Month: February 2019

8:37 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — On Tuesday, Clemson players visited the South Carolina State House, where a new sign to be featured on roads throughout the state was unveiled noting the program’s third national championship. A day later, Dabo Swinney was eager to turn the page. Clemson opened spring practice Wednesday, with Swinney saying
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8:05 PM ET Spring training has seen its share of weird injuries — players sidelined by tripping over sprinklers or toweling their head too hard or throwing out their gum. New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo added a new one on Wednesday. Nimmo was sidelined by food poisoning, brought on by eating undercooked chicken he
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7:16 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia beat top-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday in the Mexican Open for her first victory in seven career matches against players ranked in the top 10. The fourth-ranked Stephens, the 2017 US Open winner, was making her first appearance in the
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5:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Cowboys are not ready to walk away from Randy Gregory, despite the indefinite suspension the NFL handed down to the defensive end Tuesday. “I think there’s certainly a point with different players, but we don’t think we’re at that point with Randy right now,” coach Jason Garrett said
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5:26 PM ET Junior middleweight world titlist Jaime Munguia will make his mandatory defense against Dennis Hogan on April 13 at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight, which will be streamed on DAZN in the United States, was due to be put up
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6:06 PM ET Bryce Harper is still a free agent, but one Las Vegas sportsbook has him as the favorite to win the National League MVP regardless. Odds for MVP, Cy Young Awards NL MVP Bryce Harper, FA 6-1 Nolan Arenado, COL 7-1 Paul Goldschmidt, STL 10-1 Kris Bryant, CHC 12-1 Freddie Freeman, ATL 18-1
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a year after police fatally shot an unarmed black man in Sacramento and a series of protests ensued in California’s capital, the Kings and Milwaukee Bucks collaborated on a daylong summit Wednesday to address social injustice and encourage engagement and thoughtful discussions to try to bring
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4:50 PM ET Former NBA player Royce White says his basketball days are over as he prepares for a career in mixed martial arts. White, a first-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets in 2012, said he believes he could one day compete for the UFC’s heavyweight belt. “I’m one of the best athletes in
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3:05 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will get his first start in net since suffering his second concussion in two years in mid-December. Coach Jeremy Colliton made the announcement Wednesday. Crawford was activated Monday. In a Dec. 16 game against the Sharks, Hawks forward Dylan Strome was pushed into Crawford who went backward
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