Month: May 2019

10:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver exited Sunday’s 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants because of forearm tightness after pitching five innings of six-hit ball. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said the severity of Weaver’s injury wasn’t immediately known. “We’re going to obviously continue to evaluate him,” Lovullo said.
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10:07 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC has surprisingly released former ranked middleweight contender Elias Theodorou, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday night. Theodorou’s release was first reported by Brazilian website Combate. Theodorou (16-3) lost to Derek Brunson by unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Ottawa earlier this month. The Canada native was
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9:42 PM ET Houston Texans linebacker J.J. Watt announced his engagement to professional soccer player Kealia Ohai on Sunday night. Watt, 30, posted photos of the proposal to his social media accounts. The couple first confirmed they were dating in October 2016. Ohai, 27, is the captain of the Houston Dash in the National Women’s
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5:22 PM ET Carlos Canizales retained his secondary junior flyweight world title by lopsided unanimous decision over Sho Kimura in the main event of a world title doubleheader on Sunday in Fuzhou, China. Canizales (22-0-1, 17 KOs), 26, of Venezuela, used his movement and angles to frustrate Kimura, who pressed the action but could rarely
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Bronte Law shot a 3-under 67 and held off a series of challengers Sunday to win the Pure Silk Championship by two shots for her first career victory on the LPGA Tour. The 24-year-old Englishwoman, a former star at UCLA, held a share of the lead after
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6:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros utilityman Aledmys Diaz is likely headed to the 10-day injured list after hurting his hamstring on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, manager AJ Hinch said. Diaz has been starting at second base with All-Star Jose Altuve sidelined with a hamstring injury. Diaz exited the Astros’ 4-1
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6:27 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Na birdied four of the first eight holes and shot a 4-under 66 to cruise to a four-shot victory over Tony Finau at Colonial Country Club on Sunday. The South Korean-born American opened with a two-shot lead and was in front by at least that
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6:27 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson wrote on Facebook Sunday that he is facing a four-game suspension for a failed test in March of the NFL’s substances policy. Watson, who had originally planned to retire after the 2018 season, explained the situation in detail on Facebook. “After my
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6:19 PM ET Associated Press PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Ken Tanigawa overcame a three-shot deficit on the back nine to pass defending champion Paul Broadhurst and win the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday. In only his second year on the senior tour and some 15 years after giving up playing professionally, Tanigawa shot an even-par 70
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