Month: March 2022

9:03 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Naomi Osaka made a winning return to the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, rallying to beat Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a first-round meeting of former major champions. Trailing 2-0 in the third set, Osaka fought off three break points to hold and begin a
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8:35 PM ET The UFC is targeting a middleweight matchup between former champion Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori in June, officials told ESPN on Thursday. Contracts have not been signed, but the bout is close to being finalized for a UFC 275 pay-per-view on June 11. A location for the card has yet to be
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7:42 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tommy Fleetwood narrowly qualified for the Players Championship and then endured a long, wet start at the TPC Sawgrass with a 6-under 66 to share the early lead with Pebble Beach winner Tom Hoge. Where that leaves them after the opening round could take time
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6:43 PM ET Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier with the Boston Bruins in 1958, has joined the ownership group of the Premier Hockey Federation’s Boston Pride, sources told ESPN. “The growth of the women’s game is so important, and I admire these world class athletes for being role
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5:18 PM ET New York Knicks forward Cam Reddish will miss the rest of the season with a right shoulder separation, the team announced Thursday. Reddish’s timeline for recovery will be six weeks, so he is expected to be able to have a full summer of work ahead of the 2022-23 season, sources told ESPN.
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6:02 PM ET Roman Abramovich has been an untouchable billionaire free to bankroll Chelsea‘s unprecedented success for almost two decades, but that changed on Thursday morning. The U.K. government announced sanctions against seven Russian oligarchs with what it believes are close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s murderous regime, with the move following two weeks
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4:15 PM ET Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller announced he is medically retiring from football on Thursday, and shared he had intentions to take his own life prior to the 2021 season. Miller, a fourth-year player for the Buckeyes, said that he notified head coach Ryan Day of his suicidal thoughts and Day immediately
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10:30 AM ET Professional boxing’s British governing body said on Thursday it would not allow boxers registered or licensed in Russia and Belarus to fight in Britain. The British Boxing Board of Control’s (BBBofC) statement follows global sporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A BBBofC statement on Thursday read: “Please note, the
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12:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and its locked-out players agreed Thursday to negotiate on an international amateur draft, paving the way for renewed economic talks. Under an agreement reached on the 99th day of a lockout that has delayed the season, the sides agreed to a July 25 deadline
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1:39 PM GMT Scotland’s Matt Fagerson and Hamish Watson have returned to beef up the back row against Italy in the Six Nations in Rome on Saturday as coach Gregor Townsend makes five changes to the team beaten by France a fortnight ago. Fagerson returns from injury while Watson missed out on the 36-17 rout
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1:12 PM GMT Tom Curry will feature at open-side flanker for England against Ireland in their must-win Six Nations encounter at Twickenham on Saturday, while No. 8 Alex Dombrandt is among the replacements after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. Coach Eddie Jones selected a pack he thinks can counter the Irish, who he
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10:59 AM ET Major League Soccer has announced it will leverage a $25m loan with Black banks. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Major League Soccer has announced a partnership with the National Black Bank Foundation (NBBF) that will see the league leverage a $25 million loan with Black banks. “Major League Soccer’s partnership with the National Black Bank
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