Month: August 2021

7:42 PM ET A private plane carrying world champion boxer Gervonta Davis headed for Las Vegas aborted its takeoff out of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on Saturday afternoon sometime before 2 ET. The plane, which was carrying between four and 10 passengers, experienced nose gear failure as it was heading down the runway, leading
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1:06 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — This night was supposed to be a celebration, a culmination of all the great Manny Pacquiao has accomplished — a champion in eight divisions in four decades, a superstar the world over. Yordenis Ugas wasn’t here for the Pacquiao party, though — he was here for his
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1:47 AM ET Jared Cannonier has been in the UFC for six years, competing in three different weight divisions. He’s closer to 40 years old than 30. Yet, on Saturday night, the former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee put forth perhaps his most impressive performance in the Octagon. Cannonier bested Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision
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7:43 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas fight for Ugas’ WBA “super” welterweight title in the main event of Saturday’s PPV card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs), 42, a senator in his home country of the Philippines, hasn’t fought since defeating Keith Thurman by
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4:17 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets, the consensus favorites to win the title, opened at a league-best 54.5 wins at Caesars Sportsbook after the NBA released its full 2021-22 schedule on Friday. The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are next at 53.5. The Bucks host the Nets on opening night, Oct. 19. Milwaukee is an early
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8:42 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, Stern was the key figure in the formation and operation of the WNBA in 1997. That bold
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5:44 PM ET NFL NationESPN We’re in the midst of the second full week of preseason football. With three weeks remaining before the regular-season opener, expect more starters and names you know to be playing this week. Things started off Thursday with the New England Patriots rolling past the host Philadelphia Eagles, a game in
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9:31 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers avoided their final arbitration case on Saturday, re-signing defenseman Travis Sanheim to a two-year contract. The deal carries an average annual value of $4.675 million, general manager Chuck Fletcher announced in a press release, and all but locks up Philadelphia’s roster for training camp. The Flyers have shuffled many
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9:25 PM ET Associated Press SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Woody Austin birdied the par-5 18th on Saturday for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke lead over Jim Furyk and Colin Montgomerie in the PGA Tour Champions’ Boeing Classic. The 57-year-old Austin had three straight birdies on Nos. 13-15. He has four senior victories after also winning
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7:44 PM ET Associated Press Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s career rushing leader, is joining the Xfinity Series as a part owner of Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. Iwuji is fielding his own team as an owner-driver, and now he has Smith on board. Smith joins a growing list of sports personalities to get involved in motorsports team
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7:45 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — AJ Allmendinger took the lead with four laps left in regulation and held on through three overtimes Saturday to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Six days after winning the Cup Series’ Brickyard 200 at Indianapolis, Allmendinger beat Brandon Jones to the finish
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8:06 PM BST Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has said South Africa was ready to host the remainder of the Rugby Championship, as the competition’s organisers scramble for a venue for the rest of this year’s matches in the coming days. The Springboks have been told they cannot enter New Zealand for two tests in late
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