Month: January 2021

1:23 PM ET USADA gave a six-month suspension to UFC women’s bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington on Thursday for the use of two banned substances, the agency announced. According to a USADA release, Pennington informed UFC’s anti-doping partner on Nov. 17 that she had used two prohibited drugs: 7-keto-DHEA and AOD-9064. USADA tested Pennington and the
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7:15 PM ET Super middleweight world titleholders Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders have agreed to a title unification bout in May, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Mark Kriegel on Thursday. Alvarez already is scheduled to face Avni Yildirim on Feb. 27 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, and sources said as long as
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7:39 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says he “shattered” his nose in sparring just two weeks before defending his 170-pound title against Jorge Masvidal in July. Usman (17-1) is scheduled to make his third title defense next month, against Gilbert Burns (19-3) at UFC 258 on Feb. 13 in Las Vegas. The matchup
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5:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Limited to one inning in two years, Corey Kluber believes his ability will show with the New York Yankees. “I consider myself to be healthy at this point. I’m not rehabbing anything or tending to any issues with anything lingering or anything like that,” the right-hander said
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6:27 PM ET Associated Press The Calgary Flames are temporarily relocating their American Hockey League affiliate from California to north of the border due to cross-border travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19. The team announced Thursday that the Stockton Heat will play this season in Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. That will give the Flames easier
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5:54 PM ET Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera was declared cancer-free after a checkup Thursday, according to tweets from his wife Stephanie and daughter Courtney. Stephanie Rivera tweeted that, “Prayers have been answered. Thx to all the Drs & nurses who “Coached up” @RiverboatRonHC and me and gave us the winning game plan to
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2:50 PM ET Associated Press Two days after COVID-19 kept Kamaiu Johnson from his dream of playing on the PGA Tour, the Honda Classic stepped forward Thursday to make sure the inspiring Black golfer gets his shot. Johnson was the top player on the Advocates Pro Golf Association last year, and the Farmers Insurance Open
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2:55 PM ET Associated Press Atlanta Motor Speedway will allow a limited number of fans to camp on the infield during its NASCAR weekend March 20-21. The speedway in suburban Hampton plans to utilize the Flock Brothers campground, located inside turns 1 and 2 of the 1.54-mile oval. The plan calls for campers to be
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2:54 PM ET Sports fans should savour Ash Barty’s return to tennis because it could be fleeting. While Barty hopes Friday night’s [AEDT] comeback match in Adelaide marks the start of a “long season” ahead, the world No.1 is offering no real guarantees beyond the Australian summer. Barty hasn’t played since last February, deciding not
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1:28 PM ET South Africa’s Richard Sterne carded a 64 in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic to finish at eight under for a one-shot lead at the Emirates Golf Club on Thursday. Sterne started on the back nine and had five birdies at the turn before he added four more, offset by
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12:28 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said he believed Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James should’ve been assessed a level two flagrant foul and been ejected from Philadelphia’s 107-106 victory over the defending champions Wednesday night. “Well, first of all, I mean you look at it, that’s a very dangerous play,”
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11:30 AM ET It’s already time to start thinking about ACC football in 2021. While the 2020 season ended just recently, next season’s schedules have been unveiled, so it’s time to start breaking down your team’s slate and projecting wins and losses. With Notre Dame no longer in the mix and no more Trevor Lawrence,
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11:09 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Former Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria reached a lawsuit settlement to reimburse the local government $4.2 million for the cost of building Marlins Park, which opened in 2012. The payment stems from the $1.2 billion sale of the team in 2017 by Loria to Derek Jeter and his ownership
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