Month: March 2022

7:37 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez has been cleared to be a full participant at practice for the first time since undergoing back surgery in December, coach Mike Budenhozler said prior to Friday’s game against the Bulls. Lopez went through a light workout on the court Friday at the
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7:07 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said he still has something to prove being a Black quarterback in the NFL. Jackson addressed the issue during an appearance on LeBron James‘ YouTube interview show “The Shop,” which had its season premiere Friday. When the discussion turned to how there has been a historical bias
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5:32 PM ET Roman Abramovich’s decision to sell Chelsea has led to more than 300 expressions of interest to Raine Group — the New York merchant bank hired by Abramovich to find a buyer — with sources telling ESPN that at least 10 are regarded as credible parties. Sources have told ESPN that RedBird Capital
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5:13 PM ET A proposed rule change would allow conferences to appeal targeting fouls that were called in the second half of games in order to avoid the carryover penalty of sitting out the first half of the next game, the NCAA Football Rules Committee announced on Friday. The committee, which began meeting on Wednesday,
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12:36 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula under a revised plan finalized Friday. Outrage over the use of
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3:13 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones will not be speaking with the Dallas media at the NFL scouting combine as he works through a medical issue, according to the organization. Jones, 79, would normally be in Indianapolis for the start of the on-field workouts inside Lucas Oil Stadium that
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2:45 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have granted wide receiver Cole Beasley permission to seek a trade, general manager Brandon Beane confirmed to ESPN. Beasley’s camp first approached the Bills about the possible move and the team agreed to allow the slot receiver to investigate other options. Finding a solution
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1:46 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky racing officials have denied trainer Bob Baffert’s request to stay his suspension for a failed postrace drug test by Medina Spirit that led to his disqualification as Kentucky Derby winner. Kentucky Horse Racing Commission board members on Friday voted 10-0 with three abstentions against the stay
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1:02 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN David Benavidez and David Lemieux will meet on May 21 at Footprint Arena in Phoenix, Benavidez’s hometown, sources tell ESPN, a PBC on Showtime main event. ESPN reported in December that the boxers signed contracts for the 168-pound bout that could line the winner up for a shot at a
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1:49 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the biggest grudge matches in UFC history is now official. Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal both made weight Friday morning ahead of their UFC 272 main event. Covington and Masvidal both weighed 170.5 pounds. The two former-teammates-turned-hated-rivals will compete Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. ESPN has Covington
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10:01 AM ET A consortium led by LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly is set to lodge a formal offer to buy Chelsea in the coming days, sources have told ESPN. Boehly is working with Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and at least one other businessman to submit an official proposal ahead of the March 15 deadline
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1:15 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Studying, stealing and strategy. That’s the way Kayvon Thibodeaux approaches rushing the passer. It worked pretty well for him at Oregon, so there’s no reason for him to stop now. He’s going to continue to relentlessly watch film of some of the NFL’s best pass rushers and copy what he’s
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11:48 AM ET Associated Press Former Top 20 player Varvara Lepchenko was given a four-year doping suspension on Friday by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for a banned stimulant during a tournament last year. Her lawyer, Howard Jacobs, wrote in an email to The Associated Press that Lepchenko intends to appeal the
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12:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Friday for his behavior while being ejected from a game this week. Bickerstaff received two technical fouls and was tossed — for the first time as Cleveland’s coach — by referee Natalie Sago in the
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11:31 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — In a game that features some of the planet’s biggest and fastest people, Minnesota offensive tackle Daniel Faalele is officially one of the biggest players in NFL scouting combine history. Faalele measured 6-foot-8 and weighed in at 384 pounds Friday. ESPN Stats & Information records that date to 2006 indicate
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