Month: March 2020

12:29 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — After what Mikey Garcia called “a horrible performance” in his first fight in the welterweight division last March, he knew he had to answer an important question in his encore: He had won world titles in four smaller divisions, but was he a viable contender at 147 pounds? Garcia
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10:25 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Deiveson Figueiredo added to the turbulent history of the UFC men’s flyweight division Saturday by winning a title fight in which he was not eligible to capture the belt. Figueiredo opened up a cut on Joseph Benavidez‘s forehead, possibly on a clash of heads, and knocked him out with a
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9:13 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Clemson do-it-all defender Isaiah Simmons was the brightest star of the night Saturday at the NFL scouting combine. Simmons, who lined up almost everywhere at some point in the Clemson defense, was put with the linebackers in the on-field workouts at the combine. And he blistered the turf inside Lucas
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8:22 PM ET Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — Harrison Burton held off Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota teammate Riley Herbst for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday. Burton, 19, is the son of NASCAR veteran Jeff Burton, and he finished strong with an impressive final restart. When Las Vegas winner Chase Briscoe spun on
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7:38 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Yu Darvish‘s spring training debut Saturday began exactly the way he predicted. First pitch, home run. Orlando Arcia connected right away, launching a drive over the fence in left-center field, prompting the Chicago Cubs right-hander to rapidly snap his glove open and closed, imploring the plate umpire
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8:00 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Brett Quigley shot a 5-under 68 on Saturday in the Cologuard Classic to open a three-stroke lead in his bid to win for the second time in his first four PGA Tour Champions starts. Fred Couples was second after a 66. The 60-year-old Hall of Famer won
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