Month: May 2023

ESPN News Services May 8, 2023, 03:04 PM ET The University of Iowa announced Monday that 26 athletes across five sports (baseball, football, men’s basketball, men’s track and field, wrestling) and one full-time employee of the athletic department are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules. In addition, Iowa State acknowledged that
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 07:01 PM ET The UFC has a new main event for May 20. A women’s strawweight contender bout between Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill has been moved to the UFC Fight Night headliner in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Monday with ESPN. Dern vs. Hill was originally scheduled for
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Joe Joyce has exercised the rematch clause for a return bout with Zhilei Zhang, Joyce’s manager, Adam Morallee, told ESPN on Monday. The 40-year-old Zhang scored a massive upset when he stopped Joyce in the sixth round of their heavyweight bout last month in London. Zhang, an
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Liam Smith suffered an injury in training camp and his June 17 middleweight rematch vs. Chris Eubank Jr. in Manchester, England, has been postponed, sources told ESPN. The injury is minor, sources said, and the fight could be rescheduled as soon as July 1. Smith (33-3-1, 20
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Stephen Holder, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 11:22 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay wants to make it clear that Andrew Luck is off-limits. After learning the availability of Luck was the subject of an inquiry last year by the Washington Commanders, Irsay took to social media Sunday night to warn teams about any correspondence
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May 8, 2023, 03:08 PM ET Three days after he was designated for assignment, Colorado Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza will remain in the organization after he was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday. Daza was cleared from the club’s 40-man roster on Friday when right-hander Antonio Senzatela was reinstated from the injured list. No team
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May 8, 2023, 02:29 PM ET The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Michael Sgarbossa to a two-year, two-way contract on Monday. The deal pays $775,000 per season at the NHL level and $525,000 in the AHL. Sgarbossa, 30, registered 58 points (21 goals, 37 assists) in 60 games for the AHL’s Hershey Bears in 2022-23. He
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