Month: October 2021

2:11 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Udonis Haslem and Bam Adebayo were yelling at each other during practice Sunday, which was a critical step for the Heat. It meant things were normal again. Their captain is back. Haslem — the NBA’s oldest active player at 41– returned to practice Sunday, joining his team for
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12:56 PM ET Associated Press The New York Rangers and top center Mika Zibanejad have agreed to an eight-year contract worth $68 million. Zibanejad, 28, will count $8.5 million against the salary cap beginning next season and through 2029-30. He was a point-per-game player last season with 24 goals and 26 assists in 50 games.
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12:14 AM ET Host Texas A&M shocked Alabama on Saturday night, beating the top-ranked Crimson Tide 41-38 thanks to a walk-off field goal by Seth Small. The Aggies’ win broke Alabama’s streak of 100 consecutive wins against unranked opponents, the longest streak in the AP poll era. The Crimson Tide came into Saturday having won
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1:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Last week, it was wide receiver Antonio Brown toasting quarterback Tom Brady for breaking the NFL’s all-time passing yardage record against the New England Patriots. This week, it was Brown’s turn at making history. With a first-quarter catch against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Brown overtook Pro Football Hall
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12:28 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The sure sign for Red Sox manager Alex Cora that things are getting serious in the baseball playoffs: He got a text from Patriots coach Bill Belichick wishing him luck. “That’s like the highlight of the year,” Cora gushed before Game 3 of the AL Division Series against
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10:15 AM ET Jon Gruden disparaged NFL commissioner Roger Goodell with a vulgar description in one of several emails that were among the materials provided by the league to the Las Vegas Raiders this past week, Gruden confirmed to ESPN. Gruden’s emails also included harsh words for a handful of team owners who were involved
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7:57 AM ET USWNT and Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan has said women have been pulled away from playing soccer because of “failures” in how the system is set up for them but added that things are changing as players stand up to their employers. Morgan was speaking after the Pride’s 3-2 defeat to NY/NJ
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10:39 PM ET The Green Bay Packers placed Jaire Alexander on injured reserve because of a sprained AC joint, but the star cornerback’s absence could extend well beyond a few weeks. Doctors are expected to decide in the next two weeks whether Alexander, one of the top defensive players in the NFL, will miss multiple
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9:51 PM ET Derek Carr has no intention of working on a contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders during the season, league sources told ESPN. Although Carr has played well so far this season and enters Sunday second in the NFL in passing yards, there are multiple reasons why the contract talks have been
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10:11 PM ET On the same day they landed star cornerback Stephon Gilmore in a trade, the Carolina Panthers also made a push to sign former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith, league sources told ESPN. Shortly after sending a 2023 sixth-round draft pick to the New England Patriots for Gilmore, the Panthers made attempts to
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9:28 PM ET When Russell Wilson was wheeled into surgery Friday, multiple doctors believed he would miss a minimum of six weeks. But by the time surgery was finished on Wilson’s fractured right middle finger, doctors believed the Seattle Seahawks star quarterback had a realistic chance to make it back in four weeks, sources told
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Oct 6, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis, one of boxing’s biggest draws, and Rolando Romero will meet Dec. 5 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Davis announced on social media Wednesday. “Tank” Davis’ last fight was his first at 140 pounds, but sources told ESPN this bout will be contested at lightweight, where Davis is
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Oct 9, 2021 Jamie Mitchell became the WBA bantamweight title-holder Saturday afternoon in England after beating former champion Shannon Courtenay by majority decision. It was a fight filled with drama before either participant stepped into the ring. Courtenay lost the title on the scales Friday after missing the 118-pound weight limit by 2.5 pounds —
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