Month: October 2019

2:24 PM ET Undisputed women’s welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus, widely viewed as the No. 1 female fighter in the world pound for pound, has signed a multifight promotional contract with Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn. Hearn announced the deal Tuesday, but he did not say when or against whom Braekhus would next fight. However, a
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2:16 PM ET The UFC is searching for a new main event for next month’s card in Moscow. Junior dos Santos, who was scheduled to headline the Nov. 9 card versus Alexander Volkov, has been forced to withdraw from the event after recently contracting cellulitis, a skin infection, on his left shin, according to his
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1:06 PM ET No one swung a golf club quite like seven-time majors champion Arnold Palmer, and now the U.S. Postal Service is immortalizing The King’s swing on a nationwide postage stamp. The stamp, which will be included in the 2020 catalog, features James Drake’s action photograph of Palmer at the 1964 U.S. Open at
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10:13 AM ET Former lightweight world titlist Anthony Crolla has an opponent for his farewell fight: Frank Urquiaga. Crolla plans to say goodbye to his fans with a final fight at his hometown Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on Nov. 2 (DAZN) in the co-feature of the card headlined by undisputed women’s lightweight world champion
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10:04 AM ET The Lake Show has been playing non-stop at U.S. sportsbooks, leaving bookmakers staring at sizable liabilities on the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship. As the season tips off, more money has been bet on the Lakers to win the title than has been bet on any other team at
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9:46 AM ET The XFL’s inaugural season will open Feb. 8 with a game between the D.C. Defenders and Seattle Dragons in Washington, D.C., according to a full schedule the league released Tuesday morning. The game will be televised on ABC. Each of the XFL’s eight teams have been divided into two divisions. They will
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