Month: July 2020

12:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington NFL owner Dan Snyder said Friday he is committed to improving the culture inside the team after allegations of sexual harassment, while the league said it will wait for a law firm’s review before taking action. The allegations of sexual harassment and toxic workplace culture spanning from 2006
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1:32 AM ET ESPN staff A month ago we asked you readers and sports fan to join the ESPN vote to decide which individual or team has been the most dominant in the 21st century. Today, we can announce the winner: Rafael Nadal at the French Open. The King of Clay proved just too strong
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2:57 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Blue Jays have been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. The federal government has denied the request, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Saturday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were
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6:43 PM ET Mikel Arteta believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “pretty convinced” he will stay at Arsenal but admitted winning the FA Cup would strengthen the club’s attempts to tie him to a new contract. The 31-year-old’s existing deal expires next summer and ESPN revealed earlier this month that he is seeking a three-year extension worth
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11:25 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo dominated Joseph Benavidez to cap off the third main event on Fight Island and become the UFC flyweight champion. The first-round finish featured a tremendous display of striking power, grappling and ultimately a successful submission. Benavidez showed incredible heart, surviving multiple rear-naked choke attempts, but he couldn’t figure out a
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Jul 18, 2020 This time, Deiveson Figueiredo left no doubt. In a rematch of their controversial bout earlier this year, Figueiredo knocked down Joseph Benavidez three times and then choked him out at 4:48 of the first round in the main event of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi. With the win, Figueiredo claimed
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