Month: December 2019

2:09 PM GMT Bryan Habana believes South Africa’s stunning Rugby World Cup triumph in Japan has created heroes who can inspire an entire generation and help the Blitzboks bid for Olympic rugby sevens gold in Tokyo next year. Habana expects to see tangible evidence of the feel-good-factor generated by the Springboks victory over England in
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1:59 PM ET Associated Press BARTOW, Fla. — A professional golfer was one of 124 people arrested in Florida in a prostitution and human-trafficking sting. Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey, 44, was arrested Sunday and charged with first-degree misdemeanor solicitation, news outlets reported. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that Gainey was arrested in an
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12:55 PM ET Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the mixed martial arts gym that counts UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre among its notable fighters, will offer naming rights. Gym co-owner Greg Jackson told The Associated
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9:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN Former two-time welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter is trying to understand why Top Rank promoter Bob Arum now considers him a potential fight option for Terence Crawford following previous comments that Porter wasn’t a very good boxer. “Within the last year, Bob has said I’m not a good boxer and has
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7:34 PM ET NFL NationESPN The Pittsburgh Steelers might be getting two playmakers back this weekend, while New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones‘ chances of a return seem a little less certain. Get caught up on all of the key injury questions for every NFL team heading into Week 15 here, including insights from
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1:41 PM GMT Pressure is mounting on CSA’s board, specifically president Chris Nenzani and vice-president Beresford Williams, after financial services company Momentum, which sponsors CSA, issued an ultimatum over its tenure. In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, Momentum asked for the CSA board or Nenzani and Williams to step down as one of six
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9:31 AM ET Former Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello has agreed to a one-year deal worth $10 million with the Mets, according to multiple reports. Porcello, who turns 31 on Dec. 27, had multiyear offers but preferred a one-year deal, per reports. Porcello, a groundball pitcher who relies on a sinking two-seam fastball, is coming
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