Month: August 2021

6:28 PM ET Top-50 senior Alex Karaban committed to UConn on Monday, giving the Huskies their third ESPN 100 prospect in the 2022 class. Head coach Dan Hurley has now landed 11 ESPN 100 prospects in the last four classes at UConn. “UConn was the spot just because my relationship with coach Hurley and everyone
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5:55 PM ET USC wide receiver Bru McCoy has been suspended from team activities following a felony domestic violence arrest July 24 in Los Angeles. “USC does not condone violence of any kind. We are aware of the situation, and USC’s Office for Equity, Equal Opportunity, and Title IX is reviewing it,” the school said
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5:57 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Former All-Star outfielder David Dahl was designated for assignment Monday by the rebuilding Texas Rangers, who added DJ Peters to their roster after getting the outfielder on a waiver claim from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dahl hit .210 with four homers and 18 RBIs in his 63
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4:40 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says his ‘greatest source of frustration’ was the team’s inability to sign any of their stars to long term contracts before trading them last Friday. Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez were the talk of the baseball world last week as all
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2:53 PM ET The NHL and the International Olympic Committee were unable to secure an expanded media rights deal for the 2022 Winter Olympics, but the league still intends to send its players to Beijing, sources told ESPN. In its new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the NHL agreed to let players participate in the 2022 Beijing
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3:26 PM ET Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills general manager Brandon Beane told The Associated Press on Monday he is giving himself until the start of the regular season to negotiate a long-term extension with quarterback Josh Allen before putting off discussions until next year. Beane wouldn’t specify an exact date in saying
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3:26 PM ET Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills general manager Brandon Beane told The Associated Press on Monday he is giving himself until the start of Buffalo’s preseason schedule next week to negotiate a long-term extension with quarterback Josh Allen before putting off discussions until next year. Beane said the two sides have
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2:52 PM ET Alabama’s board of trustees on Monday approved a contract extension for football coach Nick Saban that will keep him in Tuscaloosa through the 2028 season. Saban, who turns 70 in October, will make $8.4 million this year, with his salary set to increase annually. He will be paid an average of $9.8
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1:09 PM ET Tyson Fury’s brother is being added to the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley undercard — with an eye toward him fighting Paul in the future. Tommy Fury, the half brother of Tyson, will fight MMA fighter Anthony Taylor on the Aug. 29 card from Cleveland in a six-round cruiserweight fight, sources told
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1:38 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — On the eve of the biggest race of her life — the Tokyo Olympics women’s 400-meter hurdles semifinal — Anna Cockrell called the one person she knew she could turn to who knew something about nerves and fighting self-doubt: Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ross Cockrell, her Super Bowl-winning brother.
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12:19 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The absences are starting to pile up for the Baltimore Ravens‘ offense early in training camp. Wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown missed his third straight practice Monday with a hamstring injury. He got through only one full team practice before leaving Thursday’s practice early for what was initially
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1:21 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A couple of fans were granted an all-access tour of the Detroit Lions practice facility on Monday. Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey and general manager Troy Weaver were both on site to watch the latest training camp practice for the Detroit Lions. Weaver and Casey
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11:59 AM ET The Hero World Challenge which benefits Tiger Woods’ foundation will take place as originally scheduled with an expanded field. Woods announced that the annual event in the Bahamas will be increased to 20 players, up from 18. He linked to a news release from his foundation. The tournament is scheduled for Dec
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12:24 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Reliever John Axford’s comeback attempt is taking a detour from Toronto to Milwaukee, where the veteran right-hander started his major league career and had his greatest success. Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns announced Monday that the team had acquired the 38-year-old Axford from the Blue Jays
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