Month: December 2019

7:26 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill has won the Tony Conigliaro Award. The honor goes to a major leaguer “who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage that were the trademarks of Tony C.” “I’m really humbled and honored by this award and honestly
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6:57 PM ET Ian Kinsler is retiring after a 14-year major-league career, he announced Friday. Kinsler, 37, told The Athletic that a herniated cervical disk that ended his 2019 season in August played a factor in his decision to retire. He ends his career one hit shy of 2,000, with 257 home runs, 909 RBIs
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7:40 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show It’s been another wild year in boxing. From heavyweight-title redemption to the crowning of fighting queens, and a WWE crossover that nobody saw coming:
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5:38 PM ET Junior Johnson, a bootlegger turned NASCAR Hall of Famer immortalized as the “Last American Hero,” has died, NASCAR announced. He was 88. NASCAR said Johnson had been in declining health and had entered hospice care this week. “Junior Johnson truly was the ‘Last American Hero,'” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France said
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4:33 PM ET A highly significant middleweight bout has been booked for the first quarter of 2020. Former champion Robert Whittaker will meet contender Jared Cannonier at UFC 248 on March 8 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Friday. In his last fight, Whittaker lost the title to Israel Adesanya. ESPN has him ranked No.
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4:18 PM ET Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Al Woods has been suspended without pay for the team’s next four games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Friday. The suspension begins immediately and will include the final two games of the regular season and any playoff games for which Woods is
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4:00 PM ET The NBA is discussing a $1 million per player purse for the winners of the proposed 30-team in-season tournament, league sources told ESPN. The league is hopeful that an additional financial incentive would motivate players to treat a new tournament with a competitive fervor. The NBA wants an in-season tournament that would
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper could be out for an extended period after suffering a lower body injury making a save against the Minnesota Wild. The Coyotes said Friday that Kuemper is week-to-week after he was injured in the third period of the Coyotes’ 8-5 loss to
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2:42 PM ET Dillon Danis has his second fight set since his infamous outside-the-cage brawl with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Danis, the teammate of Conor McGregor, will meet Kegan Gennrich at Bellator 238 on Jan. 25 in Inglewood, California, Bellator president Scott Coker announced Friday on Twitter. Danis is a well-known Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout attempting to crossover
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