Month: June 2021

2:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a heavyweight fight between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik for UFC 266 in September, sources confirmed to ESPN. The UFC 266 pay-per-view event is expected to take place on Sept. 25, although the promotion has not officially announced a date or location. MMAFighting.com first reported the matchup. Blaydes
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8:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, the NBA’s MVP, and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, the league’s scoring leader, highlighted the announcement of the 2020-21 All-NBA teams on Tuesday night. Jokic and Curry were two of the five players named to the first team, where they were joined by Dallas
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3:36 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The winningest manager in Oakland Athletics history is staying put through at least next season after the club exercised Bob Melvin’s contract option for 2022 on Tuesday. Melvin has guided the A’s to an 808-715 record since taking over on June 9, 2011. He recently passed Tony
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7:46 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star James Harden will play in Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The decision was made after he tested his right hamstring on the court before tipoff Tuesday night at Barclays Center. It will be the first time Harden has been available
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6:31 PM ET Alex Cora knows a thing or two about the public embarrassment that comes with a suspension in connection to a baseball-cheating scandal, and the Boston Red Sox manager believes the public shame should be enough to change the behavior of players after Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that pitchers will be ejected
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5:43 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While opting out of last season during the pandemic to work in a long-term care facility more than 1,000 miles from Kansas City and across an international border, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif had one thing to connect him to the Chiefs: watching their games on TV. “Being able to watch
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4:15 PM ET CINCINNATI — The best-case scenario occurred for Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on his road to recovery: absolutely nothing. Burrow’s surgically repaired left knee showed no troublesome signs through the team’s 10 offseason practices, including Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp. Burrow’s optimism for playing in Cincinnati’s season opener against the Minnesota Vikings remains intact.
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4:05 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton said Tuesday that there is no extra motivation for him after the team selected Alabama’s Mac Jones in the first round of the NFL Draft, 15th overall. “Absolutely not. He was the right pick in my opinion. He was the best player available,
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2:48 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, an annual subject of trade rumors and innuendo, re-asserted his desire to remain with the team that selected him in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. “I’d probably quit football if I had to play for somebody else,” Carr said following
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4:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal will miss the rest of the 2021 season after undergoing surgery to repair tendon tears in his right hamstring Tuesday. He is expected to be ready for spring training next year, the team said. “To have the surgery, it clears away some
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4:31 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Nationals placed staff ace Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list with a groin problem. The team announced the move Tuesday, saying it was retroactive to Sunday. Scherzer “tweaked” his groin in the first inning during his start on Saturday. He warmed up in the outfield Monday
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4:43 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama forward James Rojas had surgery to repair a torn ACL. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said the reserve had surgery on his left knee Tuesday, but that he expects Rojas to be back during Southeastern Conference play. Rojas received a medical redshirt in the 2019-20 season
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