Month: December 2020

5:01 PM ET Associated Press Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion who was one of the initial players signed to the professional World Championship Tennis tour in the 1960s and a member of the sport’s Hall of Fame, died Sunday. He was 78. He died of cancer in Austin, Texas, according to Darin
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4:35 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is returning to action in March. Cruz (22-3), 35, has agreed to fight up-and-comer Casey Kenney (16-2-1) at UFC 259 on March 6, sources told ESPN. MMAJunkie.com first reported the news. 2 Related The fight will mark Cruz’s first nontitle bout in more than six years.
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6:54 PM ET Claressa Shields has not wasted any time jumping into mixed martial arts training. ESPN’s top pound-for-pound women’s boxer signed with PFL to compete in MMA earlier this week. And on Friday, she arrived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to train at JacksonWink MMA with her friend Jon Jones, one of the best UFC
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4:07 PM ET Charles Leclerc has been given a three-place penalty for the final race of the season after his collision with Sergio Perez at the Sakhir Grand Prix. Leclerc collided with Perez on the opening lap, knocking the Racing Point driver into a spin which also caught out Max Verstappen. Leclerc and Vetstappen ended
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3:16 PM ET The managing general partner of the Philadelphia Phillies said Sunday afternoon that the team will not trade starting pitcher Zack Wheeler under any circumstances. “If they offered me Babe Ruth, I wouldn’t trade him,” John Middleton said angrily in a phone conversation, adding Ted Williams and Mike Schmidt to Ruth’s name for
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1:21 PM ET Tottenham‘s Harry Kane scored his 250th goal for club and country on Sunday as Spurs beat Arsenal 2-0. Kane’s goal also marked his 100th home goal for Spurs and made him the leading scorer in the north London derby. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ The England international’s contributions didn’t end with
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5:46 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he is hopeful that “the worst part is behind us” after the No. 4 Buckeyes returned to the field Saturday and beat Michigan State 52-12 despite being short-handed because of COVID-19. The Buckeyes (5-0) played without three starting offensive lineman — tackles Thayer Munford and Nicholas
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