Month: September 2021

5:55 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston left-hander Framber Valdez was scratched from his start against Texas on Thursday night, a day after cutting the index finger on his pitching hand. Manager Dusty Baker said Valdez sustained the cut after putting his hand on the outfield wall during batting practice at the year-old
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Jon Rahm is motivated, even if he’s not feeling well. The top-ranked Spanish star had two birdies and two bogeys Thursday in an even-par 72 in the first round of the Fortinet Championship, leaving him well back of the leaders at Silverado Resort and Spa. “I was
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6:35 PM ET Carlos Condit, one of the best MMA welterweights of the aughts and beyond, has retired from the UFC, his longtime manager, Malki Kawa of First Round Management, confirmed Thursday with ESPN. Nicknamed “The Natural Born Killer,” Condit was a former UFC interim welterweight champion and had been with the promotion for 12
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2:16 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa will put their respective 122-pound titles on the line when they meet Nov. 27 at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Premier Boxing Champions announced Thursday. The Showtime main event was set for Sept. 18 but was postponed after Figueroa tested positive for COVID-19. Murodjon Akhmadaliev,
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Thursday the NHL expects 98% of players to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the start of the season. The league projects that only between 10 and 15 of roughly 700 players will not be vaccinated by the time the season begins Oct. 12. The
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Sep 15, 2021 FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Matt Ryan heard the question that was asked — a reference to the Atlanta Falcons‘ meltdown in Super Bowl LI to the New England Patriots — and cracked a joke before it was even completed. “I haven’t,” Ryan deadpanned. “I never heard of it.” Ryan, of course, knew
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6:00 AM ET England will compete in a new women’s international tournament with Germany and Spain confirmed as competitors for the 2022 edition. The teams will play three double-header matches across seven days in a round-robin format with the fourth team to be announced soon. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+
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9:33 AM ET Fernando Alonso said Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were “unlucky” to collide like they did at the Italian Grand Prix. The collision between the championship contenders has been a major talking point in the week since Monza. The FIA race stewards found Verstappen was “predominantly to blame” for the incident, saying the
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