Month: March 2019

6:43 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — International team captain Ernie Els has named K.J. Choi, Trevor Immelman and Mike Weir as his final three assistants for this year’s Presidents Cup. Els had already named Geoff Ogilvy as one of his assistant captains for the event at Royal Melbourne from Dec. 9-15. Choi will
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6:24 PM ET Phil MurphyESPN Video Great Britain’s first UFC champion is now its first Hall of Famer. The UFC announced Michael Bisping (31-9) as the first inductee of 2019 during Saturday’s event in London. He’s the fifth member of the Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing, joining Forrest Griffin, BJ Penn, Urijah Faber and Ronda
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4:04 PM ET ESPN+ will be the exclusive distributor of UFC pay-per-view events in the United States through 2025, ESPN and the UFC announced on Monday. This will make ESPN+ the single point of purchase for consumers for top UFC events, and extends the partnership between the companies for two additional years. The deal begins
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4:58 PM ET Heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder, pursued by various broadcasters and offered deals worth as much as $120 million, has decided to remain with longtime broadcast partner Showtime, at least for now. Wilder and mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale, whose long-simmering acrimony will carry the promotion, were on hand at a news conference Tuesday
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4:01 PM ET Miami quarterback Tate Martell is eligible to play immediately after the NCAA approved his waiver request, the school announced Tuesday. we aren’t ready yet.. but we will be! oh btw… I’M ELIGIBLE TO PLAY! pic.twitter.com/jSr9wmwiqi — TATE MARTELL (@TheTateMartell) March 19, 2019 Martell, who transferred to Miami from Ohio State in January,
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3:57 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The first day of play at the Miami Open’s new site has been washed out because of rain. Twelve women’s matches, all on outer courts, were postponed Tuesday because of daylong showers. Men’s play is scheduled to begin Wednesday, when the first center court match is
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11:34 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will get a chance to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. One player already has said he won’t attend. Minutes after the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Tuesday night, forward
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2:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Capitals will go to the White House on Monday to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship. The team did not announce the decision, but a spokesperson confirmed it to multiple media outlets Tuesday. The Washington Post first reported the move. The Capitals will continue the NHL’s tradition of
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