Month: July 2020

7:31 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — A prominent Kentucky horse owner and breeder has been banned from racing and sales at Keeneland Race Course after his racist post on social media. Keeneland said Wednesday it was banning Tom VanMeter from the premises, including participation by his sales company, while the Lexington track further
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5:41 PM ET Running back Raheem Mostert is requesting a trade from the San Francisco 49ers, his agent announced Wednesday. Agent Brett Tessler tweeted that the trade request comes after “months of unproductive talks” with the 49ers on adjusting his contract. After months of unproductive talks with the 49ers about fairly adjusting Raheem Mostert’s contract
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12:22 PM ET Last week we opened a portal into a different dimension: one in which Lionel Messi plays form someone other than Barcelona. His Barcelona contract expires in June of 2021 and, according to reports in Spain, he has broken off extension talks and is considering his future. Messi is apparently unhappy with the
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5:45 PM ET The Ivy League announced Wednesday that it has ruled out playing all sports this fall, marking the first major college decision about the status of fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. No decision has been made about winter or spring sports or whether fall sports could be played in the spring of
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3:56 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will move its August road course race from Watkins Glen in upstate New York because of state health restrictions, and the event will shift instead to the road course at Daytona International Speedway. The move means the Cup Series will make its debut on Daytona’s road
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4:52 PM ET Marc J. Spears “Equality” is the most popular social justice message players have chosen to display on the back of their NBA jerseys during the league’s upcoming restart, National Basketball Players’ Association executive director Michele Roberts told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Wednesday. “Black Lives Matter” is second. As of Wednesday afternoon, 285
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3:50 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres dropped their lawsuit against the federal government after immigration officials reversed course by approving the team’s strength and conditioning coach’s petition for a green card. “The matter has been resolved amicably between both parties,” with Ed Gannon receiving approval for an EB-1 visa, the
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1:12 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Oliver Ekman-Larsson had knee surgery last summer, fully expecting it to help him have a healthy 2019-20 season. The Arizona Coyotes captain instead played with lingering pain, never able to fully recover. The NHL’s shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic was a huge letdown, but it at
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10:06 AM ET Three of the top four players from Spain will be headlining the UTR Pro Series-Spain, a three-event series that will be played on successive weekends beginning Saturday in Barcelona. Conspicuous in his absence: ATP No. 2 ranked Rafael Nadal, who has not taken part in any of the growing number of “reopening”
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7:57 PM ET Next week’s Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz fight has been canceled. Munhoz was forced to withdraw from the July 15 bout on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said. The UFC is trying to convince Edgar to take a replacement fight, and the talks
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10:50 AM ET Jahneil Douglas, a 22-year-old defensive lineman with the Toledo Rockets, was shot and killed late Tuesday night. According to a report from local station WTOL, Douglas was shot outside Gino’s Pizza around 11:30 p.m. after police said a fight broke out between two men. No arrests have been made. Jahneil Douglas, 22,
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11:12 AM ET Former NBA player Stephen Jackson defended DeSean Jackson on Tuesday night, saying the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was “speaking the truth” with his controversial social media posts, including an anti-Semitic message that he attributed to Adolf Hitler. The Eagles called DeSean Jackson’s posts “offensive, harmful and absolutely appalling” and the wide receiver
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