Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford, ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, will move up to 154 pounds to challenge Israil Madrimov for his WBA junior middleweight title Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, sources told ESPN. The event will be presented by Riyadh Season under His Excellency Turki Alalshikh,
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ryan Garcia weighed 143.2 pounds Friday, 3.2 pounds over the 140-pound limit for his fight against Devin Haney, and afterward didn’t attempt to lose the extraneous weight, sources told ESPN. Instead, Garcia immediately asked to cut a deal for the fight
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Jeff Passan, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions THE BASEBALL SWING is a puzzle, an ever-changing riddle. Even for the best hitters in the world, the fragility of the swing is palpable. Every minuscule
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 18, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — While history shows that the Denver Nuggets swept the
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Apr 19, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has been banned from tennis for life after withdrawing his appeal for betting-related violations and charges of corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Atanasov, a national-level official, was also given a $10,000 fine for 21 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption
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Hallie Grossman, ESPN Staff WriterApr 19, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Staff Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from Penn State University. Covers college football and college basketball. Open Extended Reactions SPENCER RATTLER IS not done yet. He’s closing in on an hour for this afternoon’s throwing session,
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Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 08:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Bellator vs. PFL rivalry continues. After buying Bellator MMA in November, the PFL immediately seized the moment by putting together a champion-vs.-champion event to kick off 2024. The fight card in February delivered fireworks and, throughout the night, established a balance of power.
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Open Extended Reactions Arsenal and Liverpool have their own problems right now as they attempt to reignite their Premier League title hopes. But the aching bodies, tired minds and damaged morale that managers Mikel Arteta and Jürgen Klopp must overcome are suddenly threatening to halt Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, too. If the Premier League
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Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 12:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise’s single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 18, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — For the past several years, the Golden State Warriors have consistently been asked how much longer they can keep their dynasty together. Their title in 2022 bought them a year. But, following last season’s second-round exit and Draymond Green‘s free agency,
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Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterApr 17, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions MICHAEL CROTTA DIDN’T know anybody or much of anything when he arrived to play professional baseball in Sapporo, Japan, in February 2014. His lack of
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