Month: March 2019

6:00 PM ET Associated Press The New England Patriots say Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino has died. Bellino died on Thursday at the age of 81. Neither the team nor the Heisman Trophy Trust, which reported the death on its website, specified a cause of death. The Navy halfback was nicknamed the “Winchester Rifle,” after
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1:06 PM ET UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has signed a new, multi-fight deal with the UFC, according to her manager Roger Allen. Shevchenko (16-3) is scheduled to defend her 125-pound title against Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on June 8 in Chicago. She has fought exclusively in the UFC since 2015. Exact terms of
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4:42 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas running back Pooka Williams has agreed to diversion terms for a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that court records filed Thursday show the agreement requires him to complete 40 hours of community service by Nov. 30. He also must submit to a domestic
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4:41 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia Tech football player Brandon Adams, 21, was participating in a dance routine when he collapsed and died last weekend, police said Friday. Atlanta police spokesman James H. White III said there was nothing in Adams’ autopsy to indicate foul play and no evidence to warrant a criminal
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9:33 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Roger Federer won a battle of the ages Friday, beating 19-year-old Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Miami Open. Federer, a three-time tournament champion, advanced to the final Sunday against defending champion John Isner. The age gap with Shapovalov was the largest
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4:51 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Defending champion John Isner earned a return trip to the Miami Open final by hitting 21 aces and defeating 18-year-old Canadian qualifier Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) on Friday. Isner won his only ATP Masters title a year ago. His opponent Sunday will be the
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4:11 PM ET Former lightweight world titleholders Robert Easter Jr. and Rances Barthelemy both want another belt and they will face each other in order to try to obtain it. Easter and Barthelemy, who is also a former junior lightweight world titleholder, will meet for a vacant secondary 135-pound title on April 27 in the
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