Month: May 2021

4:30 PM ET Wayne Gretzky has stepped down from his role with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, effective immediately. The Hall of Famer and former Edmonton captain returned to the Oilers organization in 2016 as vice chairman. He worked as a closer advisor to owner Daryl Katz and also has had a hand on the
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3:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies placed slugger Bryce Harper on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left forearm on Tuesday. The move was made retroactive to Sunday. The outfielder, who is in an 0-for-16 slump, was held out of the Phillies’ lineup for the past two games. Manager Joe Girardi
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3:03 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt honored the late Pat Tillman with his latest signature shoe from Reebok, which was unveiled Tuesday morning. Watt began designing the shoe — the JJ IV Valor — before he signed with the Cardinals on March 1 and had Tillman’s widow, Marie, assist
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2:57 PM ET The Deshaun Watson case has entered into discovery, which could play out well into the 2021 regular season, with depositions set to begin in September. The 22 women who are suing the Houston Texans quarterback would be deposed before Watson, who’s not scheduled until early 2022, Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin said Tuesday.
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1:56 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird. Mark McGwire vs. Sammy Sosa. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. Brooks Koepka
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1:33 PM ET Aaron Pico has his next fight queued up. The top MMA prospect will fight Aiden Lee at Bellator 260 on June 11 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. That card will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Douglas Lima and challenger Yaroslav Amosov. Pico
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1:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady opted not to take part in the team’s OTA practice Tuesday, instead opting to practice Monday with his veteran teammates at the New York Yankees‘ spring training complex across the street. Arians told veteran players and starters that Tuesday’s optional practice would be for the
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10:23 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown passed his physical and signed his contract Tuesday morning. Brown agreed to terms last month with the Bucs on a one-year deal worth up to $6.25 million with $3.1 million guaranteed and a $2 million signing bonus, but had yet to sign
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8:25 AM ET The feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau may be heating up again just in time for summer. A leaked video shows Koepka rolling his eyes at DeChambeau and cursing in frustration during a post-round interview this past weekend at the PGA Championship. The viral video, posted Monday night to social media
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