Month: October 2019

11:56 PM ET NEW YORK — After a historic middleweight world title reign that came to an end in controversial fashion 13 months ago, Gennadiy Golovkin yearned for another title belt. He got it on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden but his brawl with Sergiy Derevyanchenko may have been the hardest fight of his
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9:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Junior middleweight Israil Madrimov, one of boxing’s best prospects, dominated Alejandro Barrera en route to a fifth-round knockout victory on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Madrimov, who only turned pro 11 months ago, is on the fast track and showed why on the Gennadiy Golovkin-Sergiy Derevyanchenko undercard as
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10:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin left Saturday’s 7-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second period and did not return after suffering an undisclosed injury. Malkin suffered the injury when he collided with Penguins defenseman Kris Letang near center ice and awkwardly fell into the boards. Malkin,
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Shaka Hislop and Mark Donaldson debate the merits of a loan move for Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic in January. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has said Christian Pulisic‘s ongoing omission from the team is part of a “harsh” decision-making process. United States international Pulisic hasn’t played in four of his club’s last five matches and has spoken of
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9:00 PM ET Associated Press FLINT, Mich. — Trash talk at a weigh-in or news conference is nothing new in boxing. This was something different entirely. Claressa Shields’ homecoming fight Saturday night was canceled because of an altercation before Friday’s weigh-in that left her opponent’s trainer hospitalized. Shields called the incident “inexcusable” — and the
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8:36 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Floyd Smith still vividly remembers the ceremonial faceoff he took against Montreal Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau before the Buffalo Sabres‘ first home game in franchise history. “[Beliveau] let me win it,” Smith said with a laugh. At 35, Smith was lured out of retirement to serve as
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