Month: April 2023

2:30 PM ET The WBC has ordered a fight between undisputed super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn and mandatory challenger Shadasia Green. The two sides have until April 28 to come to an agreement or the fight will be placed in a purse bid. Crews-Dezurn (8-1, 2 KO) became the undisputed super middleweight champion last April
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1:43 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been hit with a one-game suspension, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, for his verbal and physical altercation with a teammate in Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Gobert will not travel to Los Angeles with the team and will not play against the Lakers on
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2:14 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills are continuing last offseason’s trend of retaining familiar faces, as the team is planning to bring back defensive end Shaq Lawson on a one-year deal, per a league source. Lawson has not yet signed the deal. Originally drafted by the Bills with the 19th
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1:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz had surgery and will miss up to four months after suffering a fracture to his lower left leg and ligament damage to his ankle in a collision at home plate, the team said Monday. The Pirates said Cruz, 24, had procedures to stabilize the
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12:48 PM ET Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was expected to be discharged from a hospital Monday after what he called successful surgery on a minor leg fracture he suffered during a victory parade for the national champion UConn Huskies men’s basketball team over the weekend. The 77-year-old Connecticut Democrat said
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12:58 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State standout Tyson Walker is returning for his fifth season. Walker announced his decision Monday with an Instagram post, giving a boost to coach Tom Izzo’s chances of contending for a title. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged a team-high 14.8 points and ranked second with nearly
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12:23 PM ET The Washington Commanders settled a lawsuit filed by the District of Columbia attorney general’s office, requiring them to pay more than half a million dollars for how they handled season-ticket security deposits in the past. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the franchise must pay $200,000 to impacted residents and another
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12:08 PM ET At least six teams have inquired with the Arizona Cardinals about trading up for the third overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The Cardinals still are mulling whether to move the pick or make it, sources told ESPN. The Carolina Panthers and Houston
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9:00 AM ET Arsenal are 90% of the way to becoming a title-winning team for the first time since 2004, but it is that missing 10% that might ultimately see them fail to win the Premier League this season. With eight matches to go, the fine margins that are the difference between success and failure
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11:47 AM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Duke guard Jeremy Roach is entering his name into the NBA draft but maintaining his college eligibility. The 6-foot-2 junior announced his decision in a social-media post Monday, saying he was looking forward to getting feedback on his game during pre-draft workouts. Roach was the team’s No.
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11:18 AM ET Dwayne Haskins was drugged on the night of his death as part of an alleged “blackmail and robbery conspiracy” against the former NFL quarterback, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. The lawsuit, filed last month in Broward County, Florida, lists four individuals, two restaurants, a golf driving range and a
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10:49 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie is set to resume a throwing program after making progress in his recovery from a shoulder strain. The team said Monday that McKenzie, who has been sidelined to start the season with a strained teres major muscle, was checked by Dr. Jason Genin
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