Month: May 2019

6:17 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Earl Thomas impressed the Baltimore Ravens in the All-Pro safety’s first week of practices since breaking his left leg eight months ago. Thomas looked smooth in drills, backpedaling and cutting with ease. During team sessions, he was aggressive in closing on the ball, colliding with Willie Snead IV
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6:01 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Jessica Andrade, the UFC’s newest champion, was carjacked at gunpoint Wednesday in Brazil, her manager Tiago Okamura confirmed with ESPN after Andrade posted about it on social media. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news. Andrade was driving her Honda H-RV in Niteroi, Brazil with her wife Fernanda
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5:30 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev has asked for a trade for personal reasons, and the team is willing to oblige him. TSN first reported the trade request, and Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas confirmed it to NHL.com. “That will be our goal, to try to find a fresh start for
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5:55 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC has lost a top fight from its card this weekend. Ilir Latifi is out of his UFC Stockholm bout with a back injury, the promotion announced Thursday. Latifi was scheduled to fight Volkan Oezdemir in the light heavyweight co-main event on Saturday’s card from Sweden. The fight will
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5:24 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia has given football coach Bronco Mendenhall a two-year contract extension. Athletic director Carla Williams made the announcement Thursday. The extension will keep Mendenhall under contract with the Cavaliers through the 2024 season. Mendenhall is entering his fourth season at Virginia and has a 16-22 overall record.
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4:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins drew 12,653 Wednesday night — combined. Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Tampa Bay set stadium lows this year. Kansas City had its smallest home crowd since 2011, and Toronto and San Francisco since 2010. The Marlins’ average attendance is less than
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1:39 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Panathinaikos coach Rick Pitino has criticized fans of the Greek club for smoking and lighting flares during games, saying they are showing a lack of respect for the players. “It’s extremely self-centered and selfish of people,” Pitino said late Wednesday after Panathinaikos beat Peristeri 91-68 in the
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1:31 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have sued former draft pick Malik McDowell in federal court, stating that he has yet to follow through on an arbitrator’s ruling that he must repay the team nearly $800,000 in forfeited signing bonus money, court records show. The lawsuit, dated May 29, was filed in the
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12:46 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic notched another career milestone: His young son, Stefan, watched him play, and win, at Roland Garros for the first time. The top-ranked player bidding to win his fourth consecutive major beat 104th-ranked Henri Laaksonen 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 Thursday. Djokovic will play 147th-ranked Salvatore Caruso of Italy
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