Month: March 2022

10:37 AM ET Associated Press Russia is launching a bid to host the 2028 European Championship in a challenge to the British Isles entry or against Italy for the 2032 edition, despite its teams being suspended from international competitions over the war in Ukraine. A meeting of the Russian Football Union (RFU) executive committee decided
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8:54 AM ET Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov has withdrawn from his title bout against Michael Page in May as he continues to defend his native Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Amosov won the welterweight title in a unanimous decision over Douglas Lima in June and was due to defend his belt for the first time
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8:00 AM ET Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Kevin Pelton Close ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system For a guy
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6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In the time since quarterbacks John Elway and Peyton Manning roamed the football earth, big passing plays for the Denver Broncos have become nearly extinct. The Broncos hope quarterback Russell Wilson can bring them back to the offense. “Phew, we’ll be throwing that thing down the field,” Broncos coach
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6:45 AM ET Associated Press Three-point conversions, an alternative option for the onside kick and a best-of-three-play shootout in overtime are among the different rules for the revitalized USFL. The new league, which begins play in April, is releasing its rules Wednesday. A copy obtained by The Associated Press explained several twists to the traditional
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10:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Australia’s Ash Barty, the No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, has announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 25. Barty said in an emotional video posted Wednesday local time on social media: “I’m so happy and I’m so ready. I just know at the
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1:41 AM ET Associated Press The Orlando Pride has apologized after a supporters’ group was told it could not display a banner that said “Gay” at a match this weekend. The Black Swans’ banner was in reference to Florida’s recent legislation dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The supporters’ group went to
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