Month: March 2019

1:50 AM ET Steve KimESPN CARSON, Calif. — In what was a highly unpopular decision Saturday night, Shawn Porter retained his WBC welterweight title via split decision over Yordenis Ugas. Porter won by scores of 116-112 and 115-113, while the third judge had Ugas winning 117-111. As Porter was announced as the winner, loud jeers
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3:46 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Even as the Los Angeles Lakers continue their fade from the playoff picture in the NBA’s Western Conference following Saturday’s 120-107 loss to the Boston Celtics, Staples Center is still an exceedingly pleasant place to watch a game. The gravitas of Lawrence Tanter’s baritone over the public address; the
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Yana Kunitskaya (12-4) defeated Marion Reneau (9-5-1) via unanimous decision in their women’s bantamweight fight on the UFC Fight Night Wichita prelims. All three judges scored the fight 29-28, and despite getting her nose badly bloodied, Kunitskaya earned her second straight win in the UFC following a debut loss to Cris Cyborg. Reneau, 41, has
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12:03 AM ET A-Rod and J.Lo are getting married. Former major league slugger Alex Rodriguez announced his engagement to actress and pop superstar Jennifer Lopez in an Instagram post on Saturday night. Rodriguez wrote in the post, “She said yes,” alongside a photo of Lopez’s hand with a massive diamond ring. Rodriguez, 43, retired from
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8:39 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Fran Quinn birdied three of the final holes in breezy conditions Saturday for a 4-under 67 and a three-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic. Tied for the first-round lead with Scott McCarron after a 64 in strong wind Friday, Quinn rebounded from a
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3:29 AM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka, both ranked No. 1 in the world, cruised to straight-set victories at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night. Djokovic beat Bjorn Fratangelo 7-6 (5), 6-2 in pursuit of a record sixth title in the desert. It was Djokovic’s 50th match
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6:43 PM ET A light heavyweight matchup between two recent title challengers in Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith will headline UFC Fight Night on June 1 in Stockholm, sources told ESPN. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the 205-pound matchup, according to multiple sources. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at Ericsson Globe
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