Month: January 2023

10:30 PM ET Associated Press KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — Steve Stricker competed for the first time in three months and nothing changed. He began the PGA Tour Champions year by closing with a 7-under 65 for a 6-shot victory Saturday in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Stricker seized control with a 60 in the second
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9:32 PM ET The UFC light heavyweight title will be up for grabs on Saturday night, just one month after two different contenders squared off for the same gold belt. Former champion Glover Teixeira will take on Jamahal Hill in the main event of UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro. The winner will take home
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8:26 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Jon Rahm got off to a hot start and shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday on PGA West’s Stadium Course for a share of the lead with tour rookie Davis Thompson in The American Express. Thompson’s run of eagles in the Southern California desert finally ended
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5:21 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Brooke Henderson went from complete control of her game for two days to having to scratch out a good score Saturday. The result was a 3-under 69 and a 3-shot lead in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Henderson was up for the fight and moved
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2:54 PM ET Sal Bando, a four-time All-Star third baseman for the Oakland Athletics who later played for and became general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, died of cancer Friday at the age of 78, the teams announced Saturday. Bando won three consecutive world championships as captain of the A’s from 1972 to 1974, leading
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7:17 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 Liam Smith settled his differences with Chris Eubank Jr. in emphatic fashion, stopping his English middleweight rival in four rounds on Saturday. Smith floored
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5:19 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Braves‘ commitment to giving Vaughn Grissom a chance to win the starting job at shortstop can’t be questioned. The Braves, who must replace Dansby Swanson, first scheduled Grissom for three offseason visits with third-base coach Ron Washington for intense fielding drills, each lasting at least one week.
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Jan 20, 2023 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Marlins and Twins executed a long-rumored trade Friday, with American League batting champion Luis Arraez heading to Miami for right-hander Pablo Lopez and a pair of prospects, it was announced. The
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2:45 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joe Joyce and Zhilei Zhang are closing in on a deal for a fight on April 15 in London, sources confirmed to ESPN. The heavyweight bout will be televised on BT Sport in the United Kingdom rather than PPV, sources said. Joyce, ESPN’s No. 6 heavyweight, scored a career-best win
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3:14 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — An exercise rider at a Florida horse track died Saturday in a training accident, officials said. Tampa Bay Downs said Daniel Quintero, 19, died while working with horses before 7 a.m., but declined to give further details. “The entire racetrack community expresses its condolences to his family
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Jan 19, 2023 Pete ThamelESPN Former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Jake Garcia has committed to Missouri, sources told ESPN. Garcia is a former top-25 recruit in the Class of 2021 who entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. He chose Missouri after a shotgun courtship, and sources said he’s expected to enroll there by the end
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Jan 20, 2023 Georgia Bulldogs center Sedrick Van Pran is returning to the two-time defending national champions for the 2023 season. “One more year in Athens!” Van Pran posted to Twitter on Friday, as the NFL released the list of underclassmen granted special eligibility for the draft. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Van Pran completed his third
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