Month: August 2021

11:11 AM ET Jeff Dickerson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dickerson covers the Chicago Bears for ESPN’s NFL Nation. He is the co-host of “Dickerson & Hood” on the ESPN Radio national network, and is heard in Chicago on ESPN 1000. Marcel Louis-Jacques LAKE FOREST, Ill. — A minor injury scare will not prevent Chicago Bears
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10:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled their City Connect uniform Thursday, featuring hats and jerseys with the phrase “Los Dodgers” — a tribute to the team’s connection with its Latin fan base and a homage to the 40th anniversary of “Fernandomania,” a term coined to describe the hype and passion for star left-hander
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10:32 AM ET Terry Rozier has agreed to a four-year, $97 million extension with the Charlotte Hornets, a source confirmed to ESPN. Rozier was the Hornets’ leading scorer last season, averaging a career-best 20.4 points on 45 percent shooting from the field and 38.9 percent shooting from three. Rozier also averaged career-bests with 4.2 assists
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7:23 AM ET NFL NationESPN Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson, Los Angeles Rams corner Jalen Ramsey and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith are among the many NFL stars who have switched this season to numbers that are nontraditional for their positions. The league relaxed its restrictions on positional numbering earlier this year, opening the door
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New Zealand’s cycling and sporting high performance governing bodies have commissioned an independent inquiry following the death of Olivia Podmore. Both High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) and Cycling New Zealand said the inquiry would look at the adequacy of changes made after a 2018 report. That report said HPSNZ had failed to act on
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2:48 AM ET ESPN News Services Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Caleb Smith had his glove confiscated after the eighth inning and was ejected from Wednesday night’s 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Smith was checked by third-base umpire Phil Cuzzi, who then motioned for the other umpires to look at the glove. Smith argued and at
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1:13 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — B. Wayne Hughes, the founder and chairman of Public Storage whose passion for horse racing culminated with a victory by Authentic in the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic, died Wednesday. He was 87. Hughes died at home at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, according to
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