Month: February 2021

7:04 PM ET The rematch between WBC interim heavyweight titleholder Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte has been postponed to March 27 and will now be held in Gibraltar, Matchroom Sports announced Saturday. The fight was originally scheduled for March 6 in London. It was moved because of COVID-19-related travel restrictions in the UK. “In the
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6:47 PM ET Chas Skelly stood in the Octagon and waited for his opponent, Jamall Emmers, to make his entrance. But Emmers never came out. The UFC Fight Night bout between Skelly and Emmers was cancelled Saturday when Emmers was unable to compete after suffering back spasms backstage, according to the UFC broadcast. Skelly was
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12:04 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Many expected Saturday’s WBC junior lightweight title fight between Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez to be a back-and-forth battle between two Mexican warriors. As it turned out, the violence was mostly one-way traffic. Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), a former two-time Olympian, scored a significant upset against Berchelt (38-2, 34
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11:34 PM ET Curtis Blaydes made no apologies about his strategy coming into a huge heavyweight fight with Derrick Lewis. Blaydes was going to use his dominant wrestling early and often. He told anyone who would listen. Maybe it was a decoy. But Blaydes should have stuck to his original game plan, as Lewis crushed
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9:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The wind stopped Sam Burns right when he was about to get started with a five-shot lead Saturday at the Genesis Invitational. Darkness stopped him right after two straight bogeys narrowed his lead to two. Thus ended a wild afternoon at Riviera, where the wind was raging
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9:14 PM ET Associated Press VISTA, Calif. — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and assaulting two other women. Winslow, 37, agreed to changes to a previous guilty plea in order to avoid a potential 18-year sentence. In 2019, Winslow was
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5:49 PM ET The NHL will finish its Lake Tahoe outdoor game between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights at 9 p.m. local time (midnight ET), after the game was paused due to deteriorating ice conditions following the first period. Puck drop for the game was at 12:12 p.m. PST, under intense sunshine that
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1:07 PM ET Jordan Morris left Saturday’s game in the 66th minute. Getty Images United States international forward Jordan Morris was stretchered off with a leg injury in Swansea City‘s 4-1 loss to Huddersfield Town on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Morris,
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9:12 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joe Gibbs celebrated his first NASCAR victory as a grandfather, watching from the pits as 18-year-old Ty Gibbs won his Xfinity Series debut Saturday on the road course at Daytona International Speedway. It was the first NASCAR national series race for Ty Gibbs, who jumped two
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8:18 PM ET Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Mishriff powered home to wear down American ace Charlatan on Saturday and win the world’s most valuable horse race, the $20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh. The first prize was $10 million. The John Gosden-trained colt, owned by Prince Faisal, made his stamina tell over the
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8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech, who opted out of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after missing all of 2019 due to Tommy John surgery, said he has regained his motivation after two years away from baseball. Kopech cited multiple reasons for opting out when speaking to reporters on Saturday,
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8:36 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not play in Saturday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets because he is “not feeling well,” the team announced just after the start of the game. Curry, who went through pregame warm-ups, was scratched just prior to tipoff and replaced in the starting lineup by
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1:30 PM ET Michelle Wie West had strong words for Rudy Giuliani via Twitter after the former New York City mayor and attorney for former President Donald Trump joked about being able to see the golfer’s underwear when she putted during a golf outing with radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh several years ago. Appearing
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