Month: October 2019

8:48 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons hit the first 3-pointer of his NBA career in a preseason game against the Guangzhou Long-Lions on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-10 point guard pulled up from deep beyond the arc seconds before halftime with the Sixers up big. He was treated to rapturous applause by the home
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8:04 PM ET Some NHL teams placate their fans with free hats or magnetic schedules. The Philadelphia Flyers, however, know what their fans really want: the opportunity to smash a flat-screen television with a hockey stick. The Flyers announced on Tuesday that the Wells Fargo Center now has a “Disassembly Room,” the first-ever “rage room”
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7:42 PM ET Fans looking to attend Notre Dame‘s game at Michigan now have a unique way to get tickets and a place to stay. The Goodyear Blimp has partnered with Airbnb, offering three separate one-night stays inside the blimp that will also include two tickets to the matchup between the Wolverines and the Irish
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7:35 PM ET After a winless start to the regular season, the San Jose Sharks are hoping an old friend named Patrick Marleau can bring some stability. GM Doug Wilson announced that the team will sign the 40-year-old Marleau, who is the franchise leader in games (1,493), goals (508) and points (1,082). The deal is
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6:27 PM ET The mad scramble to find a short-notice opponent for 2018 fighter of the year and former undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk to fight in his heavyweight debut is over. Usyk will face Chazz Witherspoon in a scheduled 12-round fight on Saturday night (DAZN) at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Matchroom Boxing
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6:42 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved the sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs. News outlets report the commission on Tuesday unanimously approved Churchill Downs’ bid to buy Turfway Park for $46 million. Churchill President Kevin Flanery says the purchase is a $150 million investment in
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5:22 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk is expected to miss four to six weeks with a sprained left medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The Niners announced the injury and time frame on Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after Juszczyk suffered the injury in a 31-3
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4:32 PM ET Junior bantamweight world titlist Jerwin Ancajas will make his eighth defense when he faces Jonathan Rodriguez on Nov. 2, Top Rank announced on Tuesday. The bout will be the co-feature of the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card headlined by the previously announced fight between junior lightweight world titlist Miguel Berchelt and
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