Month: March 2022

8:49 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The WTA Tour has agreed to a multi-year, multimillion-dollar title sponsorship deal with Hologic, a medical technology company. The agreement, announced Thursday, gives the women’s professional tennis tour its first title sponsor since a deal with Sony Ericsson ended in 2010. The WTA declined to say
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12:49 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After a third straight sterling performance in a 76ers uniform — but a first in front of the fans here inside Wells Fargo Center — James Harden declared Philadelphia feels like home. “Just exciting,” Harden said after finishing with 26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Philadelphia’s
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7:07 AM ET Nikita Tszyu has lived up to the hype in his professional boxing debut, dominant in a second-round stoppage of a bloodied Aaron Stahl in Brisbane. With world title hope and older brother Tim in his corner, the 24-year-old who gave away a career in architecture to pursue a dream in the ring,
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12:29 AM ET Australian Tim Tszyu has locked in his much-anticipated US boxing debut, taking on American Terrell Gausha in Minnesota in late March. The unbeaten junior middleweight contender was initially scheduled to fight on the same card as Brian Castano-Jermell Charlo on Mar. 19 in Los Angeles. However, the winner-takes-all unified showdown was cancelled
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11:58 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks acquired goalie Alex Stalock from the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday for future considerations. The Sharks made the deal a day after starting goalie James Reimer left a loss to Vegas after one period with a lower-body injury. Backup goaltender Adin Hill has
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10:36 PM ET MIAMI — A judge ruled Wednesday to grant bond and allow the release of former Miami player Rashaun Jones from custody pending his trial on charges that he murdered teammate Bryan Pata in 2006. Florida 11th Circuit Court Judge Cristina Miranda stated that after three days of witness testimony the state proved
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10:19 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dmitry Bivol, who was born in Kyrgyzstan but has long resided in St. Petersburg, Russia, is preparing for a fight with boxing’s top star, Canelo Alvarez, but is painfully aware of the situation at home. Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) recently arrived in the U.S. from Russia, which invaded Ukraine on
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8:59 AM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden — UFC middleweight Darren Till has a new training partner in breakout star Khamzat Chimaev. He also has a new UFC contract. Till (18-4-1), of Liverpool, made headlines this week when he surfaced at Allstars Training Center alongside Chimaev (10-0). Till told ESPN he is still associated with his longtime
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