Month: June 2021

7:58 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann to headline an event in September. Smith (35-16) announced the fight himself this week, and sources close to Spann told ESPN he has also agreed. The 205-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night
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5:01 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have signed three-time All-American wrestler Adam Coon to play on the offensive line. Coon compiled a 116-15 record in college while wrestling at Michigan, but never
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2:06 PM ET Associated Press The leaders of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments reacted Tuesday to Naomi Osaka‘s stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players’ concerns about mental health. The pledge came in a statement signed by the same four administrators who threatened the possibility of disqualification or suspension for
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5:54 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Bryson DeChambeau said he believes the PGA Tour will need to step in if the well-chronicled feud between him and Brooks Koepka escalates toward encouraging poor fan behavior. The comment came after Koepka offered to supply beer for the fans evicted from the Memorial Tournament on Friday because they
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Jun 3, 2021 Thursday’s Triple-A game between the Norfolk Tides and Durham Bulls was called in the eighth inning and Friday’s game was postponed after Bulls pitcher Tyler Zombro was hit in the head by a line drive in Durham, North Carolina. Zombro, a 26-year-old reliever for the Tampa Bay Rays affiliate, appeared to be
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4:35 PM ET Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals to help Canada beat the United States 4-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of hockey’s world championship. Mangiapane has seven goals and four assists in six games since joining Canada midway through the preliminary round. Canada started the tournament with three straight
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4:00 AM ET One of the perks of writing for ESPN is the set of tools you have at your disposal. Our TruMedia soccer dashboard pulls in StatsPerform data from most of the world’s major leagues, plus a lot of club friendlies and basically every international match from the past decade-plus. (It also has World
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11:52 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens wants more discussions about mental health to help people both inside and outside of tennis talk freely about what is troubling them. “Absolutely. I feel like it’s not spoken about enough,” she said Saturday after winning her third-round match at the French
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