Month: November 2019

2:05 PM ET Kyoji Horiguchi had one of the best first six months of 2019 in all of mixed martial arts. After winning the Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight title in December 2018, Horiguchi added the Bellator bantamweight belt to his collection in June. Now, though, the Japanese star will end the year with no championships
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1:43 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Paige VanZant appears to have a date for the final fight on her UFC contract. VanZant, one of the most popular women on the UFC roster, has agreed to fight
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12:36 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates completed their leadership makeover Wednesday, hiring Derek Shelton to be their new manager. Shelton had spent the past two seasons as the Minnesota Twins‘ bench coach. His previous stops include a season as the quality control coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017 and seven years as a
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11:39 AM ET Despite ongoing issues over a failed drug test in July, heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte will face former world title challenger Mariusz Wach on Dec. 7, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Wednesday. The scheduled 12-round bout has been added to the card headlined by the rematch between unified heavyweight titlist Andy
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11:21 AM ET The Milwaukee Brewers acquired infielder Luis Urias and left-hander Eric Lauer from the San Diego Padres for outfielder Trent Grisham and right-hander Zach Davies in a swap of high-end prospects and veteran pitchers on Wednesday. This wasn’t the only move for the Padres on Wednesday. They also reached agreement on an expected
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11:21 AM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Luis Urias and left-hander Eric Lauer from the San Diego Padres for outfielder Trent Grisham and right-hander Zach Davies in a swap of high-end prospects and veteran pitchers, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. This wasn’t the only move for the Padres on Wednesday. They also
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11:03 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Sabres‘ list of injuries continues to grow, with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin out indefinitely with a concussion. The playmaking defenseman was hurt when he was elbowed in the face by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak in Buffalo’s 5-2 loss Monday. Cernak wasn’t penalized for the hit
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