Month: August 2021

9:03 AM ET Thanasis Antetokounmpo has re-signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced on Friday. The length of the deal is two years, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Antetokounmpo, the older brother of two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, played in 57 games during the Bucks’ championship season, averaging 2.9 points and 2.2
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3:38 PM ET Two women told Sports Illustrated in a story published Friday that they resent some of the tactics NFL investigators used in interviews with them regarding their contact with Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Ashley Solis told SI that NFL investigators asked her what she was wearing when she worked with Watson, “which
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves celebrated his record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 victory in May. The rewards are still rolling in. When the popular 46-year-old Brazilian driver returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, track officials presented him with a bronze brick, and on Friday, he was named as the headliner of
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1:18 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus ended Rebecca Marino’s strong run at the National Bank Open on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over the Canadian. Marino, a wild card ranked 220th, made it to the round of 16 by upsetting No. 16 seed Madison Keys and Paula Badosa,
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7:17 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he is puzzled by Manchester United‘s transfer business this summer but not surprised by the spending power of Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. United signed Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund for £73 million and have agreed a fee around £34m with Real Madrid to sign
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11:52 AM ET The administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has again been extended by a week through Aug. 20 — his fifth extension — a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. A civil hearing for the temporary restraining order that was obtained against Bauer is scheduled for Aug. 16-19 in L.A.
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11:00 AM ET Veteran running back Dion Lewis, who played eight NFL seasons over 10 years and won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, is retiring from the NFL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Lewis, who played for the New York Giants last season, had fielded interest from teams as
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9:03 AM ET Thanasis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a new two-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Antetokounmpo, an older brother of two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, played in 57 games during the Bucks’ championship season, averaging 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds. Antetokounmpo, 29, also appeared in 13 games
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8:07 AM ET Prosecutors in Indianapolis have charged former Butler basketball player Carlos “Scooby” Johnson Jr. with felony rape and sexual battery for a Feb. 4 incident in a dormitory, according to court records. A warrant was issued for Johnson’s arrest on Thursday, according to Marion County court records. Johnson, from Benton Harbor, Michigan, is
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7:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Mohegan Sun Arena is an ocean away from Gegard Mousasi’s hometown in the Netherlands. But the casino resort venue in Uncasville, Connecticut, has provided him with the comfort of home. Mousasi made his Bellator debut in the building in 2017, defeating former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko. That earned the former
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