Month: July 2019

8:44 PM ET Jackie MacMullan Boyle LAS VEGAS — Victor Oladipo watched the NBA’s 2019 playoffs much in the same manner many of its devoted fans did: by cursing at his television set when his Indiana Pacers faltered in his absence. “Let’s just say it was emotional,” said Oladipo. “It was so hard. It makes
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8:36 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN It didn’t take long for John Lineker to find a new home. Just six days after news broke that Lineker had been released by the UFC, the Brazilian bantamweight has signed with Asia’s ONE Championship, his manager, Alex Davis, confirmed to ESPN on Monday. MMA Fighting was first to report
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8:08 PM ET The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are among the teams that have been in contact with the New York Mets about a possible trade for right-handed starter Zack Wheeler, SNY reported Monday. Although no trade is thought to be close, the Mets are shopping Wheeler aggressively, according to SNY. Wheeler,
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7:22 PM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 by the All England Club for damaging a court during practice before the Wimbledon tournament started. Fabio Fognini was fined $3,000. The Italian said during his third-round loss that he wished a bomb would hit Wimbledon. Nick Kyrgios was handed two
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4:58 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Breeders’ Cup will increase the number of veterinarians on site during its world championships this fall at Santa Anita, where 30 horses died during the racing meet that recently concluded. That’s according to Craig Fravel, president and chief executive of the Breeders’ Cup, who said reaction
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4:11 PM ET Kansas standout running back Pooka Williams has been reinstated from a seven-month suspension but will sit out the 2019 season opener, the team announced Monday. Williams, arrested and charged with domestic battery in December, reached a domestic violence diversion agreement with the Douglas County district attorney’s office in March. Jayhawks coach Les
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2:16 PM ET The San Jose Sharks re-signed restricted free-agent forward Kevin Labanc to a one-year deal, general manager Doug Wilson announced Monday. Terms were not disclosed. Labanc, 23, made his case for a new deal with the Sharks last season by registering career highs in goals (17), assists (39), power-play points (20) and game-winning
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12:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy told ESPN in a text message that he suffered a concussion and a broken nose in a collision at home plate with the Houston Astros‘ Jake Marisnick on Sunday. Lucroy said he is otherwise doing well and expects to be released from the
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