AM BST Saracens will host future London derby matches against Harlequins at Tottenham’s new White Hart Lane stadium, according to the club’s director of rugby Mark McCall. The Premiership fixture was staged at Wembley in 2017 before it was relocated to West Ham United’s London Stadium last year. The London Stadium will once again
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12:05 PM ET From an undefeated former UFC fighter to a pair of cousins competing in the same weight class to a featherweight who once won 21 bouts in a year, the Professional Fighters League on Thursday revealed more than two dozen additional participants for its 2019 season. Among the returnees from last season is
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