Month: April 2023

1:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mikaela Mayer will fight Lucy Wildheart on Saturday in London after her original opponent, Christina Linardatou, was denied a license by the British Boxing Board of Control because of her prefight eye exam, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Mayer, an Olympian who fights out of Colorado Springs, Colorado,
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Apr 12, 2023 New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley does not plan to sign his franchise tender before the team’s offseason program begins Monday, according to Newsday and ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Giants designated Barkley as their franchise player last month but have continued contract negotiations with the former No. 2 overall draft
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This weekend, the undefeated Tampa Bay Rays get their biggest test to date, with a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays in what appears to be a more HR-friendly venue for 2023 at the Rogers Centre. Meanwhile, it’ll be a matchup of possible playoff combatants as the Milwaukee Brewers head west to face the
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11:00 AM ET World No. 3 Rory McIlroy reportedly was docked $3 million for withdrawing from this week’s RBC Heritage under new PGA rules regarding “designated events.” According to Golf Digest and Sports Illustrated, the fine is for a second absence from a designated event and will be withheld from the $12 million payment to
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8:59 AM ET ESPN News Services American Taylor Fritz upset two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals Friday. Second-seeded Tsitsipas was on a 12-match winning streak on the French Cote d’Azur, where he claimed his two Masters 1000 titles. “I stuck to the strategy of pulling the trigger
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Apr 13, 2023 Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — England’s Aaron Rai birdied two of his final three holes to shoot 8-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead over Viktor Hovland after the first-round of the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Friday. Rai was among six golfers who couldn’t complete play due to nearly 90-minute
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