Month: January 2022

7:45 AM ET Mike Coppinger Andres Ferrari Close ESPN Editor Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. Robson Conceicao dropped a controversial decision against Oscar Valdez in September, but he has another opportunity Saturday to prove he’s a player at 130 pounds. The winner of the fight between Conceicao and Xavier Martinez (10 p.m.
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2:59 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Much of the conversation surrounding the Golden State Warriors heading into the season was about how they’d be a title contender once Klay Thompson returned. Instead, the Warriors hit a skid after Thompson’s highly anticipated debut Jan. 9, experiencing some of the growing pains they’d skipped over
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2:09 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal is now within one victory of a record 21st Grand Slam singles title. The 35-year-old Spaniard advanced to the Australian Open final for a sixth time with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win Friday over Matteo Berrettini. Nadal arrived in Australia not knowing how long
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12:31 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Carmelo Anthony took exception to some fans’ taunting of him during the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 105-87 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, saying that the harassment was “unacceptable.” The incidents caused referees and players from both teams to intervene during the game. With 7 minutes, 1 second left in
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11:48 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens hired Mike Macdonald as their new defensive coordinator Thursday night, creating some team history in the process. Macdonald, 34, becomes the youngest coordinator in the franchise’s 26-year existence, taking over a defense that has built a reputation for ranking among the NFL’s best. He’s believed
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11:35 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is listed as 7 feet tall, 280 pounds, and might be even bigger than those measurements. Meanwhile, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado might be generously listed as 6 feet tall, 179 pounds. But that size difference didn’t stop the Pelicans’ two-way signee from going
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News The injury-hit club have had their final bid for the Australia batter rejected Steven Smith will not play in the Big Bash League final after another request to make him available for selection was rejected by Cricket Australia. Besieged by injuries and Covid-19 cases in their playing group, the Sixers made a third appeal
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9:43 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Johnny Juzang, a star of last year’s NCAA tournament during UCLA‘s run to the Final Four, missed Thursday night’s game against California while in COVID-19 protocols. That left the seventh-ranked Bruins without their leading scorer. Juzang averages 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds. Juzang scored 15 points in
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10:04 PM ET Associated Press TOWSON, Md. — The men’s basketball game between Delaware and host Towson was suspended due to “unsafe court conditions” on Thursday night. The Blue Hens were leading 38-29 with 18:42 remaining when play was stopped at SECU Arena on the Towson campus. Several players fell to the floor in the
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8:51 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Top-ranked Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas made the birdies they needed to keep pace on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines on Thursday and shared the lead with hard-charging Adam Schenk after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Schenk made eight straight birdies to shoot
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