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Feb 20, 2025, 03:32 PM ET American boxer Claressa Shields, the undisputed world champion in three weight classes, has been suspended and is under investigation after testing positive for marijuana following her victory over heavyweight Danielle Perkins in Michigan. The Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission suspended the 29-year-old athlete from competing in the state after an
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Michael RothsteinFeb 20, 2025, 11:15 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions Carolyn “Birdlady” Freeman sat in her familiar season-ticket perch on Nov. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the Atlanta Falcons superfan had maintained
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Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner has been dropped from an exhibition event in Las Vegas next month while the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player is serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests. Instead of Sinner, Casper Ruud is now slated to join
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Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, La. — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have committed to return to the Zurich Classic this spring and defend the 2024 title they won in the PGA Tour’s lone team event, tournament organizers announced Thursday. The Irish tandem rallied late in last year’s
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ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2025, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Texas System board of regents approved a raise and contract extension for football coach Steve Sarkisian on Thursday after the Longhorns advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals for the second consecutive season. The new deal extends Sarkisian’s contract by
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Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A low-ranked tennis player from Brazil was cleared in a doping case by the International Tennis Integrity Agency this week after saying his positive drug test for an anabolic steroid was caused by eating contaminated meat while he was entered in a tournament in
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Feb 20, 2025, 11:25 AM ET Dubai Police detained a tourist who had engaged in behaviour that caused Emma Raducanu distress during her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships, the government of Dubai said on Thursday. Britain’s Raducanu was visibly distressed and reduced to tears early in her match against Karolina Muchova as she stood
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Open Extended Reactions Two championships will be on the line when the UFC heads to Montreal on May 10. Belal Muhammad (24-3) will defend the welterweight championship against Jack Della Maddalena (17-2) in the main event of UFC 315, and women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will put her title on the line against Manon Fiorot
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The NBA has suspended Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis for 25 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy, the league announced Thursday, a ban that sidelines the 2021 champion for the majority of the remainder of the season. Portis tested positive for the drug tramadol, a medication used to treat severe pain among adults. It
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Tim McManusFeb 20, 2025, 11:44 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Eagles Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens underwent a back procedure Tuesday in Los
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Jorge CastilloFeb 20, 2025, 11:26 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The
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Getty Images 1 hour ago Britain’s Tom Pidcock sprinted clear on stage two of the Vuelta a Andalucia to claim his fourth victory of the season. After a sharp final climb Q36.5 rider Pidcock launched his sprint with 150m to go, with his former Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Brandon Rivera finishing second. Another ex-colleague, Pavel Sivakov,
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