Month: October 2022

Oct 12, 2022 Conor Benn has said he expects an apology from critics as UK Anti-Doping continues its investigation into his failed drug test. Benn’s bout with Chris Eubank Jr. was called off last week after he tested positive for the banned substance clomifene, a fertility drug for women which can boost testosterone levels in
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Oct 10, 2022 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 Saturday’s undisputed middleweight world title fight against Claressa Shields will be the biggest moment of Savannah Marshall’s career — and she admits she may
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9:14 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and four-time major tennis champion Kim Clijsters were announced Wednesday as part of an ownership group for a Major League Pickleball expansion team. Brady and Clijsters are part of a group led by Knighthead Capital Management. “Of course, I’m excited at the investment opportunity,”
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2:32 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic won’t get official support with lobbying from Tennis Australia should he seek to enter the country for the first major of 2023, a year after he was deported because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. The 21-time Grand Slam champion wasn’t allowed to defend his
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3:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels voiced his support for wide receiver Davante Adams on Tuesday afternoon, hours after a police report was taken on Adams pushing down a man at the conclusion of the Raiders’ 30-29 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs on his way to the locker
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12:46 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors forward Draymond Green will rejoin the team Thursday, coach Steve Kerr said after Golden State’s preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Green has been away from the team since an altercation with teammate Jordan Poole last Wednesday. He has been fined but
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Oct 11, 2022 Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens and Karolina Pliskova, a one-time U.S. Open runner-up, won their opening matches at the San Diego Open WTA 500 on Tuesday. Stephens, a wild-card entrant from the United States who won the 2017 U.S. Open, got her second win in 2022
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4:46 PM ET ESPN News Services A former Los Angeles Angels employee was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay, dressed in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg shackles, didn’t react when U.S. District Judge
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6:43 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — For their sparkling Stanley Cup run, the Colorado Avalanche picked up some snazzy rings to commemorate the moment. How about these numbers: 669 diamonds, 18 custom-cut sapphires — plus two more round sapphires — and 42 rubies. All told, its gemstone weight checks in around 18.5 carats. Not
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