Month: November 2020

5:31 PM ET The World Boxing Council has ordered junior bantamweight titleholder Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada to start negotiating a mandatory defense against former titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Estrada was hoping to get a rematch against fellow titlist Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in the early part of 2021, but the WBC decision could delay that
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9:15 AM ET The Los Angeles Angels and Major League Baseball moved Monday to dismiss a lawsuit by former Angels visiting clubhouse attendant Brian “Bubba” Harkins. Harkins was fired March 5 after an internal investigation confirmed suspicions that he was providing sticky ball-doctoring substances to opposing pitchers. According to the Los Angeles Times, Harkins filed
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4:02 PM ET Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop and center Tyler Seguin had surgery and will each miss approximately five months, the team said Tuesday. Bishop, who did not play in the Stanley Cup Final against eventual champion Tampa Bay after being deemed “unfit to play,” had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his
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4:22 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau isn’t the only player headed to Augusta National next week thinking about using different equipment to attack the course that is home to the Masters. Phil Mickelson said he is making changes, too. Mickelson said Tuesday on a podcast hosted by Callaway Golf that he plans to put a driver
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2:07 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday that they signed forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract. Mantha, 26, has played five seasons in the NHL — all with Detroit. He scored 16 goals with 22 assists last season, ranking third on the team with 38 points. That was
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4:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ryan Giggs was due to announce his Wales squad on Tuesday. Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Wales manager Ryan Giggs has denied allegations of assault after he was arrested by police on Sunday following a disturbance at his home involving a woman. The Wales Football Association on Monday cancelled their planned
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3:23 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a season full of seemingly nonstop, devastating injury news, the San Francisco 49ers might have taken their two biggest hits, as sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and tight end George Kittle are expected to miss extended time. For Garoppolo, the aggravation
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9:49 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters by defeating Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday. The 12th-seeded Wawrinka, a former No. 3, hit 35 winners to extend his record to 5-0 against his British rival. “I was serving and
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