Month: April 2019

6:30 PM ET Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens has entered the transfer portal and will not return to the Nittany Lions. Stevens entered the portal on Wednesday, as the Houston Chronicle first reported and ESPN confirmed. Stevens’ father, Tom, told several media outlets Thursday that his son will not return to Penn State. Tommy Stevens
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7:15 PM ET UFC featherweight Dan Ige says a bizarre set of circumstances led to him supplying blood to a complete stranger early Thursday morning. As an active UFC athlete, Ige, 27, is subject to a random, year-round drug-testing program, which is administered by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). According to Ige, a blood
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5:37 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita will continue racing through the end of the current meet on June 23, despite objections from animal rights activists who urged the California Horse Racing Board to shutter the historic track. Chairman Chuck Winner said at the racing board’s monthly meeting Thursday that he sees
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1:49 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson have committed to play in the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic. The announcement was made Thursday, two-plus months before Detroit-based Quicken Loans brings a PGA Tour event to the Motor City for the first time. Johnson is currently the No. 1 player
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1:36 PM ET Michael Jordan has been long synonymous with greatness, so any accolade with “greatest ever” bestowed by him shouldn’t be taken lightly. So take note, Tiger Woods. “I never thought he’d get back physically,” Jordan told The Athletic after Woods’ victory at the Masters on Sunday. “He didn’t think he’d get back physically.
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12:01 AM ET NEW YORK — For at least a moment, for at least one night, things seemed to be coming together for the Boston Red Sox. With postseason hero Nathan Eovaldi rolling and the offense tallying three runs in the first two innings, the Red Sox looked more like the world champions crowned just
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12:17 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Several major tracks, including all three sites of the Triple Crown, have agreed to phase out the use of an anti-bleeding medication starting next year, followed by the elimination of Lasix in stakes races in 2021. Among the tracks that have come together on the divisive medication
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