Month: February 2023

3:39 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes said he’s “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC Championship Game, and the All-Pro quarterback doesn’t expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles
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7:48 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 After the multiple disappointments of fights failing to materialize last year, 2023 is already shaping up to be an improvement for boxing, with some
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Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates during India-Australia Test© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to take 450 Test wickets during Day 1 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy encounter between India and Australia in Nagpur on Thursday. The record belonged to Anil Kumble to achieved the feat in 93 matches but Ashwin took just 89 matches to take
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8:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno, speaking to the New York Post from the MLB owners meetings Wednesday in Palm Beach, Florida, said he hopes to keep Shohei Ohtani as the two-way superstar heads into his final season under contract. Ohtani will make $30 million this season under his
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12:12 AM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Frances Tiafoe dominated fellow American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open. The second-seeded Tiafoe cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory in 58 minutes. Next up for the 14th-ranked player is another American in J.J. Wolf, who beat Radu Albot 6-3,
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8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a deal to land Minnesota‘s D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt in a three-team trade also involving the Utah Jazz, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In the trade, the Timberwolves will receive guards Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and picks, while
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4:19 PM ET PHOENIX — Despite several high-profile officiating controversies — including a replayed third down in the AFC Championship Game — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday expressed support for the league’s officials and the quality of their execution. “I don’t think it’s ever been better in the league,” Goodell said at his annual
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The Ravichandran Ashwin vs Marnus Labuschagne battle has been touted by many as a duel between ‘two of the greatest cricket theorists’. While the entire Australian batting unit is wary of the threat that Ashwin possesses, it’s the match-up between him and Marnus Labuschagne that has arguably got fans the most intrigued. When Labuschagne was
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4:38 PM ET After guiding Florida State to its first 10-win season since 2016, coach Mike Norvell has signed a contract extension with the school through the 2029 season. Norvell will earn an average of $8.05 million per year with the new agreement. His base salary will increase to $5.335 million in 2023 and to
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7:19 PM ET Associated Press Fans filed into the rink for a minor league hockey game, vendors sold concessions and the visiting team took the ice for warmups. The national anthem played, and officials were ready to drop the puck. One problem: The home team did not show up. This bizarre scene unfolded over the
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2:52 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin informed the IBF on Monday that he has relinquished the organization’s middleweight title, according to an email obtained by ESPN. Golovkin, 40, moved up to 168 pounds for an undisputed super middleweight championship bout against Canelo Alvarez but was defeated in the trilogy via unanimous decision. However, Golovkin
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4:58 PM ET The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC), the organization that oversees athletic commissions in North America and beyond, is going to be giving fighters a seat at the table for the first time. The ABC is starting an athlete’s voice committee, which will have seven retired fighters as members, to
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