Month: November 2019

5:10 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Defending champion Alexander Zverev pulled off another big win at the ATP Finals, beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4 Monday for his first career victory over the Spaniard. Nadal had a 5-0 record against Zverev but had an uncharacteristically mistake-filled performance at the O2 Arena. In his first
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6:09 PM ET The UFC has released former lightweight title challenger Gilbert Melendez from his exclusive contract, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Melendez (22-8), who was once in consideration as the best 155-pound fighter on the planet, exits the promotion on a five-fight skid. FightBookMMA first reported his release. Melendez, 37, was not immediately available
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5:58 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Milwaukee Bucks All-Star swingman Khris Middleton is expected to miss the next three to four weeks with a left thigh contusion after taking a knee to it, the team announced. Middleton was injured during Sunday’s victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, in which Middleton finished with 10 points for the
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5:11 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The NHL suspended Columbus forward Nick Foligno for three games for a hit that leveled Colorado Avalanche forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Department of Player Safety announced the penalty for the Blue Jackets’ captain on Monday. Foligno dropped Bellemare with the open-ice hit with his elbow to Bellemare’s
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4:50 PM ET UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic is not that intrigued by a third fight with Daniel Cormier, who said that’s the one fight he wants before he retires. Miocic and Cormier split their first two fights with Miocic scoring a fourth-round KO on Aug. 17. Miocic said eye pokes and punches in that
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3:28 PM ET Don Cherry, the iconic Canadian hockey commentator, has been fired by Sportsnet for his on-air remarks on Saturday that alleged that the country’s immigrants don’t properly honor fallen soldiers. Cherry, 85, used his “Coach’s Corner” segment on “Hockey Night In Canada” to criticize individuals who didn’t wear poppy pins leading up the
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2:30 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed general manager John Chayka to a long-term contract extension. Terms of the deal announced Monday were not disclosed. Chayka has built the Coyotes into playoff contenders since becoming the youngest general manager in North American major sports history at 26 in 2017.
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