Month: October 2021

11:21 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Claressa Shields has suffered the first defeat of her professional fighting career. In her second MMA bout, Shields was outpointed by Abigail Montes via split decision on Wednesday at Hard Rock Live. One judge scored the bout for Shields, 29-28, overruled by two 29-28 tallies for Montes.
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10:48 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — On the eve of their biggest game of the season to date, the Arizona Cardinals lost one of their most important defensive pieces. Defensive end J.J. Watt will undergo what is likely to be season-ending shoulder surgery, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday night. No date has been
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10:46 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Washington Wizards center Daniel Gafford had to be helped off the court and was brought straight to the locker room during Wednesday night’s 116-107 win over the Boston Celtics. The team announced he had a right quadriceps contusion. He will undergo an MRI on Thursday, a source
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9:07 PM ET A lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and a hostile workplace environment against former Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez and the university was dismissed earlier this month, with both sides only paying their own costs and attorneys’ fees. The stipulated dismissal ends four years of legal issues involving Rodriguez, the university and a former administrative
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8:41 PM ET ESPN News Services JACKSON, Miss. — Retired NFL player Brett Favre has repaid $600,000 in state welfare money he accepted for speeches where he didn’t appear, but the state attorney general could sue Favre if he doesn’t pay interest owed on the amount, the Mississippi auditor said Wednesday. Auditor Shad White said
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7:58 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, Iowa State All-America tight end Charlie Kolar and Michigan star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson are among 13 finalists for the Campbell Trophy, which honors the top scholar-athlete in college football. The National Football Foundation chooses finalists from all levels of college football,
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3:50 PM ET Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis broke ranks with other NFL owners Wednesday at the league’s fall meetings, saying he would like to see a written report of the investigation into the Washington Football Team. “Probably, yeah,” he said in New York. “I think that there should be, yeah. Especially with some
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7:27 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Atlanta Braves‘ 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ opening 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays last
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5:46 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Amid reports of the Dolphins‘ interest in trading for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, current starter Tua Tagovailoa was asked whether he felt wanted by the team. He smiled while he answered. “I don’t not feel wanted,” he said. “That’s what I could say.” Tagovailoa, a second-year quarterback,
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7:03 PM ET Bob Ferry, who guided the Washington Bullets to their only title in 1978 as part of a prolific 17-year run as general manager, died Wednesday at age 84. Ferry ran the Bullets from 1973 to 1990, and the team made the playoffs 13 times in that 17-year span, including three Finals appearances.
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5:16 PM ET Tennessee quarterback Harrison Bailey announced Wednesday that he will enter his name into the transfer portal and begin “exploring other opportunities.” Bailey, a former four-star prospect from Georgia, started three games as a freshman in 2020. But then coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired in January and his replacement, Josh Heupel, welcomed in
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5:52 PM ET The LSU Tigers have so few players available because of injuries that they will be unable to hold a full football practice Wednesday, coach Ed Orgeron told reporters during a conference call. Orgeron added that a previously scheduled scrimmage on Thursday won’t be able to take place either. LSU, which has the
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5:02 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. – The week the Arizona Cardinals get one star defender back, they lost another. Defensive end J.J. Watt was ruled out of Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers with a shoulder injury. He didn’t participate in the Cardinals’ only practice of the week on Tuesday. Watt has 10
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5:28 PM ET After medical testing Wednesday, there was no structural damage found in Denver Nuggets center and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic‘s knee, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jokic suffered a right knee contusion late in the second quarter Tuesday night against the Jazz and was held out of the remainder of the 122-110
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