Month: December 2019

8:14 AM ET Kayla Harrison left the cage, her head sank and tears welled up in her eyes. She stopped to hug one of her coaches, and then her manager, Ali Abdelaziz, escorted her backstage with his arm slung over her shoulder. For those who watched the 20-second clip on social media, it looked like
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12:00 PM ET The highly anticipated Feb. 22 rematch between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury is now official with a site deal complete and tickets ready to go on sale on Saturday. Top Rank and Premier Boxing champions announced on Friday that the fight, as expected, will take place at
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11:35 AM ET The Miami Hurricanes fired offensive coordinator Dan Enos on Friday, one day after being shut out in historic fashion by Louisiana Tech in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl. On Thursday, Miami athletic director Blake James gave head coach Manny Diaz a vote of confidence, but he said “changes are necessary” after the Hurricanes
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8:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Sam Miller Close ESPN.com ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work”
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10:02 AM ET ATLANTA — LSU coach Ed Orgeron said he’s betting on having Clyde Edwards-Helaire available for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, but he’s not sure how much he’ll get from the star tailback in a playoff matchup against No. 4 Oklahoma. Edwards-Helaire, LSU’s top rusher, injured his hamstring earlier this month, and
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7:20 AM ET The decade started with world heavyweight title fights in Manchester, ended in Saudi Arabia with a British boxer regaining the heavyweight championship and in the middle, the British boxing business was booming. British boxers went on the road, winning and losing in massive world title fights, filling arenas all over the world;
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1:11 AM ET DALLAS — The right ankle that Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic sprained two weeks earlier felt fine during his return. His lungs were another story. “I’m not going to lie, I was pretty tired going to the end of the game,” Doncic said after the Mavs’ 102-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs
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12:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Miami athletic director Blake James gave football coach Manny Diaz a vote of confidence Thursday, but says “changes are necessary” after the Hurricanes completed their second losing season in 12 years. Diaz, who just wrapped up his first season as head coach at Miami, led the Hurricanes to a
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