Month: February 2024

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight championship bout has been rescheduled for May 18 in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s chairman of general entertainment authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced Saturday on “The MMA Hour.” Fury and Usyk were set to meet Feb. 17 in the kingdom’s
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Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MOBILE, Ala. — Washington State cornerback Chau Wade-Smith returned an interception 83 yards in the final two minutes to set up a decisive score and secure the National’s 16-7 victory over the American team in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. In a game dominated
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Feb 1, 2024, 09:40 AM England recovered from a slow start to begin their Six Nations campaign with a win over Italy in Rome. Getty England recovered from a scruffy start and a 17-8 deficit to beat Italy 27-24 in their opening Six Nations game in Rome on Saturday, ending a run of four successive opening
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Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A medical biller has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in a massive insurance fraud scheme that involved posing as NBA player Marcus Smart, an NFL lawyer and executive, and other patients to harangue the
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 3, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Speaking to reporters for the first time since his agent,
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Getty Images Britain’s Simon Yates won the final stage of the AlUla Tour to claim the overall race win by three seconds in Saudi Arabia. After the final climb up Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, Yates beat Belgium’s William Lecerf and New Zealand’s Finn Fisher-Black in a sprint to the finish. Yates, 31, collected a 10-second
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Feb 3, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kliff Kingsbury, who was close to becoming the Las Vegas Raiders‘ offensive coordinator earlier this week, is now a leading candidate for the Washington Commanders‘ offensive coordinator job, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Kingsbury was one of a handful of people who interviewed for
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Feb 3, 2024, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kliff Kingsbury has withdrawn from consideration for the Las Vegas Raiders‘ offensive coordinator position, his agent, Erik Burkhardt, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Sources had told ESPN on Thursday that Kingsbury was expected to be hired under coach Antonio Pierce. Kingsbury, 44, was one of four candidates
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The NHL will not release its finding from a yearlong investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by multiple players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team
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Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 3, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to
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Feb 3, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said his players are already giving 100% and do not need to take any further motivation from his looming departure to win the Premier League this season. Last month, the 56-year-old announced his decision to step down as Liverpool manager at
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Japanese boxer Kazuki Anaguchi died Friday after suffering a subdural hematoma in his Dec. 26 fight in Tokyo, according to the Japan Boxing Commission. He was 23. Anaguchi (6-1, 2 KOs) was knocked down four times in the 10-round bantamweight fight and lost a tightly contested unanimous
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