Month: January 2021

1:42 PM ET One of the greatest MMA fighters ever is currently hospitalized in Russia after testing positive for COVID-19. Fedor Emelianenko, the former PRIDE FC heavyweight champion and long considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, revealed the news Thursday morning. Sources close to Emelianenko confirmed he is still in a Russian hospital.
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11:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose 755 career home runs long stood as baseball’s golden mark, has died. He was 86. “Our family is heartbroken to hear the news of Hank Aaron’s passing,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement on behalf of the
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10:01 AM ET Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison is retiring, coach Ryan Day said Friday. Mattison, 71, has shared coordinator duties the past two seasons at Ohio State after joining the staff from archrival Michigan in January 2019. He twice served as the Wolverines’ defensive coordinator and also held coordinator roles at Florida, Notre
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Jan 21, 2021 The NCAA placed Notre Dame‘s football program on probation for one year on Thursday, after the sides agreed that a former assistant coach had impermissible off-campus recruiting contact with a high school player in January 2019. Sources told ESPN on Thursday that those involved were former cornerbacks coach Todd Lyght and linebacker
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10:56 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded 2019 first-round pick Kevin Porter Jr. to
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4:54 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Jets placed forwards Patrik Laine and Nate Thompson on injured reserve Friday. Laine has missed the past three games with an upper-body injury. The second overall pick in the 2016 draft, Laine had two goals and an assist in the Jets’ season opener before being sidelined.
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4:49 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton will miss at least four weeks because of a fractured rib. After being injured during Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, Thornton has been placed on long-term injured reserve, a move that helps the team’s salary-cap situation. Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe
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2:34 PM ET There will now be a tripleheader of title fights on March 13 on a card headlined by a much-anticipated rematch of Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. Added to the card is a rematch between Jessica McCaskill and Cecilia Brækhus for the undisputed women’s welterweight title, Matchroom Boxing announced Friday. McCaskill
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