Month: September 2021

11:36 AM ET Associated Press The NCAA is exploring holding a joint Final Four with the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments playing their last weekend in the same city, though it would not happen until at least 2027, with sites already locked in through 2026. Combining the tournaments was one of the recommendations stemming from
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11:41 AM ET Associated Press DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Frank Thomas has found his Field of Dreams. The Hall of Famer has headed a venture that bought controlling interest in Go the Distance Baseball’s stake of All-Star Ballpark Heaven and the Field of Dreams Movie Site. The company said Thursday that This is Heaven LLC, a
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9:58 AM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have activated wide receiver Antonio Brown from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday. Brown missed Sunday’s 34-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams after going on the reserve list Sept. 22. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter last week that Brown, who is vaccinated, had tested positive for
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7:00 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner Joe Burrow
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8:43 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Embattled Tennessee Titans 2020 first-round pick Isaiah Wilson has been signed to the New York Giants‘ practice squad, the team announced Thursday. Wilson, 22, was considered a top right tackle prospect in the 2020 NFL draft, when he was selected 29th overall out of Georgia, but he played
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8:00 AM ET Jake Paul is expanding his footprint in the boxing world by signing one of its top female fighters. Most Valuable Promotions has signed Amanda Serrano, one of the best women’s fighters in the history of boxing, to a promotional deal, Paul and Serrano told ESPN. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, and his adviser, Nakisa
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8:08 AM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Boxing bouts at the 2016 Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant” referees and judges, an investigation has found. Investigator Richard McLaren was appointed by the International Boxing Association, known as AIBA, and found AIBA officials selected referees and judges to ensure that bouts could be manipulated
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7:00 AM ET Aesthetics matter in hockey. The player with the wooliest thicket of playoff beard competes with the might of King Leonidas of Sparta. The team that gets the spiffy state-of-the-art arena stands just a bit taller in its skates. I think the New York Islanders are a playoff team this season not because
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7:30 AM ET Matchday 2 of the Champions League group stage is in the books and there is plenty to discuss, from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi starring for Manchester United and PSG respectively, to a woeful week for Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. We asked Gab Marcotti, Mark Ogden and Sam Marsden to
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