Month: April 2020

5:18 PM ET Tony Ferguson will not fight Khabib Nurmagomedov or Justin Gaethje on Saturday night as was originally planned. But the UFC lightweight star says he still did a full weight cut and stepped on a scale Friday morning. Ferguson made championship weight — 155 pounds — and showed the footage on Instagram. On
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4:55 PM ET When coach Mack Brown said he wanted to keep the best players from the state of North Carolina home, he wasn’t playing around. On Friday, Brown and his staff got two commitments from ESPN Junior 300 prospects out of North Carolina, giving the Tar Heels 11 in-state recruits in the top 300.
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4:21 PM ET Minnesota got a big boost to its 2021 recruiting class Friday when ESPN Junior 300 cornerback Avante Dickerson announced his commitment to the Golden Gophers. Dickerson is the No. 46 recruit overall and is the highest-ranked commitment Minnesota has ever had since ESPN started its rankings in 2009. The next-highest-ranked prospects to
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3:58 PM ET Calling it an “unbelievable tragedy,” coach Dave Tippett remembered Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave, who died April 11 after suffering a brain bleed earlier that week. “Just an outstanding young man that I really feel for,” Tippett said of the 25-year-old Cave on Friday during an NHL media call. “He grew up
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3:03 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who is now quarantined in his Denver-area home with the COVID-19 virus, said Friday that he’s “proof anybody can get it.” The 31-year-old Miller, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, told ESPN’s NFL Live on Friday that he had tried to take every precaution over
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1:30 PM ET North Carolina freshman Cole Anthony, a projected lottery pick, declared his eligibility for the NBA draft on Friday. 🤞🏽 pic.twitter.com/hozBVTBHet — Cole Anthony (@The_ColeAnthony) April 17, 2020 In his announcement, Anthony thanked coach Roy Williams and the staff at North Carolina as well as his teammates and fans. Anthony is ranked 11th
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1:17 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR has suspended its May 9 race at Martinsville Speedway and did not give an indication on when the season will resume. When NASCAR suspended racing four events into the season, it listed the event in Virginia as its return date. But Virginia is under a stay-at-home order until June
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1:04 PM ET American driver Juan Manuel Correa, who suffered serious leg injuries in an F2 crash ahead of last year’s Belgian Grand Prix, will make his debut in Formula One’s esports series this weekend. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz will also take part for the first time alongside real-life F1 teammate Lando Norris, who has been
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12:23 PM ET The Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien have mutually agreed to terminate the defenseman’s contract, the NHL and NHLPA announced on Friday. The move also resolves Byfuglien’s grievance against the club. The 35-year-old Byfuglien is now an unrestricted free agent. Byfuglien was suspended by the Jets after failing to report in training camp
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