Month: May 2019

2:50 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — After the confetti fell on the Raptors, fresh off of their 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night that sent Toronto to the NBA Finals for the first time in history, president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri was asked
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2:05 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN TORONTO — Giannis Antetokounmpo vowed that with his team’s backs against the wall, the Milwaukee Bucks wouldn’t fold. The Bucks had just suffered a disappointing Game 5 loss to the Toronto Raptors and for the first time in the 2019 post season, were facing elimination. Antetokounmpo said then that he
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Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to talk Paul Pogba and Manchester United, explaining why the France star might be ill-suited for the United captaincy. Paul Mariner says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s wealth of experience and knowledge will be an asset for Marcus Rashford to find consistency at Man United. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop looks at a
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1:15 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jamel Herring defeated Masayuki Ito by unanimous decision Saturday night in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Fighting on the 10th anniversary of the death of his daughter, Ariyanana, and on Memorial Day weekend, Herring, who enlisted in
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12:09 AM ET OXON HILL, Md. — Lightweight mega-prospect Devin Haney was supposed to get the toughest test of his career from Antonio Moran on Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor, but he got nothing of the sort. Instead, the 20-year-old turned in a dominating performance that concluded with a massive right hand to
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11:54 PM ET With or without Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors are the favorites in the NBA Finals for a fifth consecutive year. Caesars Sportsbook installed the two-time defending champion Warriors as -320 favorites to beat the Toronto Raptors in the Finals. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Golden State
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