Month: April 2022

1:28 PM ET An important heavyweight bout between knockout king Derrick Lewis and the surging Sergei Pavlovich is targeted for a UFC card on July 30, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The UFC has yet to announce an event on that date, but the expectation is that it will be the UFC 277 pay-per-view event,
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3:48 PM ET A day after an MRI on his left hamstring was negative, Utah Jazz star guard Donovan Mitchell declared that he would be available for Thursday’s Game 6 against the Dallas Mavericks. “I’m good to go,” Mitchell said. “I’ll be ready.” Mitchell said he is dealing with some soreness due to the bilateral
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3:32 PM ET Elite junior G.G. Jackson, one of the top players in the 2023 class, announced his commitment to North Carolina on Wednesday. Jackson chose the Tar Heels over South Carolina, UMass, Duke, Auburn, Georgetown and a couple of other programs that tried to jump into the mix in recent weeks. North Carolina was
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On a night of high-intensity, wildly swinging cricket, 22-year-old tearaway Umran Malik was one of the brightest stars. He claimed all five wickets Sunrisers Hyderabad took on the night, finishing with figures of 4-0-25-5 in a game in which both teams scored 190-plus. Here’s a run-through of his wickets. Chasing 196, Gujarat Titans are a
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2:32 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, speaking to reporters Wednesday for the first time since Matt Rhule went 5-11 and 5-12 in his first two seasons, gave a strong vote of confidence to his head coach. Tepper reminded that when Rhule was given a seven-year deal in January of 2020
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1:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers practiced here Wednesday morning ahead of a return to Toronto for Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first round playoff series against the Raptors Thursday night, halfway to what would be an unprecedented collapse after taking a 3-0 lead in this best-of-seven series. 76ers
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12:35 PM ET Associated Press A retired New York State Supreme Court Justice on Wednesday recommended a two-year suspension for Bob Baffert after the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer’s hearing with the New York Racing Association. The ruling by O. Peter Sherwood is not a final decision. Baffert’s camp and NYRA each have seven days to
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12:09 PM ET High school right-hander Dylan Lesko, the top pitching prospect in the 2022 MLB draft, had Tommy John surgery Tuesday, a source told ESPN. Lesko, the No. 8 overall prospect in the draft rankings, had the procedure done by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the head team physician for MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers and the
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12:02 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning has created a scholarship fund at Georgia Tech to honor his friend and former teammate Demaryius Thomas. Thomas, a former Georgia Tech wide receiver and Georgia native, died Dec. 9 at age 33. The Demaryius Thomas Scholarship Endowment, created through Manning’s PeyBack Foundation,
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11:58 AM ET HOUSTON — The day before the 2022 NFL draft begins, Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil tweeted that he’s moving past his draft night incident by minting a non-fungible token (NFT) of his “infamous gas mask video.” Just before the start of the draft in 2016, a video of him smoking marijuana out
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11:00 AM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Illinois State transfer Antonio Reeves,
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10:58 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars and left tackle Cam Robinson have reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension worth $54 million, a league source confirmed Wednesday. Robinson was set to play the 2022 season on the franchise tag for a guaranteed $16.7 million and instead will make $18 million annually
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10:35 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls guards Zach LaVine (health and safety protocols) and Alex Caruso (concussion protocol) will both miss Game 5 on Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bulls were hoping either player’s health would approve ahead of their win-or-go-home game in Milwaukee, but they downgraded both guards on their injury
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