Month: August 2021

10:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not make his scheduled start Tuesday. New York manager Aaron Boone made the announcement after Monday night’s 7-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Boone said he was informed of Cole’s positive test in the second inning.
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7:02 PM ET Associated Press The Chicago Blackhawks are pledging to release the findings of an independent investigation into allegations that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted two players in 2010. President of hockey operations and general manager Stan Bowman confirmed Monday that CEO Danny Wirtz informed Blackhawks employees in a memo that the team will
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10:02 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a middleweight main event between former title challengers Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori in October, multiple sources told ESPN. The 185-pound bout is expected to headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. UFC officials have not announced an official location for the event. Costa (13-1) has
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10:47 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Big 12 Conference could see the value of its television deal cut in half once Texas and Oklahoma bolt for the Southeastern Conference, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday at a hearing of Texas lawmakers. A committee of Texas senators heard testimony from university leaders
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8:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to terms with four former players on Monday — Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, Wayne Ellington and Kent Bazemore — as the franchise looks to refill its roster after all the players it sent out in the Russell Westbrook deal, sources told ESPN. Howard, 35,
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6:33 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In a busy start to the NBA free-agency period, the New York Knicks agreed on a three-year, $43 million deal Monday to bring back former MVP Derrick Rose, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and have an agreement in place with guard Evan Fournier, formerly of the Boston Celtics, his agent
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9:20 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson are finally going to get their hands on each other after months and months of verbal sparring. “We are in agreement with everything,” Stevenson’s manager, James Prince, told ESPN on Monday. “It’s a done deal. We’re just waiting on the date.” The 130-pound title fight,
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9:12 PM ET Jo Adell, one of the sport’s most promising outfield prospects, was called back up by the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, shortly after another hot stretch for the team’s Triple-A affiliate. Adell, 22, homered in three consecutive games on Thursday, Friday and Sunday and was batting .289/.342/.592 with 23 home runs and
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6:29 PM ET The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler are progressing toward a maximum contract extension that could be worth up to $184 million over four years, sources told ESPN on Monday. Butler and the Heat can finalize the deal over the next week and officially come to terms after Friday, when he’s eligible to
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8:12 PM BST South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus have been called to a misconduct hearing after his hour-long video critique of the match officials following the first test loss to the British & Irish Lions, World Rugby said on Monday. The global governing body has expressed concern that “individuals from both teams have
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7:05 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are keeping players and staff updated about the surge of COVID-19 cases in Florida. Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Monday night’s game with Seattle that the team’s training staff is “pretty adamant about getting messages out and keeping people aware” of
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7:15 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — As the Minnesota Vikings began their second week of training camp down three of four quarterbacks due to a COVID-19 interruption, coach Mike Zimmer doubled down on his frustrations aimed at unvaccinated players and the likelihood that the situation his team currently faces could become a reality during the
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6:59 PM ET Kyle Lowry is joining the Miami Heat on a three-year deal via a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Raptors, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lowry announced the news that he was signing with Miami on social media. The Heat also agreed to bring back restricted free agent Duncan Robinson on a 5-year,
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6:10 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The Chicago Bulls and point guard Lonzo Ball are landing on a four-year, $85 million deal as part of a sign-and-trade agreement with the New Orleans Pelicans, Ball’s agent Rich Paul told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. For the Bulls, Ball slots in at a guard spot where he can
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6:41 PM ET LSU quarterback Myles Brennan sustained a left arm injury that will require surgery, the school announced on Monday. Sources told ESPN that Brennan is believed to have a broken arm. A timeline for his return is unclear. Brennan began last season as the starter, throwing 11 touchdowns in three games before an
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