Month: March 2019

8:50 PM ET Even as they signal a commitment to a rebuilding plan, the New York Giants still do not expect to move on from 38-year-old quarterback Eli Manning this year, according to multiple sources familiar with their strategy. Manning has one year left on his contract. He is scheduled to earn an $11.5 million
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11:08 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook declined to share any thoughts on Wednesday about the Utah Jazz issuing a lifetime ban to fan Shane Keisel for the incident that occurred during Monday night’s game. “If you want to talk about tonight’s game, we can do it,” Westbrook said when
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1:57 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A single trade deadline, an All-Star Game election day and a million-dollar bonus for the Home Run Derby winner will be implemented in 2019 — while a three-batter minimum for pitchers and
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12:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A single trade deadline and an All-Star Game Election Day will be implemented in 2019 — and roster expansion will happen in 2020 — as part of a deal Major League Baseball
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8:03 PM ET Pro Bowl returner Andre Roberts is signing with the Buffalo Bills, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Roberts, who turned 31 in January, proved last season that you’re never too old to be a breakout star. After signing a one-year contract with the New York Jets for the veterans’ minimum (a total of
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11:06 PM ET ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia, two of boxing’s top fighters pound-for-pound, are low-key guys not known for a lot of talk, preferring to let their fists do the talking in the ring. But while their respect for each other was mostly on display Wednesday at their final prefight
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9:39 PM ET ESPN staff Charlie Whiting, the FIA’s director of Formula One and one of the most influential people in the sport, has died at the age of 66. The news comes just three days ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The FIA, F1’s governing body, confirmed Whiting died on Thursday
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9:56 AM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has fired men’s tennis coach Michael Center after he was among those indicted on charges of taking bribes to help students get into top schools. Center was placed on leave Tuesday when federal officials unveiled indictments of a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal.
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