Month: July 2019

3:19 PM ET A lightweight matchup between Benson Henderson and Myles Jury will headline Bellator 227 on Sept. 27, according to Bellator MMA officials. Jury (18-4) announced the bout on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, and the promotion confirmed it to ESPN. The event will take place in Dublin. A former UFC lightweight, Jury
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3:18 PM ET ESPN News Services EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers have been awarded the rights to Kostas Antetokounmpo on a waiver claim. The Lakers announced the move Monday to acquire the 21-year-old brother of 24-year-old Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Kostas Antetokounmpo played in two games last season for Dallas. The
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2:55 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo is facing a legal claim from his former manager of £10 million in allegedly unpaid fees. Ricciardo made the shock decision to leave Red Bull for the French manufacturer ahead of the current season. According to Glenn Beavis, that deal included commissions which he is yet to receive. Beavis’ lawsuit,
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2:05 PM BST Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani has been left out of head coach Eddie Jones’ third World Cup training camp in Treviso, Italy. Cipriani was included in the previous training squad selection but spent time away from the team to do specialised strength and conditioning work. Jones has picked a 38-man squad ahead of
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12:37 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn expressed support for DJ Durkin, the former Maryland coach who was placed on leave following the practice-related death of Terrapins player Jordan McNair and subsequently fired. Durkin was one of four coaches announced as assistants for training camp. Lance Schulters, Jamel Mutunga and
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2:43 PM ET James Harden has decided to withdraw from playing with the U.S. National Team at this summer’s FIBA World Cup in China. Harden is the second top player to pull out of a previous commitment to Team USA in the last week, joining Anthony Davis. Harden told the Houston Chronicle on Friday that
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