Month: June 2019

3:15 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Junior dos Santos was the polished boxer, the former UFC heavyweight champion. He had the pedigree. But Francis Ngannou had the raw punching power. In the end, that’s all that mattered. Ngannou crushed dos Santos with a combination of looping, crushing punches early on — a right hook followed by
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12:12 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Junior dos Santos was the polished boxer. The former UFC heavyweight champion. He had the pedigree. But Francis Ngannou had the raw punching power. And in the end, that’s all that mattered. Ngannou crushed dos Santos with a combination of looping, crushing punches early on — a right hook followed
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10:27 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin won the “40 Yards of Gold” sprint event and its $1 million prize on Saturday. Goodwin outraced Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson by 0.05 seconds in the final of the 40-yard dash tournament in Sunrise, Florida. Goodwin
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10:28 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN After years of rumors — and one deal that fell through thanks his own veto — Phil Kessel has finally been traded. He will make his new home with the Coyotes, as they acquire the 31-year-old, two-time Stanley Cup champ, reuniting him with former Penguins assistant coach Rick Tocchet. The
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8:58 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA set the salary cap for the 2019-20 season at $109.14 million, a raise of just over $7 million from last season. The tax level will be $132,627,000 and the minimum salary, which is 90 percent of the cap, is $98,226,000. All of those figures are
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8:57 PM ET Washington State Cougars safety Jalen Thompson will enter the NFL Supplemental Draft after losing his final year of eligibility because of a violation of NCAA rules, the school announced Saturday. The Spokesman-Review reported that Thompson’s case stems from the purchase of an over-the-counter supplement that was not a steroid. Thompson was named
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8:34 PM ET Six-time All-Star Kyrie Irving is meeting with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York with both sides motivated to reach a deal on a four-year, $141 million maximum contract, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. The free-agent guard is part of the Nets’ bold two-part plan to acquire Irving and All-NBA
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8:58 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins have dealt right wing Phil Kessel to the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes, who are getting a fourth-round pick and defenseman Dane Birks in the deal, are sending center Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph, the team announced Saturday. After being swept by the Islanders in the first round of
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