Month: September 2019

10:38 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — A posthumous study of Stan Mikita’s brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the Boston University CTE Center, announced the findings during the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Chicago Honors
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8:59 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Atlanta Braves are playing it safe with Freddie Freeman. The All-Star first baseman exited Friday night’s game against the Washington Nationals in the middle of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the frame, the team announced that Freeman was lifted as a precaution because he was experiencing elbow
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7:49 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs and restricted free-agent winger Mitch Marner have agreed to a six-year deal, the team announced Friday, ending one of the most controversial negotiations of the NHL offseason. Marner’s deal carries a $10.893 million average annual value against the salary cap. That makes the 22-year-old the third-highest paid member
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7:49 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs and restricted free-agent winger Mitch Marner have agreed to a six-year deal, sources told ESPN, ending one of the most controversial negotiations of the NHL offseason. Marner’s deal carries a $10.893 million average annual value against the salary cap. That makes the 22-year-old the third highest paid member
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7:40 PM ET Steve KimESPN Lightweight Avery Sparrow was arrested Friday morning, and his scheduled bout Saturday night against Ryan Garcia in Carson, California, has been canceled. Sparrow’s promoter, Russell Peltz, said the fighter was wanted for allegedly “brandishing a handgun in a domestic dispute in April.” “You can’t serve Avery because he doesn’t live
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6:05 PM ET The University of Alabama is offering an incentive for students to stay inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for the entire game by utilizing location tracking through a new phone application. The app monitors when students enter the stadium for Crimson Tide games — and when they leave. Students receive 100 Tide Loyalty Points for
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5:48 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey’s governor has signed a bill allowing Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino to accept bets on most National Basketball Association games. Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta owns the casino — and also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets. When New Jersey lawmakers legalized sports betting last year,
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