11:09 AM ET Marc J. Spears For Kyle Korver, choosing a social justice message to use on the back of his Milwaukee Bucks jersey was simple. The white male who has been outspoken about white privilege chose “Black Lives Matter.” “I just think that in this moment in time, this is the message. Anything I
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Jul 10, 2020 This weekend’s north London derby is precisely the type of occasion the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was built for. It is a £1.2 billion ($1.5bn) bricks-and-mortar manifestation of the club’s decades-long struggle to emerge from Arsenal‘s shadow, something they achieved to an extent under Mauricio Pochettino on the pitch and are now attempting
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1:49 AM ET Kamaru Usman pushed Jorge Masvidal up against the cage at UFC 251. He struck Masvidal with his shoulder, stomped Masvidal’s feet and dug in with hard punches to the body. With an opponent coming in on a week’s notice, Usman’s strategy was clear: grind and wear Masvidal out. And it worked completely.
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7:30 PM ET Kawhi Leonard is in Orlando, Florida, and going through the quarantine protocol before joining the LA Clippers for team activities. Coach Doc Rivers confirmed Saturday that the Clippers’ All-Star forward did arrive at the Walt Disney World Resort as expected after Leonard was excused by the team to tend to a family
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2:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Edmonton’s Mike Green, Boston’s Steven Kampfer, Vancouver’s Sven Baertschi, Dallas’ Roman Polak and Montreal’s Karl Alzner on Saturday joined the list of players who won’t be reporting to training camp for the resumption of the NHL season. In the aftermath of a deal being struck to resume the season
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7:11 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Art Collector took a big step toward the Kentucky Derby, pulling away from the filly Swiss Skydiver in the stretch in the Blue Grass at Keeneland for his first graded stakes victory. The Kentucky-bred son of Bernardini and Distorted Legacy by Distorted Humor started the $600,000, Grade
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8:38 PM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Sheldon Creed won the NASCAR Truck Series race Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway when rain washed out the final stage. Creed won for the first time in the series, taking the second stage just before the thunderstorm hit the track. Creed started second in the No. 2
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2:50 PM ET New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has tested positive for the coronavirus, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Saturday. Chapman has mild symptoms, according to Boone. “[Zack Britton] naturally could fill the [closer] role,” Boone said. “Britt would be a natural guy [to close games] if Chappy is not able to go.”
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nev. — Former tennis player Mardy Fish birdied the final five holes Saturday to take a three-point lead over former Buffalo defensive tackle Kyle Williams in the American Century Championship. The celebrity tournament is being played without fans at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course because of the coronavirus pandemic. The
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