Month: February 2023

7:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have signed contracts for a 115-pound title rematch slated for June in Japan, sources confirmed to ESPN. Franco’s WBA junior bantamweight title will again be on the line, but Ioka’s WBO belt won’t be. He is vacating his title ahead of a Feb. 28 purse
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3:04 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Liz Carmouche will defend her Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship against DeAnna Bennett in the main event of Bellator 294 on April 21, part of the fight promotion’s two-night visit to Honolulu, Bellator announced Wednesday. Carmouche (18-7) won the title last April with a TKO of Juliana Velasquez, then submitted
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5:21 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Angels will probably spend most of these next nine months doing everything they can to convince Shohei Ohtani he should remain with them long-term — and Mike Trout plans to help. “I’m going to do whatever I can to keep Shohei here,” Trout said Wednesday morning,
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5:14 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — As the PGA Tour continues to rebuild itself during its ongoing battle with the LIV Golf League for the best players in the world, Rory McIlroy says he believes the tour should look at another professional sports league, the NBA, as a model for growth. McIlroy, speaking to
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1:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley has applied to the NFL to be reinstated from his indefinite suspension for gambling, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wednesday was the first day Ridley was eligible to apply for reinstatement. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will review Ridley’s petition and make
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12:34 PM ET PHOENIX — After almost two decades in the NBA, Chris Paul has seen almost everything the league has to offer. However, after watching his Phoenix Suns make one of the biggest deals in recent league history for superstar forward Kevin Durant, even Paul admits he is still trying to wrap his head
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2:50 PM ET Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The financially troubled parent company of regional sports networks that own the broadcast rights to 42 U.S. professional sports teams skipped about $140 million in interest payments due Wednesday. The missed payments by Diamond Sports Group started a 30-day grace period that could be the prelude to
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2:45 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email An evening of top-drawer football awaits, as Arsenal host Manchester City in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash, while the Champions League round of 16 sees a new-look Chelsea side visit Borussia Dortmund, while Club Brugge play host to Benfica. Don’t miss a moment of the
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2:14 PM ET Defenseman Mikey Anderson on Wednesday became the latest player to sign a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Kings, getting an eight-year, $33 million extension with the team through the 2030-31 season, it was announced. The contract for the 23-year-old Anderson carries a $4.125 million annual average value. He was set to
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