Month: February 2020

11:55 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print RIO DE JANEIRO — Third-seeded Cristian Garin of Chile advanced to the Rio Open quarterfinals Wednesday, beating Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-4, 6-3. Garin will face Argentina’s Federico Coria, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 winner over Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. Home favorite Thiago Monteiro dropped
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8:52 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Heavyweight world titlist Deontay Wilder made his walk to the stage first, and when lineal champion Tyson Fury joined him moments later all of the niceties and mutual respect they have shown each other throughout the build-up to their rematch was out the window. Instead, the two giants went
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8:55 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams are promoting Sophie Luoto to director of football operations, a source confirmed to ESPN. Luoto fills a role that
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8:30 PM ET Dominant UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will look to defend her title next against Joanne Calderwood at UFC 251 on June 6, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 125-pound championship fight, per sources. The UFC has not finalized a location or venue just yet, although sources say it
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8:09 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Teenage wild card Brandon Nakashima beat qualifier Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday to become the youngest quarterfinalist at the Delray Beach Open in 12 years. The 18-year-old Nakashima, from San Diego, is playing in his first tour-level tournament. With two wins this week, he’s the
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7:50 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors prepare for Stephen Curry‘s return to the floor next month, they do so emboldened by the fact that they never considered shutting him down for the season after he broke his left hand on Oct. 30. As some critics and fans wonder whether allowing
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7:46 PM ET It is a “good assumption” the NBA will use a target score to end next season’s All-Star Game after experimenting with the concept for the first time Sunday, Byron Spruell, the NBA’s president of league operations, told ESPN on Wednesday in New York. That is not set in stone yet, as league
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Pirates‘ Pablo Reyes was suspended 80 games on Wednesday under the major league drug program following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Boldenone. He became the second player in three days suspended for Boldenone, which is sold under the brand name Equipoise and is
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6:25 PM ET Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers on Wednesday said, “I can defend myself” and that he doesn’t need extra security from Major League Baseball during the 2020 season. “I don’t know how they would,” Fiers told The Athletic on Wednesday. “I’m not asking for extra security. I’m here to play baseball and I
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