Month: December 2021

11:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The two best middleweight fighters in the world will meet again early next year. Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against former champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 on Feb. 12 in Houston, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 269 broadcast. Adesanya
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8:11 PM ET Bryce Young saved his best for last, and in doing so ran away with this year’s Heisman Trophy, winning the award in a ceremony in New York City on Saturday night. A sophomore and former five-star prospect from California, Young entered the season with sky-high expectations as the presumptive choice to replace
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11:41 AM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Max Verstappen‘s pole position lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “insane” and one of the best he’s had, said Red Bull boss Christian Horner. Verstappen put himself in the perfect position to win his first world championship on Sunday, out-qualifying title rival Lewis Hamilton
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5:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Hawks owner Michael Gearon Sr., whose love for the team was so great that he insisted he be paid only $1 annually when he served as an executive, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 87. Michael Gearon Jr. told The Associated Press his father
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4:52 PM ET Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop will remain on long-term injured reserve with a degenerative knee injury that marks “the end of his career,” general manager Jim Nill told The Dallas Morning News on Saturday. Bishop, 35, had surgery for a torn meniscus after the pandemic-altered 2019-20 season and missed all of the
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News Team-mates unsurprised as Paine’s replacement steps up with the gloves and bat Bright lights and debuts hold no fears for Alex Carey. In February 2009, he played at Adelaide Oval for the first time as a 17-year-old representing Glenelg against Kensington in the final of South Australia’s 1st Grade 50-over competition. He took to
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5:43 PM ET NHLPA executive director Don Fehr said the lack of “concrete answers” from the Beijing Organizing Committee about COVID-19 protocols, including quarantine logistics, has led to uncertainty from the players about participation in the Winter Olympics. The NHL and the NHLPA collectively bargained to allow players to participate in the 2022 and 2026
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