Month: August 2020

4:19 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will miss the club’s three-game series against Minnesota this week while he continues to deal with health issues. Francona underwent another procedure Friday at the Cleveland Clinic to address a gastrointestinal condition that has bothered him for nearly a year. Francona, 61, already
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Aug 22, 2020 UFC featherweight Ryan Hall has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled bout against Ricardo Lamas next week due to an injury, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. Hall (7-1) was supposed to fight Lamas on the main card of UFC Fight Night on Aug. 29 in Las Vegas. Sources close to
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4:54 PM ET UFC president Dana White has said Francis Ngannou is next for a heavyweight title shot — and former longtime light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will not hop over him for an opportunity in a new division. For the most part, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic agrees with that assessment. Miocic defeated Ngannou
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3:20 PM ET Associated Press The Colorado Avalanche could be without two important players for the rest of their second-round series against the Dallas Stars. Coach Jared Bednar on Monday said goaltender Philipp Grubauer and defenseman Erik Johnson are out indefinitely with injuries. Grubauer appeared to pull something three minutes into the second period of
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12:30 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins will allow up to 13,000 socially distanced fans to attend their home opener against Buffalo on Sept. 20, a decision that divided political leaders and upset Bills coach Sean McDermott. The same plan will be followed for the University of Miami‘s football home opener against
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12:54 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC/IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will now defend both of his titles against Adam Deines on Sept. 25 in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Top Rank officials confirmed on Monday. Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs), who was born in Russia but lives in Germany, steps in for original opponent Meng Fanlong, who is
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