Month: April 2021

10:00 AM ET Eddie Alvarez‘s recent disqualification loss to Iuri Lapicus has been overturned to a no contest, One Championship officials told ESPN on Monday morning. A panel made up of 15 independent officials, plus One personnel, judges and referees, unanimously determined that illegal strikes to the back of Lapicus’ head did in fact occur,
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8:25 PM ET The UFC’s decision to book a middleweight title fight between defending champion Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori on June 12 took many by surprise this past week, as it was widely assumed the next title shot would go to former champion Robert Whittaker. But speaking to ESPN on Sunday, Whittaker (23-5) revealed
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5:49 PM ET Seven women filed a federal class-action lawsuit against LSU and its leadership Monday, with the university’s former president and athletic director, as well as its athletic fundraising group, among those named as defendants, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by ESPN. According to the 118-page document, the women attended the
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6:51 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a former Ohio State football player, reintroduced on Monday a bipartisan bill that would give college athletes the right to earn money through endorsements and sponsorship deals. Gonzalez, R-Ohio, and Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., co-sponsored the Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act, which would give college
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News A separate tournament will determine which Caribbean nation is represented with the final country confirmed by qualifying event Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, England and a nation from the Caribbean have all qualified for the women’s event 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Women’s cricket will feature at the Games for the first
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1:12 PM ET Ten NBA referees, including veteran officials typically assigned to the NBA Finals, are sidelined because of issues related to COVID-19 and, in one case, an injury, a league official told ESPN. That figure represents the highest of its kind to date in a season during which 24 referees have missed at least
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Apr 25, 2021 ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera has had his three-game suspension for throwing at Milwaukee‘s Brandon Woodruff reduced to two games. Tepera began his suspension with Sunday’s series finale against the Brewers. The Cubs begin a four-game series at Atlanta on Monday night. Tepera also was fined by MLB
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6:22 PM ET Associated Press Will Gordon and Brice Garnett have tested positive for the coronavirus and have withdrawn from the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship this week in Palm Harbor, Florida. That brings the number to 12 players who have tested positive since the start of the year. That total does not include Jim Herman,
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4:29 PM ET ESPN News Services CALGARY, Alberta — Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin will need season-ending shoulder surgery. The 24-year-old was injured early in the first period of Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Hanifin was tangling with Canadiens forward Corey Perry along the boards near the Flames bench when his left leg went
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