4:05 PM ET UFC middleweight Darren Till has withdrawn from his scheduled UFC Fight Night main event against Jack Hermansson on Dec. 5 due to injury and had been replaced by surging contender Kevin Holland. An undisclosed injury officially knocked Till, of Liverpool, out of the 185-pound contest this week. All parties involved have already
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1:00 PM ET A key bout canceled twice due to COVID-19 is now finally official. Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira both weighed in successfully Friday in Las Vegas for their light heavyweight contender bout. Santos and Teixeira each weighed 205.5 pounds, within the 206-pound nontitle limit in the division. The two will meet in the
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5:18 PM ET After an offseason of major change for the Houston Rockets, the team’s new general manager and head coach emphasized that the franchise’s primary goal remains the same: Chase a championship with a roster that features perennial MVP candidate James Harden as the franchise centerpiece. “For the last eight years or so, our
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1:06 PM GMT Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Steve Phillips has said talks have taken place about the possibility of rescheduling the 2021 Six Nations amid uncertainty over whether COVID-19 restrictions will be eased in time to allow the return of fans to stadiums. This year’s competition was only completed on Oct. 31 behind closed
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11:22 AM ET Associated Press Bubba Wallace‘s “knees were trembling” when he cast his ballot in his first presidential election. NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver didn’t watch the news before this summer, one of national unrest over politics and racial justice. He tuned in and quickly became an unwitting national activist. Wallace successfully called on
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9:38 AM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox have rehired former manager Alex Cora, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Cora led the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title but mutually agreed to part with the club amid the Houston Astros‘ sign-stealing scandal. He was suspended for one season by
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11:18 AM ET Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo will fight Masayoshi Nakatani on Dec. 12, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told The Athletic. The fight will be the co-main event of a Top Rank card at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Verdejo (27-1, 17 KOs), of Puerto Rico, suffered a motorcycle accident
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