Month: May 2021

2:40 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Barbora Strycova, a former top-ranked doubles player and Wimbledon singles semifinalist, announced her retirement on Tuesday. “Until now, tennis was the only world I knew,” Strycova said in a statement. “I have always had enormous love for this amazing sport. Even though all the pain, tears, renunciation and
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2:31 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters sounds like he’s ready for Round 2 with Jalen Ramsey and the Los Angeles Rams this season. On “Catchin Fades with Aqib Talib,” Peters revealed what set him off in November 2019, when he engaged in a heated, postgame verbal altercation with Ramsey. The Rams acquired Ramsey
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12:22 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed three players on the injured list, including starter Jake Arrieta, infielder Nico Hoerner and reliever Dan Winkler, the team announced Tuesday. Arrieta has been plagued by a cut on his right thumb that impacted his last start while Hoerner injured his left forearm colliding with center
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12:42 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — With another sign of tension between Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and his scouting department appearing to bubble to the surface during the 2021 NFL draft, Roseman on Tuesday offered his take on Friday’s awkward exchange between he and senior football advisor Tom Donahoe. He also responded to the notion
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12:41 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has entered into the league’s health and safety protocols and there’s a current expectation that he could miss multiple games, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The third-year player is averaging 21.6 points over his past six games. For the season, he’s averaging 12.4 points and career highs
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10:53 AM ET New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, coming off a breakout season, will be sidelined eight to 10 weeks after sustaining a foot fracture last week during a workout at the team facility, league sources confirmed Tuesday. Williams likely will have surgery to repair the injury, which was first reported by the
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11:31 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Anderson Varejao is back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, signing a 10-day contract Tuesday to begin a stint to celebrate his 12-year run with the team. The 38-year-old center hasn’t played in the NBA since 2017 with the Golden State Warriors. The Brazilian agreed to come back and finish
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10:00 AM ET For the first time ever, the UFC has published an official concussion protocol for fighters. The UFC Performance Institute released Tuesday a robust digital journal entitled “A Cross-Sectional Performance Analysis and Projection of the UFC Athlete.” The 484-page study uses data collected between 2017 and 2019 as reference material for mixed martial
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10:23 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens reached a two-year agreement with two-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva on Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The deal is for $14 million and includes $8 million that is fully guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After not drafting an offensive
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9:02 AM ET University of Michigan sophomore forward Franz Wagner — the ninth-rated draft prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 — told ESPN he is entering the 2021 NBA draft. Wagner, who plans to hire an agent, was the highest-rated player on ESPN’s board still unannounced for the July draft. The 6-foot-9 Wagner led the Wolverines
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