Month: July 2019

4:18 PM ET Rick Shapiro, a longtime attorney for the Major League Baseball Players Association, has been let go by the union after being increasingly marginalized in recent months, according to sources. Shapiro’s departure comes at a time when the union is gearing up for what will be an important and perhaps contentious round of
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3:52 PM ET The Sacramento Kings have hired former Duke and WNBA star Lindsey Harding as an assistant coach. “Lindsey is a rising star and I’m so excited to have her join our incredibly experienced team of coaches,” Kings coach Luke Walton said. “Her basketball IQ and proven success on the court will be a
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3:12 PM ET Free-agent guard Justin Holiday has agreed to a one-year, $4.8 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, a league source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Holiday, a defensive-minded wing, split time between the Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies last season, averaging 10.5 points and 3.9 rebounds over 82 games. In Indiana, Holiday will team
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2:34 PM ET After appearing at the final prefight news conference Wednesday, welterweight John Molina withdrew from his bout with Sergey Lipinets on Thursday night because of a back problem. “Very frustrated right now. My back went out last night,” Molina told ESPN in a text message Friday. Molina was due to fight former junior
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1:56 PM ET ESPN News Services Families will be at the forefront for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s induction ceremonies next month. Four of the eight members of the Class of 2019 will have relatives present them for induction on Aug. 3: Kevin Mawae, Johnny Robinson, Ed Reed and Tony Gonzalez. Mawae, a superb
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1:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. tennis player Anna Tatishvili will be awarded her French Open prize money. The Grand Slam Board reversed its decision to fine her under its first-round performance rule. Tatishvili lost to 29th-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-0, 6-1 in Paris. Her earnings of about $50,000 were docked
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1:03 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Matt Millen will be back in a broadcast booth when the coming college football season begins, new heart and all. The former Penn State star who played on four Super Bowl championship teams says his heart transplant surgery hasn’t done much to disrupt his life or appetite to
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12:49 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Defending SEC champion Alabama is the favorite to once again beat Georgia in the title game, according to a preseason media poll. The Crimson Tide were selected by 203 of 260 voters this week at SEC media days in results released Friday. Georgia, which lost to Alabama
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