Month: July 2021

3:53 PM ET In the brave new world of name, image and likeness sponsorships, a Texas A&M fan site has struck a deal to pay two Aggies football players $10,000 each for “exclusive feature interviews” ahead of SEC Media Days. Running back Isaiah Spiller and safety Demani Richardson each will be featured on TexAgs.com as
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3:58 PM ET Wes Unseld Jr., has agreed to a four-year deal to become the new head coach of the Washington Wizards, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Washington officials completed an agreement with the Denver Nuggets associate head coach and his agent Brian Eflus on Saturday on a long-term deal to replace Scott Brooks, sources
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1:40 PM ET Fresh off his first All-Star appearance in nearly a decade, right-hander Lance Lynn has agreed to a two-year, $38 million contract extension with the Chicago White Sox, the team announced Saturday. Lynn will make $18.5 million each of the next two seasons. The deal includes an $18 million club option for 2024
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1:37 PM ET Minnesota transfer Marcus Carr, the No. 1 transfer this offseason, announced his commitment to Texas on Saturday, giving Chris Beard’s Longhorns a legitimate case to be preseason No. 1 entering next season. Carr opted for Texas instead of pursuing a professional option in Australia. Louisville, Kentucky and Kansas were also on his
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10:55 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will celebrate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Super Bowl title when the team visits the White House on Tuesday. No other details about the visit were provided by a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the event has not been formally announced.
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10:23 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova advanced to the final of the Prague Open by beating Xinyu Wang of China 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. The second-seeded Krejcikova set up an all-Czech final against eighth-seeded Tereza Martincova, who defeated ninth-seeded Greet Minnen of Belgium 6-3, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
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7:36 AM BST Samoa qualified for their ninth successive Rugby World Cup with a 79-28 aggregate victory over Tonga, winning the second leg of their Oceania playoff 37-15 in Hamilton on Saturday. The Samoans, who claimed the first leg 42-13 in Auckland last week, were challenged by the Tongans after dominating the first half but
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