Month: June 2021

3:45 PM ET It often takes eye-popping statistics for a pitcher to win a regular-season MVP award, something that’s happened only twice since 1992. Sportsbooks believe New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom has what it takes. DeGrom, who is sporting a 0.56 ERA and has driven in more runs at the plate than he has
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3:43 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings expect to have defensive end Danielle Hunter back in the fold this week during mandatory minicamp, a source told ESPN, after the Pro Bowl defensive end missed the team’s entire voluntary offseason program. Hunter, 26, sat out the 2020 NFL season with a herniated disk that required
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3:11 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Georgia transfer guard K.D. Johnson has officially signed with Southeastern Conference rival Auburn. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said Monday that Johnson has signed an Athletics Financial Aid Agreement to play for Auburn next season. Johnson declared his intentions to transfer to Auburn last month. Johnson, who averaged
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1:59 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, did not report to mandatory minicamp that began Monday, a source confirmed. Gilmore could be making a statement about his contract, as he is scheduled to earn a base salary of $7 million in 2021.
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1:51 PM ET Injuries to Kyrie Irving and James Harden have flipped the odds on the Brooklyn Nets–Milwaukee Bucks‘ Eastern Conference playoff series, putting sportsbooks in a unique position where the current favorite to win the NBA title is now an underdog in the conference semifinal round. The Bucks tied the series 2-2 with a
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1:04 PM ET Former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey, who spent several months with Louisville this offseason, is transferring to Rice for the 2021 season. Rice confirmed McCaffrey’s signing Monday and noted that he will join the team for summer workouts and begin competing for the starting job in preseason camp. McCaffrey announced in February that
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12:42 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder, the team’s leading receiver the past two seasons, avoided the possibility of being released by agreeing to a pay cut, a source confirmed Monday. Crowder was due to make a non-guaranteed $10 million in base pay for 2021, the final year
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12:47 PM ET Brooklyn Nets assistant Mike D’Antoni will interview Monday for the Portland Trail Blazers‘ vacant head-coaching position, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Portland, seeking a replacement for Terry Stotts, also will interview Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups and Spurs assistant Becky Hammon this week, sources told Wojnarowski. Blazers general manager Neil Olshey said last
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10:34 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Ten days after suffering a minor injury to his right throwing hand, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is expected to take part in the team’s mandatory minicamp beginning Monday, according to coach Bill Belichick. Newton had not been present at last Thursday’s practice when reporters were present, but
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10:02 AM 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 Promoter Eddie Hearn has announced he will host three events on back-to-back Saturdays in July in August in the garden of the company’s headquarters
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10:39 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Novak Djokovic won his 19th major title and second at Roland Garros following back-to-back comeback wins over Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Barbora Krejcikova proved she wasn’t just a doubles specialist with her first major singles title. Of course, she won in doubles too alongside her partner Katerina Siniakova
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1:17 AM ET For a moment, as he broke into the open court all alone, it looked like Chris Paul was thinking about dunking it. It would’ve been an emphatic final statement on the series, the play to cap off the complete dominance his Phoenix Suns showed over the Denver Nuggets throughout. But there were
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