Month: July 2022

5:44 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Andrej Sekera announced his retirement on Tuesday after almost two decades in the NHL. The Slovak defenseman played the past 15 full seasons since making his debut in 2006. Sekera played 888 regular-season and playoff games for the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers
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4:49 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday he “reject[s] the premise” that minor league players are not paid a living wage, prompting a barrage of criticism a day
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5:09 PM ET ATLANTA — Spencer Rattler became one of the most high-profile transfers of the offseason when he announced late last year that he was leaving Oklahoma for South Carolina, but Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday that he isn’t worried about how the quarterback will handle the burden of expectations with the season
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5:46 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Veteran forward JaMychal Green is completing a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder and plans to sign with the Golden State Warriors upon clearing waivers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Green was traded to the Thunder from the Denver Nuggets on draft night, but Thunder general manager Sam Presti
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4:24 PM ET Henry Cejudo’s ultimate goal — and one of the main reasons he is coming out of retirement — is to challenge for the UFC featherweight title. But it’s more likely Cejudo returns initially at bantamweight. Cejudo told ESPN in an interview published Tuesday that he wants to fight Alexander Volkanovski for the
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4:13 PM ET Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — Top-seeded players Carlos Alcaraz and Anett Kontaveit won their first-round matches at the Hamburg European Open on Tuesday, while Emil Ruusuvuori had an upset win over Diego Schwartzman. Alcaraz, 19, dropped the first set but recovered to win 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3) against 259th-ranked German wild card
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3:20 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a welterweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz to headline UFC 279 on Sept. 10, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed, but both fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup and date according to Campbell. UFC 279 will
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4:28 PM ET ESPN News Services MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit alleging the University of Wisconsin System reinstated former Badgers receiver Quintez Cephus without seeking input from a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2018. A UW-Madison investigation found that Cephus likely assaulted her and the university
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2:55 PM ET Sidy Cissoko, the No. 25 prospect in the ESPN 2023 mock draft, told ESPN that he has signed with the NBA’s G League Ignite program. “We explored several options with my agents and I was convinced G League Ignite was the best opportunity to achieve my goals,” Cissoko said Tuesday. “The ability
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12:20 PM ET Associated Press The New Jersey Devils acquired Vitek Vanecek so he would compete for the starting goaltender job. Now they’re paying him in line with those expectations. Vanecek and the team agreed to terms Tuesday on a $10.2 million, three-year contract that counts $3.4 million against the salary cap through 2025. After
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2:21 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Serge Ibaka is staying with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks announced Tuesday that they have re-signed the center, who came to Milwaukee as part of a four-team deal at the Feb. 10 trade deadline. Terms of the deal weren’t released. “Serge is an elite defender and shot-blocker who
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1:38 PM ET Georgia coach Kirby Smart on Tuesday raised concerns about the “reverse system” of name, image and likeness deals and his frustrations with the recruiting calendar. In a question-and-answer session with coaches at the Texas High School Coaches Association convention in San Antonio, Smart was asked whether he’s tired of answering questions about
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11:47 AM ET Associated Press Billy Andrade has been selected to receive the Payne Stewart Award this year, which has become one of the highest honors for PGA Tour players. The award honors Stewart, who died in a plane crash in October 1999, the year he won the U.S. Open. It is given to players
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