Month: August 2019

11:54 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, once hailed as the baddest man on the planet, urged the Alabama football team in a raw, impassioned speech to not make the same mistakes that he made to derail his career and send his life spiraling out of control. “It was all an
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Aug 9, 2019 Bill ConnellyESPN Most of the teams in college football’s preseason top 10 have experienced the “second-year leap” at some point over the past 20 years. During that span, Nick Saban at Alabama, Kirby Smart (and Mark Richt) at Georgia, Bob Stoops at Oklahoma, Jim Tressel at Ohio State and Urban Meyer at
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10:15 AM ET Associated Press ELMONT, N.Y. — The New York state board responsible for economic development has approved a $1.3 billion project to build a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders at Belmont Park. Newsday reports the six members of the Empire State Development board voted Thursday in favor of the complex that
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10:15 AM ET Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Northern Trust, he announced Friday. “Due to a mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness, I have to withdraw from the Northern Trust,” Woods said in a statement. “I went for treatment early Friday morning, but unfortunately I’m still unable to compete.” Woods made
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8:59 AM ET McLaren will return to full-time IndyCar racing in 2020 in partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Chevrolet. The British team will be renamed Arrow McLaren Racing SP, entering two Chevrolet-powered cars in next year’s championship. No drivers were mentioned. Former Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran, the sporting director of McLaren
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8:42 AM ET UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Liz Carmouche both made weight on Friday morning for their title fight headlining Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Montevideo, Uruguay. Shevchenko (17-3) hit the scale at 124.5 pounds for her second defense of the belt she won in December. Carmouche (13-6) came in right
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