Month: January 2020

10:34 PM ET Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Tevin Farmer to win the IBF junior lightweight title— Fight recap coming up… Akhmadaliev claims unified junior featherweight title Murodjon Akhmadaliev, right, defeated Daniel Roman to win two junior featherweight world titles. Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA In a spirited action fight, Murodjon Akhmadaliev won a split decision over Daniel
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1:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN In a battle of YouTube personalities, Jake Paul made a successful professional debut with a first-round knockout of AnEsonGib in a co-main event of a DAZN card at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami. AnEsonGib was aggressive early in the bout, but he found himself unable to handle the
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8:19 PM ET In her first public comments since the death of husband Kobe and daughter Gianna on Sunday, Vanessa Bryant thanked the millions of fans who have shown support during what she called a “horrific” time. “There aren’t enough words to describe our pain right now,” Bryant said in an Instagram post accompanied by
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5:23 PM GMT South Africa’s Under-19 program could be in line for an overhaul after the team’s failure to progress out of the quarter-finals at the age-group World Cup, which they are hosting. South Africa advanced second from their group, following defeat in the opening match to Afghanistan. The team also came into the tournament
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9:18 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Wyndham Clark beat darkness — and everyone else Thursday at TPC Scottsdale. Playing in the second-to-last group off the 10th tee, Clark shot a career-best 10-under 61 to take the first-round lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He had eight birdies in a 10-hole stretch from
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8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The LPGA says it has canceled the Blue Bay LPGA event scheduled for the first week of March on Hainan Island in China, citing health concerns and travel restrictions due to the viral outbreak. In a statement Thursday, the LPGA said because of the coronavirus
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7:25 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Before he begins his “last hurrah,” Dusty Baker intends to talk to his new team. He hasn’t decided exactly what he’ll say to the scandal-riddled Houston Astros when spring training starts, but he’s certain of the message. “You got to go forward and make sure that it
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6:30 PM ET MIAMI — A 17-game NFL season is not a slam dunk for the players union, which expressed concern during a press conference Thursday at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The NFL and the NFLPA have negotiated a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for months, and the league has proposed expanding the current 16-game
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