Month: May 2021

1:00 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The US Open will use Hawk-Eye Live electronic line-calling on all competition courts during this year’s tournament for the first time, the USTA said in a statement on Monday. Seven of the nine US Open Series events leading into the year’s final major, including the Western & Southern Open and
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1:18 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana Hoosiers announced Monday that Texas A&M wide receiver Camron Buckley is transferring into the program. Buckley graduated from Texas A&M in December and will be eligible immediately. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Texan played in 39 games, making four starts, and caught 62 passes for 877 yards
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1:20 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A committee proposed that the University of Michigan remove Fielding Yost’s name from the campus ice arena after a review of his work, including his refusal to let a Black football player play a Southern school in 1934. Yost spent about 40 years in Ann Arbor
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1:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in Detroit this past weekend. Appling was arrested Monday by Michigan State Police in Chelsea, Michigan, about 55 miles west of Detroit. Troopers recovered a firearm during the arrest, according to state police.
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12:29 PM ET Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones said Monday he is planning on leaving the franchise during an interview on FS1. “I’m outta there,” Jones said when reached by telephone by Shannon Sharpe on the network’s “Undisputed” show. Jones had been the subject of trade talks recently after general manager Terry Fontenot said
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12:15 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Mike White added Oklahoma State assistant Erik Pastrana to his staff Monday. Pastrana spent the past two seasons as an assistant who also served as Oklahoma State’s recruiting coordinator. The Cowboys signed the fourth-ranked recruiting class in 2020, a group that included talented big man
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11:02 AM ET Marc J. Spears NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the formation of a new business investment entity called NBA Africa on Monday that includes investments from former star players. NBA Africa will conduct the league’s business endeavors in Africa, including the new Basketball Africa League (BAL). Investors include two Nigerian businessmen as well
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11:21 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers was not among the group of players who reported to Lambeau Field on Monday for the start of organized team activities, a source told ESPN. That came as no surprise to the team, given that Rodgers did not participate in phase 1, which the Packers held
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11:14 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell was
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May 22, 2021 The WBO on Saturday officially ordered a fight between unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua and the sanctioning body’s No. 1 contender, former cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. In a letter to both camps, the WBO wrote that the sides have 10 days to negotiate an agreement. If a deal is not reached,
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8:26 AM ET There’s a generation of people who became boxing fans because of the Marvin Hagler vs. Tommy Hearns fight in 1985 — an eight-minute slugfest won by Hagler in a third-round knockout. Thirty-six years later, many recognize it as the greatest fight ever. Hagler died in March after suffering a heart attack at
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9:43 AM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Six of the biggest high
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