Month: November 2022

7:36 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light heavyweight title in lopsided fashion with a unanimous decision over Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The win — via scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111 — comes after Bivol broke through in May with an upset victory over
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7:22 PM ET New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will be out at least a week due to a sprained right knee, the team announced Saturday. Robinson suffered the injury in the second quarter of Friday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers. He will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days. Robinson, who signed a 4-year, $60 million
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7:07 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols and will miss the team’s Saturday night game against the Houston Rockets. In his first season with the Wolves, Gobert is averaging 12.6 points and a league-best 13.9 rebounds. A three-time All-Star and three-time Defensive Player of the Year,
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6:52 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bernhard Langer beat his age by two shots Saturday with a 9-under 63, giving him a one-shot lead over Paul Goydos in the TimberTech Championship and a chance to move closer to the PGA Tour Champions record for career wins. Langer opened with three straight birdies,
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4:18 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — It’s a baby girl for Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and his wife, Leah. The couple welcomed their fourth child Friday night. In a statement released Saturday afternoon, the Vikings said: “Mom and baby are doing great.” O’Connell accompanied the team on its scheduled flight Saturday afternoon in advance
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5:28 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Clemson will be without defensive end Xavier Thomas for Saturday night’s game against Notre Dame, sources told ESPN. Thomas’ foot injury flared up after he appeared in the past three games for No. 4 Clemson, recording two sacks, four tackles and a forced fumble. He suffered the injury
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5:38 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Receiver A.J. Brown was fined $10,609 by the NFL for taunting Pittsburgh Steelers defenders in the Philadelphia Eagles‘ Week 8 win. Following his third score of the day — a 29-yard touchdown toss from quarterback Jalen Hurts in the right corner of the end zone with Minkah Fitzpatrick and corner
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12:49 PM ET Associated Press Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will miss the rest of the season after suffering an abdominal muscle tear while playing at the Paris Masters. The Spanish teenager pulled out during a second-set tiebreaker against fellow 19-year-old Holger Rune in their quarterfinal on Friday. Following medical exams, the US Open champion posted details
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4:30 PM ET Associated Press Dow Finsterwald earned a place in golf history as the first player to win the PGA Championship in stroke play and the last U.S. captain of a Ryder Cup before continental Europe was invited to join. More than a major champion and Ryder Cup player, he devoted his life to
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9:49 AM ET Associated Press Shannon Boxx, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the United States and member of their 2015 World Cup team, has been appointed vice chair of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s participant safety task force. Maryland State Youth Soccer Association executive director Greg Smith was also picked as a vice chair. –
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2:14 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday the Boston Bruins did not consult the league before signing Mitchell Miller and that he would “need to see a whole bunch of things” going forward. Bettman’s comments came a day after the Bruins announced they signed Miller, a prospect defenseman, to an entry-level contract. Miller
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4:55 PM ET HOUSTON — Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel was removed from the World Series roster after suffering a knee injury in the team’s Game 5 win on Thursday. Gurriel, 32, hurt his right knee during a rundown in the seventh inning, forcing him to leave the game. “He tried everything,” manager Dusty Baker
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4:06 PM ET Indiana quarterback Jack Tuttle, who announced last month he would enter the transfer portal at the end of this season, started Saturday’s game against No. 15 Penn State before suffering an injury in the second quarter. Tuttle, a team captain who has been a backup throughout his Hoosiers career, had earned the
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4:04 PM ET ATLANTA — Cordarrelle Patterson, the leading rusher on the NFL’s No. 5-ranked rushing offense, has been activated from injured reserve, giving the Atlanta Falcons one of their most dynamic players back. The 31-year-old Patterson had been one of the NFL’s top running backs prior to suffering a knee injury that needed a
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