Month: December 2021

2:33 PM ET Associated Press Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 US Open champion, will take a mental break from tennis and sit out the start of next season, including the Australian Open, saying Monday she wants to “re-set, recover, and grow” after a “challenging” two years that included getting COVID-19. The 21-year-old from Canada wrote in
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2:10 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s MMA promotion has its first United States main event. Tyrone Spong and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will headline Eagle FC 44 on Jan. 28 in Miami, officials told ESPN on Monday. The three-round heavyweight bout will mark Spong’s return to MMA after eight years. Spong is a world-class kickboxer and an
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10:25 AM ET The Flyers have fired coach Alain Vigneault. Vigneault was in his third year of a five-year deal that paid him $5 million annually, per sources. The news comes after the Flyers got embarrassed by the Lightning at home 7-1 on Sunday, extending Philadelphia’s losing streak to eight games (0-6-2). The Flyers have
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12:48 PM ET Medina Spirit, the Thoroughbred who won the 2021 Kentucky Derby under suspicious circumstances, has died according to Dr. Jeff Blea, the California Horse Racing Board’s equine medical director. The 3-year-old racehorse collapsed after a workout at Santa Anita Park on Monday morning during which he completed five furlongs. It was his second
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8:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are exploring the possibility of hiring former United States international Chris Armas as part of Ralf Rangnick’s staff, sources have told ESPN. Armas, whose last job was head coach of Toronto FC, would need a work permit before sealing a move to Old Trafford. – ESPN FC 100:
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7:20 AM ET The two best teams in the NBA met twice last week, splitting the series. Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns shut down Stephen Curry on Tuesday in Phoenix, but the Golden State Warriors bounced back on their home floor Friday. They both start the week at a league-best 19-4, but which of
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8:30 AM ET Jake Paul‘s next opponent will also be his former opponent. Paul, the YouTube star-turned-prizefighter, will now fight former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in a boxing rematch Dec. 18 in Tampa, Florida, it was announced Monday. Tommy Fury, Paul’s scheduled opponent, withdrew from the bout due to a “severe chest infection and broken
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