Month: December 2018

3:14 PM ET The Boston Bruins are finally getting healthy. Defensemen Zdeno Chara and Kevan Miller and forward Jake DeBrusk were all activated from injured reserve ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Devils at TD Garden. Chara, the Bruins’ captain, has missed 19 games with a left MCL injury. Miller is returning ahead of
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2:27 PM ET Itallian club Fiat Torino has parted ways with coach Larry Brown, the team announced. Brown, 78, took over the Serie A team this season but guided them to just a 5-19 mark. The New York-born coach is out after being booed at home following Wednesday’s loss to Sidigas Avellino. A 2002 inductee
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1:29 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray said he’s trying not to think of the possibility that Saturday’s matchup against Alabama could be the last competitive football game of his career. The Heisman Trophy winner signed a $4.66 million contract to play baseball with the Oakland A’s this summer, but he
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1:38 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alabama coach Nick Saban remains steadfastly opposed to expanding the College Football Playoff. Saban, who reminded everyone that he wasn’t in favor of going from two to four teams, said he feels expanding the field leads to an undercutting of the “self-gratification” for players that comes with going
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1:25 PM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Serena Williams has welcomed the extra protection given to new mothers when they return to the women’s tennis tour. Serena Williams, who returned to tennis after a health scare following childbirth, was voted The Associated Press’ top female athlete, finishing ahead of gymnast Simone
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12:27 AM ET Jon Jones might be virtually undefeated in the Octagon, but he still knows impossible odds when he sees them. And right now, Jones (22-1) knows any attempt to plead his innocence to the UFC’s fan base will likely fall flat. The former champion is facing steroid accusations from the public after a
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1:28 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Anthony Joshua may have taken some flak in 2018 for the fights he did not have, but he remains ESPN’s British No. 1 pound-for-pound
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11:02 AM ET The UFC chose a great matchup to co-headline its final pay-per-view of 2018: a female superfight between featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino and her bantamweight counterpart Amanda Nunes. Justino (20-1) hasn’t lost since her pro debut in 2005. Nunes (16-4) is on one of the most impressive runs in the history of
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11:40 AM ET Free-agent slugger Nelson Cruz has agreed to a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins for $14.3 million, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The deal also features a $12 million team option for 2020, according to the source. Yahoo Sports first reported that the two sides had agreed to a deal.
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