Month: July 2021

1:09 PM ET Associated Press THOMASTOWN, Ireland — Australian golfer Lucas Herbert completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Irish Open on Sunday, shooting 4-under 68 in the final round to win by three strokes and also secure a place at the British Open. It was Herbert’s second title on the European Tour, after the Dubai
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12:52 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The 118-pound title fight between John Riel Casimero and Guillermo Rigondeaux is once again set for Aug. 14, MP (Manny Pacquiao) Promotions president Sean Gibbons told ESPN on Saturday. The bout, a Showtime main event, will be held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The fight was announced
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3:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent There might be a temptation to think Denmark are riding a wave of goodwill at these European Championships after the world watched Christian Eriksen collapse on the pitch three weeks ago but their run to the semifinals of Euro 2020 is being driven by more than just destiny and fairytale.
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11:13 PM ET ATLANTA — The Milwaukee Bucks are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974 — and they secured the final wins of the series without star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee won behind 32 points from Khris Middleton. Jrue Holoiday added 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. As the final
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1:45 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Chris Colbert retained his WBA 130-pound interim title with a unanimous-decision victory over Tugstsogt Nyambayar on Saturday. The judges’ scorecards read 118-110, 117-111 and 118-110 in the Showtime main event from Carson, Calif. Colbert, ESPN’s No. 9 boxer at 130 pounds, was originally slated to face former champion Yuriorkis Gamboa
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10:48 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Jin Young Ko chipped in for eagle on the par-4 15th and finished a bogey-free 32-hole Saturday in near darkness with a one-stroke lead in the Volunteers of America Classic. Ko returned to overcast and breezy Old American early Saturday, playing the final 14 holes for
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago is expected to have the appeal hearing about his 10-game suspension for using a grip-enhancing foreign substance heard next week during the team’s current homestand. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Saturday he didn’t know the exact date but believed it would be the
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10:00 PM BST Argentina held on for a narrow 24-17 win over Romania despite outscoring their hosts by four tries to one in their summer Test in Bucharest on Saturday. Argentina, who now travel to Cardiff to take on Wales in two tests over the next fortnight, were 19-7 ahead but were pulled back by
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12:18 PM ET Associated Press The Dallas Cowboys will become the first NFL team to be featured for the third time on “Hard Knocks” in the show’s 20th anniversary season, it was announced Friday. HBO and NFL Films announced Friday that the five-episode season will debut on Aug. 10 at 10 p.m. ET. “America, America’s
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