Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 11:04 PM ET Two of the most exciting big men in the UFC will meet for gold at Madison Square Garden. Former light heavyweight champion Jirí Procházka and former middleweight champion Alex Pereira will fight for the vacant light heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 295
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 10:48 PM ET Two title fights have been set up for the UFC’s end-of-the-year pay-per-view. Leon Edwards will defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296 on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday on social media. In
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Shreyas Iyer’s dodgy match-fitness will be put to ultimate test while Suryakumar Yadav’s desperation to alter a dismal ODI record adds a fascinating sub-text to India’s three-game series against Australia, which also serves as final dress rehearsal before the World Cup, beginning next month. With pillars of Indian batting – skipper Rohit Sharma and the
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ESPN News Services Sep 20, 2023, 07:07 PM ET NEW YORK — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch from the Toronto Blue Jays‘ lineup Wednesday night against the New York Yankees because of right knee discomfort. The slugger had been slated to bat third as the designated hitter for the Blue Jays, who are
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Sep 21, 2023, 01:25 AM ET Roger Federer said he enjoys being a part of the tennis community after his retirement last year and expressed an interest in captaining Team Europe at the Laver Cup, though the team has no immediate plans to replace Bjorn Borg. Federer, who helped Team Europe claim three Laver Cup
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 09:14 PM ET Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) executive director Jeff Mullen said on a judges training call Wednesday that he did not agree with a controversial score in last Saturday night’s UFC women’s featherweight title fight between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso and Shevchenko fought to
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 01:17 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Nick Saban has taken notice of the success Deion Sanders has had at Colorado this season. Saban said that although he hasn’t seen all of Colorado’s games this season, he did catch last
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Associated Press Sep 20, 2023, 09:11 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog sees a much clearer path back to the ice even if he’s not expected to play this season. That’s how encouraged he is 4 1/2 months removed from cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee. Coach Jared Bednar is
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 20, 2023, 06:38 PM ET MUNICH — It says everything about Manchester United‘s current state that Bayern Munich didn’t play particularly well in their opening Champions League group game on Wednesday, but the Bavarians still scored four goals, could have scored more, and won far more comfortably than the 4-3 score suggested.
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