Month: December 2023

Dec 17, 2023, 09:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Thailand’s Denwit Boriboonsub won his first Asian Tour title and third event in as many weeks when the 19-year-old beat Sweden’s Henrik Stenson by 3 strokes at the season-ending Saudi Open on Sunday. Boriboonsub had won the Aramco Invitational two weeks ago on the Asian Development
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Dec 17, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Louis Oosthuizen completed back-to-back wins on the DP World Tour with a 2-shot victory at the Mauritius Open on Sunday, overcoming early jitters to card a final-round 69 at the new La Reserve Golf Club, a course he helped to design. The South African last week
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2023, 03:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC has signed coveted free agent Michael “Venom” Page, and he is already booked in a major fight early next year. UFC president Dana White announced the signing Saturday night at the UFC 296 postfight news conference in Las Vegas. Page,
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2023, 12:37 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Alexandre Pantoja secured the first defense of his flyweight championship on Saturday, outworking Brandon Royval in a clear decision victory in the co-main event
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2023, 01:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Leon Edwards took all of Colby Covington‘s trash talk leading into the fight, stayed composed and put together a poised performance. Edwards defeated Covington via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) in the main event of UFC 296 on Saturday
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2023, 01:46 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC is officially on break until 2024 and the final fight card of the year delivered some incredible knockouts, dominating performances and a fight of the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 17, 2023, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez scored a ninth-round stoppage of Sunny Edwards on Saturday evening in Glendale, Ariz., to unify the WBO and IBF flyweight titles in an action fight. Rodriguez slowly broke down Edwards before he floored the Englishman at the end of Round 9
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ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2023, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Keegan Murray made 12 3-pointers, including an NBA-record 11 straight, and scored a career-high 47 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 125-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. The 12 3s were two shy of the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 17, 2023, 01:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions At just 23 years old, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has already amassed quite the boxing resume. Stoppage victories over Carlos Cuadras and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Titles in two weight classes. The No. 1 spot on ESPN’s best 25 fighter sunder the age of 25. And
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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 11:15 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with right-handed starter Michael Wacha and outfielder Hunter Renfroe on Friday, sources told ESPN, pushing Kansas City’s guaranteed free
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Associated Press Dec 16, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr. won the 2023 Hank Aaron Awards on Saturday, presented by Major League Baseball to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league. The MLB award is picked by fan balloting combined with votes from a
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Dec 16, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola blasted his team after their careless defending and a needless late-game penalty cost them a much-needed victory in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, saying they deserved the result. “It’s not bad luck, it’s deserved,” an angry Guardiola told
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