Month: February 2019

5:20 PM ET ESPN News Services PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Before picking football over baseball, Kyler Murray got some advice from another famous two-sport star. One Heisman Trophy winner to another. Tim Tebow says he told Murray to follow his heart when deciding between the Oakland Athletics and pursuing an NFL career. Murray, who
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4:41 PM ET The Miami Dolphins are hiring former Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie as senior personnel executive, a league source told ESPN. The Dolphins’ new coach learned a lot from his former Patriots boss, but he must forge his own path. Brian Flores is a first-time head coach who hired two first-time coordinators.
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5:42 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown is done being silent. The Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro took Twitter questions from fans Saturday, and his answers revealed frustrations with the organization that have resulted in a formal trade request. Brown told fans he would hold a 10-question #AskAB session to reveal the truth, and the first question
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4:30 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sam Bass, NASCAR’s first officially licensed artist, has died. He was 57. The support throughout the sport of NASCAR has touched team owner Joe Gibbs, whose eldest son, J.D. Gibbs, died last month following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease. He suffered from kidney
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1:04 PM ET PHOENIX — Cain Velasquez‘s return is officially on. Velasquez (14-2), back after a 2 1/2-year layoff, on Saturday weighed in at 248 pounds for his non-title heavyweight bout against Francis Ngannou (12-3) at UFC Fight Night on Sunday at Talking Stick Resort Arena. He stepped on the scale fully clothed, with shoes.
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12:52 PM GMT It may have been a new venue – if we ignore last year’s one-off match – but it was the same-old, mixed-bag NSW Waratahs that turned up to Brookvale Oval for their opening match of the 2019 season; conceding a 75th minute try to lose 19-20 to the Hurricanes. In front of
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11:31 AM ET Associated Press DUNDEIN, Fla. — Reliever John Axford and the Toronto Blue Jays have completed a minor league contract. If added to the 40-man roster, the 35-year-old right-hander would get a one-year contract with a $1.65 million salary while in the major leagues. In the deal, announced Saturday by Toronto, he would
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