Month: March 2024

Wrexham boosted their automatic promotion hopes from League 2 with a hard-fought 2-0 win over second-place Mansfield Town at STōK Cae Ras on Friday.  A goal in each half from talisman Paul Mullin, who is now one goal shy of the 100-mark for the club, took Wrexham level with Mansfield on 73 points. However, the Ryan
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle has been suspended one game without pay for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny on Thursday. Under terms of the collective agreement and based on his average annual salary, Guhle will forfeit $4,496.53. The money goes
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions ESPN 300 defensive end London Merritt committed to Ohio State on Friday, giving the Buckeyes the No. 4 pass rusher in the class. Merritt is a 6-foot-3, 245-pound prospect out
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker’s family stayed out of Philadelphia on Opening Day. Snitker called out Phillies fans in spring training for what he said was objectionable behavior from them in the playoffs toward his wife and other Atlanta friends and family
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will attempt to become the heaviest Mexican champion of all time when he challenges Armenia’s Arsen Goulamirian for the WBA cruiserweight title Saturday in Inglewood, California. Ramirez (27-0, 19 KOs) is a former 168-pound titleholder who will compete at the 200-pound
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson and Artem Harutyunyan are finalizing a deal for a July 6 fight in Newark, New Jersey, for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title, sources told ESPN. The bout will mark the final fight of Stevenson’s promotional deal with Top Rank before he enters free
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James Regan Mar 29, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As Ben Whittaker steps into the ring at London’s Bronx Boxing Gym ahead of his media workout on Thursday, heads instantly turn to get a glimpse of England’s latest rising star. Whittaker (6-0 5 KOs) is used to turning heads now. His last fight
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Strome has been fined $5,000 for cross-checking Seattle Kraken forward Tye Kartye on Thursday. The league’s department of player safety announced the fine Friday. The money goes to the NHL players’ emergency assistance fund. The cross-checking occurred
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Nine years after he was drafted by Philadelphia, goalie Ivan Fedotov has joined the Flyers. Fedotov, whose NHL career was delayed following a forced stint in Russian military service, had his contract in Russia’s KHL terminated Thursday by CSKA Moscow. Fedotov and
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Igor Severino, who was released from the UFC after biting his opponent last weekend, said there is “nothing that could justify” his actions that night. Severino, of
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez and Steve Claggett are finalizing a deal for a June 29 fight in Miami for Lopez’s WBO junior welterweight title, sources told ESPN. The 140-pound title fight will headline Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) made the first defense
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Virat Kohli batted out the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru with his second straight Indian Premier League half-century on Friday but Kolkata Knight Riders still cruised to a seven-wicket victory. Chasing the home side’s 182-6, Kolkata reached their target with 19 balls to spare when skipper Shreyas Iyer hit an unruffled six off Mayank Dagar.
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Mar 29, 2024, 07:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xabi Alonso has confirmed he will stay on as manager of Bayer Leverkusen for the 2024-25 season despite strong interest from some of Europe’s biggest teams, including Bayern Munich and Liverpool, as he sees the club as the best place for him to continue his development
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