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Highlights and results: Terence Crawford knocks out David Avanesyan in six

Highlights and results: Terence Crawford knocks out David Avanesyan in six

Terence Crawford retained his WBO welterweight title and maintained his undefeated record, knocking out David Avanesyan in the final minute of the sixth round tonight in Omaha, Neb. Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) had a great look from the Avanesyan game here, but he never seemed to lose control of the fight or anything. Avanesyan (29-4-1, …

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Alan Shearer: Kane’s missed penalty will haunt him for the rest of his life

Analyze this all you want (and, man, I’m sure we will), but sometimes matches are timing, and sometimes they swing for you and sometimes they don’t. Harry Kane has missed a penalty and this young, progressive England side with their progressive manager are heading home. It was not an institutional failure, a failure of systems …

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What will happen to Ronaldo's career after Portugal's exit from the World Cup?

What will happen to Ronaldo’s career after Portugal’s exit from the World Cup?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s career in Portugal hangs in the balance following the national team’s 1-0 loss to Morocco in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Ronaldo, 37, one of the greatest players in football history, has never won the tournament, and probably never will after Morocco’s jaw-dropping and historic upset against Portugal on Saturday night at …

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Live Updates From 'The Match': Tiger Woods & Rory McIlroy vs. Justin Thomas & Jordan Spieth

Live Updates From ‘The Match’: Tiger Woods & Rory McIlroy vs. Justin Thomas & Jordan Spieth

The seventh iteration of Capital One’s “The Match” featured Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy teaming up against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth for a 12-hole exhibition under the lights. Woods made his first competitive appearance since the British Open in July. Just last week, the five-time Masters champion pulled out of the Hero World Challenge …

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Grant Wahl, famous football journalist, dies during the World Cup in Qatar

Grant Wahl, famous football journalist, dies at 49 during the World Cup in Qatar

Famed soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died, the U.S. Soccer Federation reported on Friday. Wahl, 49, was in Qatar covering the World Cup when he died. Wahl’s agent, Tim Scanlan, said the reporter “appeared to have suffered some kind of acute distress in the press room” at the stadium during the quarter-final game between Argentina …

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Score Houston vs. Alabama takeaway: No. 8 Tide returns for second win against No. 1-ranked team this season

Score Houston vs. Alabama takeaway: No. 8 Tide returns for second win against No. 1-ranked team this season

No. 8 Alabama beat the nation’s top-ranked team for the second time this season as the Crimson Tide recovered from a 15-point second-half deficit for a 71-65 victory at No. 1 Houston. With the win, Alabama becomes the first team to score multiple wins over top-ranked teams before the New Year since Duke did so …

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