Month: October 2019

9:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Professional Fighters League says it has instructed prominent MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz not to attend any of its postseason events until a resolution is reached on a battery citation Abdelaziz received at a recent PFL show. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department cited Abdelaziz for battery at PFL’s
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8:59 PM ET Unified welterweight world titleholder Errol Spence Jr. was intoxicated when he crashed his Ferrari at a high rate of speed in a one-car accident on Oct. 10, according to Dallas police. Spence, who was originally in intensive care but now is out of the hospital, has been charged with driving while intoxicated,
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8:59 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week with piqued interest in finding new ways to compensate college athletes. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., spent Wednesday drumming up support for a proposed bill that could make it possible for all U.S. college athletes to accept endorsement money as early
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8:40 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says quarterback Brian Maurer‘s status for the Volunteers’ Saturday matchup at No. 1 Alabama will be a game-time decision after the freshman sustained a concussion last week. Pruitt had said Monday that Maurer had taken some reps at the previous night’s practice and
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8:40 PM ET Jim Hughson, lead NHL announcer for Sportsnet in Canada, apologized on Wednesday for his comments two weeks ago that made light of Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews‘ disorderly conduct charge. Matthews, 22, was charged in May in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, for what police say was an incident involving a
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6:25 PM ET Associated Press FRENCH LICK, Ind. — Helen Alfredsson added the Senior LPGA Championship to her U.S. Senior Women’s Open title, rallying Wednesday at cold and windy French Lick Resort to sweep the two major championships of the season. Two strokes behind Juli Inkster entering the day, Alfredsson closed with a 2-under 70
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5:50 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise has released initial pricing for club seats, with details on general ticket prices coming in 2020. The team said club seats will each cost between $285 and $355 based on a 44-game season ticket package. The club seats will be on three-, five- or
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