Month: August 2021

2:29 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Kemba Walker is a guy who is known for having a constant smile on his face. But, even for him, Walker was downright giddy Tuesday morning — and understandably so — as he was introduced as the new starting point guard for his hometown New York Knicks
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1:16 PM ET The NHL will have advertising on the front of team jerseys for the first time starting in the 2022-23 season, a source told ESPN. The league’s board of governors formally voted this month to approve jersey advertisements. The NHL had surveyed its teams and found the majority of them in favor of
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1:47 PM ET Nevada’s football team will practice the rest of the week of Stanford because of air quality issues in the Reno area linked to the Dixie Fire in Northern California. Wolf Pack coach Jay Norvell told ESPN that his team will practice three times and hold a scrimmage at Stanford before returning to
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1:38 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins said he was hospitalized for four days while dealing with the COVID-19 virus. The team’s starting left tackle was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list before it’s first training camp practice on July 28 and was activated on August 12. It was
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11:17 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies are trading guard Patrick Beverley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Jarrett Culver and forward Juancho Hernangomez, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. With the trade, Minnesota gets the toughness and leadership of Beverley for its young, developing roster. Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas is familiar with Beverley
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11:03 AM ET The New York Yankees have activated catcher Gary Sanchez and left-hander Jordan Montgomery from the COVID-19 injured list on Tuesday. Both will start Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox. Sanchez, hitting seventh in the lineup, is batting .216 with 17 homers and 39 RBIs in 84 games this
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10:39 AM ET HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson didn’t practice again Tuesday, but Texans coach David Culley says the quarterback isn’t injured. “Deshaun is here,” Culley said. “Again, every day he’s here, he comes in, and he works. He does what we ask him to do and he’s here every day and he’s doing fine.” Watson,
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11:28 AM ET A showdown between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers will highlight the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In addition to the star-studded, cross-country clash, the Atlanta Hawks will travel to take on the New York Knicks. That game will be a rematch of a first-round playoff series
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9:41 AM ET Former college and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has been released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, ending his attempt at a comeback as a tight end. He thanked the team in a tweet Tuesday. Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks. I’ve never wanted to make decisions out
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7:26 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid is finalizing a four-year, $196 million supermax contract extension, sources told ESPN. The extension keeps Embiid under contract with the Sixers through the 2026-27 season for a total of $261 million. The four-time All-Star already was set to make $65 million over the final two years
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7:00 AM ET Nikolaj Ehlers is a great example of the “breakout player” life cycle in the NHL. The Winnipeg Jets forward was heralded as a prospect, as the ninth overall pick in 2014. He made a leap in quality from his rookie season in 2015-16 to his second campaign in 2016-17, and then stayed
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