Month: December 2018

11:36 AM ET If there was one complication in Michael Chandler‘s latest round of negotiations with Bellator MMA, it was that the promotion agreed to everything he wanted. Chandler (18-4) fought out his previous contract earlier this year and could have tested free agency. He chose to sign an exclusive extension with Bellator instead, and
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11:12 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz underwent a scan on his back Wednesday that was inconclusive and was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday to help diagnosis an issue that has plagued him for several weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wentz is unlikely to play Sunday night against the Los
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11:01 AM ET Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Thursday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, making his return from a fractured left foot suffered last month. Without Vasilevskiy, who hasn’t played since Nov. 10, Louis Domingue has gone 11-2-0 and has won six straight games for the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning. Edward Pasquale
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10:26 AM ET New York Knicks guard Allonzo Trier — a rookie revelation on a two-way contract — has agreed to a two-year, $7 million contract with a team option for the second year, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Knicks were rapidly closing on 45 days of allowable NBA service under Trier’s two-way deal,
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9:41 AM ET Appalachian State is hiring NC State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Eli Drinkwitz as its new head coach, pending approval of a contract by the school’s board of trustees on Thursday morning, sources told ESPN. Drinkwitz, 35, replaces former Mountaineers coach Scott Satterfield, who left to become Louisville’s new coach. Drinkwitz’s hiring
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3:49 PM ET WBO junior middleweights world titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez of Mexico faces Philadelphia’s Jesse Hart in a rematch of their 2017 bout. The fight will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 10 p.m. ET on Friday from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Ramirez (38-0, 25 KOs) won
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Jose Mourinho is hoping Paul Pogba makes a statement when Manchester United face Valencia in the UEFA Champions League after being dropped in their Premier League games. Craig Burley explains how Paul Pogba’s current mindset and relationship with Jose Mourinho is negatively impacting Man United’s team dynamic. Jose Mourinho feels Man United fans cannot point
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