Month: February 2020

2:05 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has acquired speedy forward Andreas Athanasiou from his former team, the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings get forward Sam Gagner and second-round picks in the 2020 and
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12:39 PM ET A potential No. 1 contender fight involving “The Korean Zombie” will have to wait a few months. Chan Sung Jung, the popular UFC featherweight, has opted for eye surgery and is planning a return to the Octagon in the summer, his manager Jason House confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Jung suffered an
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1:01 PM GMT The two PRO14 rugby fixtures set to take place in Italy this weekend have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, competition organisers announced on Monday. Games in Italy’s national rugby championship Top 12 have also been postponed ahead of the weekend, as well as all domestic rugby activities. With two confirmed
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10:24 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print American teenager Coco Gauff broke into the top 50 of the updated WTA rankings released on Monday, becoming the first 15-year-old in 15 years to achieve the feat. Gauff, who continued her dramatic rise by reaching the fourth round on her Australian Open debut
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Feb 24, 2020 An International Boxing Federation (IBF) title fight scheduled to take place in Italy on Friday has been postponed amid the coronavirus outbreak. With two confirmed deaths in Italy resulting from the virus — which has killed more than 2,500 people in China, the country of the disease’s origin — Italian authorities have
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5:23 AM ET Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said his fighter would be the “underdog” in a potential clash with Tyson Fury. Joshua regained the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles in December, when he avenged the sole loss of his professional career by defeating Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Fury
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