Month: August 2023

Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 9, 2023, 05:30 PM ET David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade are finalizing a deal for a super middleweight fight this fall in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN. The battle of former champions will be a pay-per-view event, sources said. Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) scored a career-best win in March, a unanimous-decision victory
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Jamal Collier, ESPNAug 9, 2023, 03:08 PM ET Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for swinging a folding chair that struck two bystanders at the conclusion of Minnesota’s season-ending playoff loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 25. The ruling, announced Wednesday, came four months after the incident because of
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderAug 9, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Josh Hart is finalizing a four-year, $81 million contract extension with the New York Knicks, his agents Aaron Mintz, Dave Spahn and Steven Heumann of CAA Sports told ESPN on Wednesday. The sides are working
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 03:37 PM ET Bellator is stacking the deck for a landmark show coming this fall. Ryan Bader will defend his Bellator heavyweight title against Linton Vassell in the main event of Bellator 300 on Oct. 7 in San Diego, one of four title fights on the historic card,
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Aug 9, 2023, 02:28 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs signed veteran goaltender Martin Jones to a one-year, $875,000 deal Wednesday. Jones, 33, went 27-13-3 with three shutouts, a 2.99 goals-against average and an .886 save percentage with the Seattle Kraken in 2022-23. Over 10 NHL seasons, Jones is 225-163-35 with 28 shutouts, a 2.71
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia MEMPHIS, Tenn. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that he took a monthlong leave of absence from his position because of anxiety that resulted in
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Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo has executed a letter of intent to purchase a parcel of land in northwest Mesa to potentially build a new sports arena and entertainment district for the franchise. “The Coyotes remain committed to building the first privately funded sports facility in Arizona history and ensuring the Valley as the club’s
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Pakistan batter Babar Azam has faced scrutiny over his captaincy during a disappointing home season however, Pakistan Cricket Board chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq on Wednesday said that the top-ranking batter in ODI is performing well as a captain, it would be prudent to have a backup captaincy option available. In December 2020 Babar was named Pakistan’s captain
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 10:39 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Claressa Shields, widely considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer on the planet, is going back to MMA in 2024. Shields, 28, has signed a new multiyear deal to compete
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Aug 9, 2023, 07:46 AM ET LONDON — World Boxing, a new body seeking recognition from the International Olympic Committee, announced its first six official members Wednesday with the United States among federations from three continents. The others approved as full members were New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.
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Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Before we get on with the autumn win-loss business that is actual college football, let’s pause for a moment — no, make that a dozen
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