Month: February 2022

8:52 PM ET MIAMI — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant says he doesn’t feel that former teammate James Harden owes him an explanation for wanting to leave the organization. Harden was the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday that sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two future first-round
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12:56 AM ET HOUSTON — Israel Adesanya was the story all week. His new, lucrative contract with the UFC. His teammates from City Kickboxing fighting on the same card. His current future stardom. It felt like no one here was talking about Robert Whittaker, the challenger and former champ who talks no trash and draws
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11:29 AM ET Want to know what fights are on the horizon? Check out the boxing schedule for 2022. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. To go directly to a particular month, click the links below: Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access. MARCH | APRIL Key dates: Feb.
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7:14 PM ET ESPN News Services The Las Vegas Raiders have hired New England Patriots wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi as their offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Raiders also hired former Patriots offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo for the same job in Las Vegas, a source said. Lombardi, 33, replaces Greg
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7:00 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Daniel Jacobs’ hopes of fighting for a world title again were dealt a major blow by a split points loss to John Ryder on
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8:51 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With around 200,000 fans packing firm and fast TPC Scottsdale on another sunny, 80-degree day in the Valley of the Sun, Sahith Theegala overcame a double bogey on the par-4 second to shoot a 69 and remain atop the WM Phoenix Open leaderboard. “What a day,” Theegala
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7:37 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Top-seeded players Casper Ruud and Diego Schwartzman will play in Sunday’s final of the Argentina Open. The Norwegian Ruud, No. 8 in the ATP rankings, and the Argentinian Schwartzman, ranked No. 15, won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the clay court tournament, respectively. Ruud beat Argentinian
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2:23 PM ET Major League Baseball tweaked its proposal regarding the competitive balance tax in its meeting with the players’ association Saturday. The change eliminates draft pick penalties for teams exceeding the first threshold while raising the threshold from previous offers in the final three years of the deal, sources familiar with the deal told
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8:57 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — As he enters the biggest game of his professional life followed by the biggest summer of his personal life, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay spent time Friday pondering what all of that means for his future. McVay doesn’t yet have the answer to the ideal work/life balance
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5:20 PM ET ESPN News Services ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas rallied past a qualifier at the Rotterdam hard-court indoor tournament on Saturday to reach his first final since the French Open last June. Tsitsipas ended Czech qualifier Jiri Lehecka‘s run in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. He will face Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday’s
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2:10 PM ET Chelsea won the FIFA Club World Cup after securing a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras after extra-time at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday. Kai Havertz scored a penalty in the 117th minute as the Premier League giants won the competition for the first time in the club’s history. – ESPN+
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5:11 PM ET The SEC on Thursday said revenue rose to $777.8 million during the 2020-21 fiscal year — an increase of $120.1 million from the previous year. The money will be divided equally among the conference’s 14 schools. Excluding bowl expenses, each school will receive roughly $54.6 million. The total distribution is made up
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