Month: March 2023

7:49 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 There has been a significant shift in the schedule and plans for once-undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor. After progress in negotiations and multiple
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3:11 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Elizabeth Szokol shot an 8-under 64 for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Women’s World Championship on Thursday. Yuka Saso of Japan was second after a bogey-free 67, and a pack of six including Nelly Korda and former No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn carded 68s at
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2:09 AM ET PORTLAND — After playing more than 500 regular-season games together as teammates with the Portland Trail Blazers, guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum squared off against each other for the first time Wednesday, more than a year after McCollum was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in February 2022. “At first, it
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1:51 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The jersey worn by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana in not one, but two Super Bowl victories by
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12:11 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — As Donovan Mitchell laid on the ground in pain after tweaking his groin midway through the third quarter, it wasn’t clear if he’d be able to keep playing. But after Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff called timeout, Mitchell returned to the game to help Cleveland mount a furious comeback
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12:08 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama‘s players stood at midcourt, throwing on T-shirts to celebrate an SEC regular-season championship. They did it at home against their biggest rival, in a comeback that the school hadn’t experienced for at least a decade. They brought out signs celebrating a title and cut down nets after a
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11:47 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Fourth-ranked Casper Ruud lost to qualifier Taro Daniel 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in a round-of-16 match at the Mexico Open on Wednesday. For Daniel, the victory was his first against a top-10 player and propelled him into the quarterfinals. The 30-year-old Daniel, ranked 125 in the ATP,
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11:21 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Zach LaVine scored 41 points and the Detroit Pistons called one too many timeouts, helping the Chicago Bulls hold on for a 117-115 win Wednesday night. The Pistons were trailing by two points with 9.7 seconds left when rookie Jaden Ivey called a timeout that the team
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