Month: July 2019

2:47 PM ET Opening Bell: Busy, fun boxing weekend There were no mega fights this past weekend, but it was certainly a busy one that offered up a little bit of everything for boxing fans. Here’s my view of the weekend: Best long fight: Jamal James-Antonio DeMarco Welterweight Jamal James, who is a solid contender
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2:39 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers and star Ben Simmons have agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum extension, Simmons’ agent Rich Paul confirmed to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The sides had until mid-October to finalize the extension of Simmons’ rookie deal, but Paul and Sixers general manager Elton Brand completed the deal significantly sooner. ESPN
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2:11 PM BST ESPN staff South Africa have been dealt a blow ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, with Aphiwe Dyantyi having been ruled out with a hamstring injury. Dyatyi sustained the injury during training on Friday. The Springboks star, who won the World Rugby
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1:22 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Andre Burakovsky to a one-year contract. TSN reports that the deal is for $3.25 million. The restricted free agent was acquired from the Washington Capitals June 28 for forward Scott Kosmachuk, a second-round pick in the 2020 draft and a third-round selection in the 2020 draft..
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12:08 PM ET Six-time major winner Boris Becker has said that tennis must “wake up to the greatness” of Novak Djokovic following his 16th Grand Slam title win at Wimbledon on Sunday. World No.1 Djokovic, 32, defeated Swiss great Roger Federer 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) to win his fifth title at
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10:26 AM BST Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani will undergo extra fitness work away from England’s second World Cup training camp. Cipriani will do specialised strength and conditioning work off site, along with flanker Sam Underhill and fullback Anthony Watson. Head coach Eddie Jones has called up 40 players for the training camp in Bristol, including
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