Month: September 2019

3:25 AM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Washington State coach Mike Leach has never been one to hold his thoughts. After two tough losses, including a 38-13 thrashing by No. 19 Utah on Saturday night, Leach let loose on his feelings about his team and its performances, describing the Cougars as “fat, dumb,
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2:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN LOS ANGELES — It was a welterweight unification clash that won’t soon be forgotten. Errol Spence Jr. added the WBC belt to go along with his IBF title with his victory over Shawn Porter at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The scores read 116-111 twice for Spence, and 115-112 for
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2:12 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Lin Yuxin of China made birdie from the bunker on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat defending champion Takumi Kanaya and win the Asia-Pacific Amateur for the second time. Lin won the first playoff in the 11-year-history of the Asia-Pacific Amateur and joined Hideki Matsuyama as the
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1:47 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It took Gegard Mousasi five years. But he finally got his revenge on Lyoto Machida. Mousasi, one of the world’s best MMA middleweights, beat Machida via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) in the main event of Bellator 228 on Saturday night at The Forum. It was a rematch of
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1:41 AM ET Errol Spence Jr. unified two welterweight world titles with a split-decision victory over Shawn Porter on Saturday. Judges Steve Weisfeld and Ray Danseco had the fight for Spence 116-111 and judge Larry Hazzard had it for Porter 115-112. It was a back-and-forth bout and a clear leading candidate for fight of the
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Craig Burley thinks Arsenal’s attacking players can cause problems for Man United’s depleted roster. Alexis Nunes and Don Hutchison break down Man City’s win over Everton and discuss if they need to address their defence in the transfer window. Craig Burley thinks the January transfer window could be catastrophic for Barcelona. Jurgen Klopp feels Liverpool
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11:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES — David Benavidez said all along he was going to knock Anthony Dirrell out and take back the super middleweight world title he once held. Benavidez did just that in a dominating performance, as he stopped a bloody Dirrell in the ninth round when Dirrell’s corner threw in the towel
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11:51 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Milwaukee closer Josh Hader gave up a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Brewers lost to Colorado 3-2 in the 10th Saturday night, preventing them from catching St. Louis atop the NL Central. The Brewers will go into Sunday’s regular-season finale one
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11:54 PM ET Before welterweight world titleholders Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter meet to unify belts at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, many good fights will take place on the undercard. Anthony Dirrell puts his WBC super middleweight world title on the line against David Benavidez and Mario Barrios faces Batyr Akhmedov
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