Month: November 2019

5:29 PM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Khabib Nurmagomedov said Friday that Conor McGregor would need to win 10 straight fights to earn a rematch for his UFC title. McGregor hasn’t fought since Nurmagomedov beat him by submission for the UFC lightweight title in October last year. The Irish fighter last month outlined his plan
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5:32 PM ET A pair of UFC fighters were fined for their conduct before and during UFC 244 last week. The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) handed down fines to both Corey Anderson and Kelvin Gastelum on Friday, New York State Department of State spokesperson Mercedes Padilla confirmed to ESPN. Anderson was fined the
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5:22 PM ET TCU freshman quarterback Max Duggan is expected to play Saturday against No. 12 Baylor, a source told ESPN on Friday. Duggan and reserve quarterback Mike Collins both were injured on the final series of TCU’s loss at Oklahoma State last week. Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson said earlier this week that Duggan,
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4:17 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — A key contributor won’t be in the lineup for the Chicago Bulls when they tip off against Houston on Saturday. Swingman Otto Porter Jr. has been ruled out against the Rockets with a left foot sprain, with no timetable for his return. “It’s a soft-tissue injury, so it’s
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3:53 PM ET Associated Press O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino, alleging unnamed employees defamed him by telling celebrity news site TMZ he was ordered off the property in 2017 for being drunk, disruptive and unruly. The former football star denies in the lawsuit filed Thursday against the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas that
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2:59 PM ET Associated Press STOCKHOLM — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL plans to return to Europe for games in the next two years. Citing huge demand, Bettman said on Friday that the Boston Bruins and the Nashville Predators will open the regular season next year with a game in Prague. The Colorado
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2:42 PM ET As far as Andre Ward is concerned, it’s thanks, but no thanks. Ward, the former unified super middleweight and light heavyweight world titleholder, said on Friday that he is not interested in coming out of retirement to fight newly crowned light heavyweight titlist Canelo Alvarez. Since Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star, climbed two
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