Month: August 2023

Aug 5, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Next Saturday’s fight between British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte has been cancelled after Whyte failed a pre-fight drugs test, promoters Matchroom announced on Saturday. The bout, Joshua’s latest fight as he charts his comeback to the top of the heavyweight division, was meant to take place at
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 12:03 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A pair of light heavyweights emphatically punched their way into the 2023 PFL finals Friday — but the big story was 27-year-old featherweight Jesus Pinedo. Pinedo (22-6-1), who is from
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ESPN News Services Aug 4, 2023, 10:43 PM ET CHICAGO — Max Fried dominated through six innings in his return from the injured list, and the Atlanta Braves cooled off the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Friday. Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna homered on back-to-back pitches in Atlanta’s seven-run fourth inning. Austin Riley connected in the
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:32 PM ET WASHINGTON — Taylor Fritz needed three sets and three hours to get past Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 at the DC Open in a fourth-round match briefly interrupted by climate protesters on Friday — and then the tournament’s top-seeded man went back out on court at
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 11:22 PM ET BALTIMORE — Nobody does pregame banter quite like Buck Showalter, but after commenting on the new Topgolf facility near Camden Yards – and shying away from questions about how emotional his return to Baltimore is – the New York Mets‘ manager turned the conversation to this year’s
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BUENOS AIRES — Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera was released from jail on parole on Friday after he completed two years in custody over gender violence cases against two of his ex-girlfriends. Judge Cristóbal Laje Ros of Cordoba province — 800 kilometers north of Buenos Aires (500 miles)
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:38 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Former World Series MVP Cole Hamels has retired after his attempt at a comeback with his hometown San Diego Padres fell short. The Padres, who signed Hamels to a minor league contract in February, announced Hamels’ retirement Friday. The left-hander’s agent, John Boggs, confirmed
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 03:52 PM ET CHICAGO — Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears‘ famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team who has ALS, was in intensive care because of sepsis and pneumonia, his wife said Friday. Misty McMichael wrote in an Instagram post that her husband was hospitalized Thursday
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 08:34 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Manager Phil Nevin said it will likely be a couple more days before the Los Angeles Angels finalize when Shohei Ohtani will make his next pitching start. Ohtani went only four innings in a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night due
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 4, 2023, 07:39 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS — On the second day of Team USA’s training camp, the 12-man roster headed to the FIBA World Cup later this month scrimmaged against the select team — a group of young players, plus a couple of veterans, brought in to help the senior group
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:54 PM ET The Big 12 is rapidly getting bigger, as the school’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to formally add Utah and Arizona State on Friday night. They are expected to be introduced soon along with Arizona, which was approved on Friday. The only obstacle remaining is a University
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