Month: June 2019

7:11 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill met with NFL investigators Wednesday for eight hours, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It was a “very thorough interview,” according to the source. Hill has been banned from the team’s training facility amid an investigation by the Kansas Department of Children and Families into
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6:32 PM ET Michigan added its seventh commitment in four days when ESPN 300 wide receiver A.J. Henning announced for the Wolverines on Wednesday. Michigan held an important recruiting weekend that began June 22, as some of its top targets visited Ann Arbor. Entering the weekend, the Wolverines were ranked outside the top 15 in
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5:37 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol accepted a one-year player option Wednesday for next season. The value is approximately $25.6 million, marking the final season of a five-year contract Gasol signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2015. Had the 34-year-old Spaniard not accepted prior to the Thursday, he would
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4:35 PM ET Florida added a big commitment to its recruiting class Wednesday with ESPN 300 defensive end Antwaun Powell. The No. 28-ranked prospect overall, Powell announced his commitment to Florida on Twitter and held offers from Michigan, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech, among others. Go gators💙🐊 pic.twitter.com/3wsiBKubRU — Antwaun Powell (@TwaunPowell) June 26, 2019 Powell
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4:16 PM ET The Houston Rockets are canvassing NBA teams with significant salary-cap space to individually offer center Clint Capela, guard Eric Gordon and forward P.J. Tucker as a prelude to their pursuit of a sign-and-trade deal for Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Jimmy Butler, league sources told ESPN. The Rockets want to present a package to
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3:40 PM ET With his original opponent sidelined after being injured in an automobile accident, Amir Khan will instead face fellow former world titlist Billy Dib in a welterweight bout on July 12 at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fight organizers made the announcement on Wednesday, one day after India’s Neeraj
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2:54 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Troubled boxing body AIBA was stripped of Olympic status on Wednesday and the International Olympic Committee will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games. AIBA had created “very serious reputational, legal and financial risks” for the IOC and its stakeholders, not just the
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8:27 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Henry Cejudo remembers running into Demetrious Johnson backstage at a UFC event in early 2016, before their first fight for the flyweight title. Johnson was the longtime champion, Cejudo the upstart challenger and 2008 Olympic gold medalist. Cejudo approached Johnson as he stood with his family. There were already rumors
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