Month: October 2018

9:01 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball and the casino industry are entrenched in their views on a league proposal to get a cut from wagers placed on the sport following the repeal of a federal ban on sports betting earlier this year. Representatives from both industries vigorously defended their believed
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9:45 PM ET Former Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant plans to take an unofficial visit to North Carolina this weekend, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Inside Carolina first reported the visit. Bryant left Clemson after the first four games this season when he learned he had lost the starting job to
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7:37 PM ET Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta will square off in the main event of UFC on FOX 31: Milwaukee on Dec. 15 in a battle of top UFC lightweight contenders. The news, first reported by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, was made official by the UFC on Wednesday night. The matchup is a rematch from
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7:46 PM ET The Kansas Jayhawks fired offensive coordinator Doug Meacham on Wednesday, the school announced. The Jayhawks (2-4, 0-3 in Big 12) have lost three consecutive games. Kansas coach David Beaty said in a statement that coordination of the team’s offense will be a “team effort” but that he will have the final say
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8:09 PM ET ASHBURN, Virginia — Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman is back where he’s comfortable: dealing with critics. In the past week they’ve called him the team’s third-best corner and also someone focused on celebrity who has gone Hollywood. They watched him get benched for the start of the second half in Monday’s 43-19
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4:59 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN All-Star Jimmy Butler made a dramatic return to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, boldly challenging teammates, coaches and front office executives in the session, league sources told ESPN. Butler was vociferous and intense throughout scrimmage sessions, targeting president of basketball operations and coach Tom Thibodeau, general manager Scott Layden and
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6:33 PM ET The long-awaited showdown between British rivals and former world titleholders Amir Khan and Kell Brook is being looked at for early next year, but there is still work to do to make it reality, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, who promotes both boxers, told ESPN on Tuesday. Through his many ups and
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