Month: September 2022

3:14 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Several minutes after the final whistle of the Seattle Seahawks‘ season-opening victory Monday night, Geno Smith walked off the field with his arms raised to the sky and what remained of the home crowd chanting his name. So much for Russell Wilson getting the hero’s welcome in his
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6:03 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Anthony Joshua has agreed to terms to challenge WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on Dec. 3, with the fight expected to take place
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4:44 AM ET Former world champion Chris Eubank has said he wants his son’s fight against Conor Benn scrapped due to concerns about the 157 pounds weight limit, with Chris Eubank Jr. having never fought below 160 pounds in his professional career. British boxers Eubank Jr. and Benn are scheduled to face off in a
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3:10 AM ET Emma Raducanu won her first match since her US Open exit as she beat Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in the first round of the Slovenia Open. Yastremska was forced to retire with top seed Raducanu 6-2, 5-3 up and two points away from victory. 1 Related Raducanu crashed out of the US Open
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3:56 AM BST Hoskins Sotutu will make his first start of the year when the All Blacks take on the Wallabies in their Bledisloe Cup Test in Melbourne, with coach Ian Foster naming him to replace star No.8 Ardie Savea. New Zealand were forced to name a new-look back-row with Savea to miss Thursday night’s
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6:39 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has opted for an all-new halves pairing for Bledisloe I, teaming former Waratahs teammates Jake Gordon and Bernard Foley for the clash at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Thursday night. It will be a first Test for Foley, 33, since the Wallabies’ 2019 Rugby World Cup pool loss to
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11:36 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One day after becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to start and win a game at the age of 45, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he’s “feeling more” emotions than he has in the past and he suspects that it’s because he’s nearing the end of
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12:44 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Cody Bellinger added a two-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Monday night behind Tyler Anderson, becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season. For real, this time. The Dodgers
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11:23 PM ET Brady Henderson Jeff Legwold Close ESPN Senior Writer Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Boardof Selectors since 1999 SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks upset the Denver Broncos 17-16 on Monday night as Russell
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9:24 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seahawks safety Jamal Adams was carted off in the second quarter of Monday night’s 17-16 victory over the Denver Broncos with what coach Pete Carroll deemed a serious injury to his left quadriceps tendon. Adams was hurt after blitzing former teammate Russell Wilson early in the second quarter,
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11:46 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Framber Valdez pitched his first career shutout and the Houston Astros defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-0 on Monday night. Valdez (15-5) posted his 24th straight quality start, tying New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom (2018) for the longest single-season streak. “This means a lot to me, because
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11:22 PM ET SEATTLE — With the emotional wounds on both sides still fresh and the rest of the story still to be told, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson returned to his decade-long home in Seattle in a raucous season-opener Monday night. And when all was said and done, the boos from the Seahawks‘ faithful
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8:39 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Infielder Wilmer Flores and the San Francisco Giants agreed Monday to a contract that guarantees $16.5 million over the next three seasons and could be worth up to $21.5 million. Flores gets salaries of $6.5 million each in 2023 and 2024. The deal includes an $8.5 million
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8:16 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout homered in his seventh consecutive game Monday night, one shy of the major league record. The three-time American League MVP hit a two-run drive off Cleveland’s Konnor Pilkington in the fifth inning of the team’s 5-4 loss to the Guardians. Trout’s 35th
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8:01 PM ET Stanford offensive lineman Branson Bragg, a multiyear starter, will retire from football because of lingering symptoms from a concussion and other mental health factors. Bragg, a senior from Texas, posted on Twitter that he has “long-term” and “intense” symptoms stemming from a concussion he sustained during Stanford’s training camp. He also cited
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3:09 PM ET Khamzat Chimaev‘s head coach, Andreas Michael, said it was his decision to stop the undefeated fighter’s weight cut last week due to health concerns, but he still expects Chimaev to compete at welterweight. Chimaev (12-0) missed weight for a five-round welterweight main event against Nate Diaz (21-13) last week at UFC 279
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