Month: July 2021

8:21 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The punch exploded on the chin of Jose Aldo and reverberated across the mountaintops of mixed martial arts. When Conor McGregor knocked out the previously shatterproof UFC featherweight champion with a straight left hand just seconds into their 2015 title fight, there suddenly was a brazen 27-year-old Irishman sitting on
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12:27 PM ET The Chicago White Sox designated outfielder Adam Eaton for assignment Wednesday, after the veteran recently finished a stint on the injured list with a strained hamstring. “Very difficult organizational decision,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “To have a veteran sit around, not playing, goes against why he was brought here.
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12:00 PM ET Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2022 NFL draft, has struck his first known NIL deal on a non-fungible token (NFT) with Nike founder Phil Knight and celebrated sneaker designer Tinker Hatfield. Thibodeaux revealed the NFT on social media on Tuesday night. “Life is filled with
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11:00 AM ET In July 2020, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first NFL player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season. Duvernay-Tardif opted instead to continue his work at a long-term care facility in his hometown of Montreal during the coronavirus pandemic. A medical school graduate from McGill University in
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11:05 AM ET Barcelona have released a statement following a controversial video involving two senior players. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Image Barcelona have apologised for the actions of Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele in a video that emerged over the weekend and say they are studying taking internal measures against the players. In the video, recorded
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10:45 AM ET The XFL announced on Wednesday that it is planning to relaunch in 2023 after talks with the Canadian Football League about collaboration between the two leagues were tabled. The XFL and CFL both said in separate statements that the decision was jointly reached between the leagues. “Our talks with the XFL, exploring
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10:45 AM ET The Canadian Football League announced Wednesday that its talks with the XFL about collaboration between the two leagues will no longer be pursued at this time. The CFL said this was a joint decision between the two leagues. “Our talks with the XFL, exploring the potential for collaboration and innovation, have been
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1:40 AM ET CHICAGO — Cubs righty Jake Arrieta pushed back Tuesday night on the notion that he might be done as an effective starter after lasting just 1 2/3 innings for the second consecutive outing in Chicago’s 15-10 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. “Not even close,” Arrieta said after the Cubs’ 11th consecutive defeat.
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10:05 PM ET PHOENIX — Suns reserve forward Dario Saric exited Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night with a right knee injury and did not return to the team’s 118-105 win. Saric drove on Bucks center Brook Lopez late in the first quarter and his right knee appeared
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