Month: October 2019

11:28 PM ET Associated Press BARRIE, Ontario — Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk is fighting stomach cancer. The 56-year-old former Winnipeg Jets star is getting chemotherapy treatment after taking a leave of absence as coach of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League in September. “The chemo has hit me pretty hard,” Hawerchuk
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9:44 PM ET Gervonta “Tank” Davis, who vacated his junior lightweight world title in September, will be back in the ring going for another belt in a heavier weight division in his next fight. Davis will take on Yuriorkis Gamboa for a vacant secondary lightweight world title on Dec. 28 in the main event of
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8:51 PM ET Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — ESPN Events has cut ties with an Albuquerque-based production company that signed on just weeks ago to sponsor the New Mexico Bowl. ESPN spokeswoman Anna Negron reportedly told the Albuquerque Journal in an email that it terminated the sponsorship agreement with DreamHouse on Friday and that the
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8:35 PM ET Mexican Grand Prix organizers say more women than ever are expected to attend this year’s Formula One race, thanks to the success of a Netflix fly-on-the-wall documentary series. Alejandro Soberon, president of promoters CIE, told reporters on Friday that data showed a 30% increase in female interest for a race that has
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8:05 PM ET CHIBA, Japan — Brooks Koepka was not on the commitment list for next week’s WGC-HSBC Champions after withdrawing from a PGA Tour event in South Korea on Oct 18. Koepka, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, slipped on wet concrete during the second round of the CJ Cup, where he was
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7:52 PM ET The stepdaughter of a UFC fighter has been reported missing, and law enforcement is seeking information on her whereabouts. Aniah Blanchard, the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris, was reported missing Thursday and last communicated with a friend Wednesday night, just before midnight, according to the Auburn (Alabama) Police Division. Harris posted
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