Month: March 2021

6:13 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After a 519-day absence, Artur Beterbiev picked up where he left off as he extended his 100% knockout record with a tenth-round TKO win
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5:54 PM ET Free-agent cornerback Kyle Fuller agreed to a one-year, $9.5 million deal with the Denver Broncos, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The Chicago Bears released Fuller shortly after the beginning of the new league year, freeing up $14 million in salary-cap space. Fuller, who turned 29 in February, was entering the
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5:17 PM ET Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Michigan standout Isaiah Livers, who is out with a foot injury, wore a shirt with #NotNCAAProperty written on it during the top-seeded Wolverines’ NCAA tournament opener against Texas Southern on Saturday. The hashtag is part of a social media effort to raise awareness about inequities in
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3:23 PM ET ESPN News Services VAIL, Colo. — A minor league baseball player is facing drug charges after police in Colorado found 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of oxycodone pills in his Chicago Cubs duffel bag. The Vail Daily reports Jesus Camargo-Corrales, 25, of Tempe, Arizona, appeared in Eagle County Court on
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4:53 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James exited the Lakers’ game against the Atlanta Hawks in the first half on Saturday after Solomon Hill collided with James’ right ankle. James, 36, knocked over a chair in frustration on his way to the locker room. Hill was called for a foul with 10:50 remaining in
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4:45 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Kansas forward David McCormack arrived Friday and went through about 70 percent of the team’s practice wearing a heart monitor, which tracked his response after being sidelined because of COVID-19. “We had a pretty good gauge on his fatigue,” coach Bill Self said. McCormack, who hadn’t played since March 4
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3:43 PM ET Safety Keanu Neal and the Dallas Cowboys have reached agreement on a one-year, $5 million deal, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. Neal, 25, has spent all five of his seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, where he played for new Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn after being selected 17th overall in
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3:54 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt right-hander Jack Leiter, ESPN’s No. 2 MLB draft prospect, tossed a no-hitter on Saturday in the Commodores’ 5-0 win over South Carolina. Leiter walked a batter in the first inning before recording 27 consecutive outs. He finished with a career-high 16 strikeouts as the No. 2 Commodores improved
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3:52 PM ET Former Detroit Lions receiver Kenny Golladay has reached agreement with the New York Giants on a four-year, $72 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal can be worth up to $76 million and includes $40 million guaranteed, the source said. Golladay emerged as the Lions’ top receiving option the
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2:06 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche acquired Jonas Johansson from the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in a bid to shore up their shaky backup goaltending. The Sabres received Colorado’s sixth-round draft pick in a trade agreed to a day earlier. The Sabres had to wait for COVID-19 testing results after the
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2:21 PM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night co-main event featuring lightweights Gregor Gillespie and Brad Riddell is off due to COVID-19 protocols, the promotion announced Saturday morning. The event will continue on with 10 fights. The plan is to reschedule the lightweight bout between Gillespie and Riddell to a later date. 1 Related The Song
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1:46 PM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Justin Harding will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the European Tour’s Kenya Open after a 7-under 64 on Saturday. The South African moved to 16 under overall at Karen Country Club. American Johannes Veerman is one of three players sharing second place after
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4:42 AM ET Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris has joined the Brooklyn Nets‘ Spencer Dinwiddie in committing to playing for Nigeria internationally as a naturalized player, head coach Mike Brown has confirmed to ESPN. Multiple reports in local media emerged on Friday that Morris would be playing for the African nation at the Olympics. The
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