Month: August 2019

5:04 PM ET The door seems very much open for one of the most anticipated trilogy fights in MMA history. Conor McGregor took to Instagram on Tuesday to congratulate Nate Diaz for his win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 on Saturday night. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion waited until Tuesday to write
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3:50 PM ET Ronda Rousey was most recently involved in pro wrestling, but there was nothing staged about this. The former UFC and WWE champion nearly lost her middle finger recently while filming the Fox show 9-1-1, she posted Tuesday on Instagram. The post was accompanied by a gruesome photo showing a part of the
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2:12 PM ET ATLANTA — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is touting the simplicity of the new format that will decide the FedEx Cup champion, even if it goes outside the conventional playing of a golf tournament. And he’s not making any apologies for major championship winners Tiger Woods and Shane Lowry not being at
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1:39 PM ET WBO light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev will face Anthony Yarde in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The fight will air live on ESPN+ at 12:30 p.m. ET. Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) won his first 175-pound WBO world title
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12:25 PM ET In the aftermath of DeMarcus Cousins‘ knee injury, the Los Angeles Lakers are bringing in two former All-Star centers — Joakim Noah and Dwight Howard — to evaluate in individual workouts in Los Angeles, league sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The workouts will also include veteran Mo Speights, league sources said. Another
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11:39 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves reliever Jacob Webb is likely done for the season after being placed on the 60-day injured list with an ailing right elbow. The 26-year-old Webb had been one of the most effective pitchers in Atlanta’s bullpen, with a 4-0 record, 2 saves and a 1.39 ERA in
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11:48 AM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida and Miami have scheduled a home-and-home series for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, renewing an in-state rivalry that used to be an annual affair. The Gators and Hurricanes made the joint announcement four days before they usher in the college football season against each other in
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