Month: January 2023

5:49 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former super middleweight titleholders David Benavidez and Caleb Plant will meet in a long-awaited fight on March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The 168-pound bout will be a PBC on Showtime PPV. Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) and Plant (22-1, 13
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6:17 PM ET Kendal Briles is leaving Arkansas to become the offensive coordinator at TCU, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement is expected Thursday. Briles, 40, has been the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach the past three seasons at Arkansas, which experienced an offensive upheaval under Briles. The Hogs finished 15th nationally in total offense
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Jan 18, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga and Top Rank have mutually agreed to part ways after months of talks that failed to resolve key issues, Team Berlanga and the promotional company told ESPN. Both sides have signed the separation agreement. Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) is now a promotional free agent. The 25-year-old native of
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5:37 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville forward Michael McCarron is available to the Predators after entering the player assistance program of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced Wednesday that McCarron returned after receiving care through the joint player assistance program. McCarron still will have access
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Jan 18, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Mark Magsayo and Brandon Figueroa are in the process of finalizing a deal for a March 4 featherweight bout in the U.S., sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The PBC on Showtime bout would feature two of ESPN’s top 10 boxers at 126 pounds (Magsayo is No. 6 while Figueroa is
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1:18 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell missed Cleveland’s game at Memphis on Wednesday night with a strained left groin. Mitchell, who is averaging 28.4 points in his first season for Cleveland, got hurt Monday in the third quarter of a 113-103 win over New Orleans. He was
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2:08 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 Chris Eubank Jr. faces former world welterweight champion Liam Smith in Manchester on Saturday, but talk of fighting Conor Benn has not faded. Eubank
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9:45 AM ET Freshman quarterback Walker Howard announced on Wednesday that he is transferring to Ole Miss. Howard was the No. 42-ranked prospect in the 2022 class and signed with LSU. He spent one season with the Tigers and entered the transfer portal Jan. 13. He was the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback in the class
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11:04 AM ET The Arizona Coyotes are known for bold fashion statements, from their multicolored Kachina logo to using desert sienna as the template for their recent Reverse Retro jersey. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Their latest foray into courageous couture: a special edition “Desert Night” jersey created by Rhuigi Villaseñor, the founder and creative director
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Britain’s Jamie Chadwick will continue with the Williams driver development programme for a fifth season in 2023. The three-time W Series champion will have “a personalised simulator program to aid in her progression and provide valuable support to the team’s race preparations,” a statement said. Chadwick, 24, is racing in the American Indy NXT series,
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