Month: February 2023

5:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The deal for the planned April 15 superfight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia hasn’t yet been completed because of a dispute over the rematch clause, Garcia’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, told ESPN on Monday. De La Hoya received the contract two weeks ago and said every other issue
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Feb 6, 2023 The 2023 PGA Tour continues with the WM Phoenix Open, which begins Thursday. The tournament will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, after three straight PGA events in California. The WM Phoenix Open will be played at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course, a par-71 course. The purse is $20 million, more than double
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6:48 PM ET Associated Press Baltimore Orioles CEO John Angelos and his brother Lou have agreed to end their fight over a lawsuit in which Lou accused John of seizing control of the team in defiance of their father Peter’s wishes. Lou Angelos sued John last year, claiming John took control of the Orioles at
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3:28 PM ET St. Andrews Links Trust announced on Monday that it will remove stone walkways it had recently added to the sides of the iconic Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course in Scotland. Photographs had emerged on social media on Sunday of work being done to the paths leading to
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5:15 PM ET Iowa announced contract amendments for offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz with incentive-based opportunities to reinstate his previous contract after the Hawkeyes had a statistically poor offensive performance in 2022. In the new contract, Ferentz will make a base salary of $850,000 and will be able to have his contract reinstated to a two-year
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3:23 PM ET Jorge Masvidal, one of the UFC’s biggest stars, has put together a boxing card with some legendary combat sports names. Boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. and former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will compete in a pro boxing match April 1 in Pettis’ hometown of Milwaukee, Masvidal confirmed Monday with ESPN. The
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7:52 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — THE BULLS had a golden opportunity. After starting the season 12-18, the Bulls were riding a season-high three-game winning streak, building momentum with a blowout win at home against the Golden State Warriors, a thrashing of the Detroit Pistons in Paris and a convincing victory over the Atlanta
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2:00 PM GMT England women’s rugby head coach Simon Middleton will leave his post after this year’s Six Nations campaign, it was announced on Monday. Middleton masterminded England’s record-breaking 30 match-winning run and guided the team to two World Cup finals in 2017 and 2022. He’s also won five Six Nations titles, including four Grand
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will launch his comeback with a fight against American boxer Jermaine Franklin in London on April 1. Last month, sources told ESPN’s Mike Coppinger that both boxers were in the process of finalizing a deal for the bout. Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought since
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11:45 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Brazilian tennis player Gilbert Klier Junior, a bronze medalist at the 2018 Youth Olympics, has been banned for 12 months in a doping case, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Monday. The ITIA said it accepts that Klier Junior had not deliberately doped and that the banned substance
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10:19 AM ET Attorneys representing the PGA Tour plan to ask a federal judge to consider pushing back the discovery deadline and scheduled start of an antitrust lawsuit involving LIV Golf’s claims that the PGA Tour is using monopoly powers to squash competition and has discouraged vendors, media partners and others from working with LIV
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10:00 AM ET After years of competitive Super Bowls, Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII might be a bit of a dud — if the yearly Madden video game simulation is any indication. At least for fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. Madden NFL 23’s official simulation is predicting the Philadelphia Eagles to pull away in the
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