Month: July 2020

8:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN The anticipated bantamweight unification fight between Naoya “Monster” Inoue and John Riel Casimero might not happen if Casimero doesn’t take a reduction of his original purse, according to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum. Inoue and Casimero were scheduled to meet April 25, but the fight was canceled because of the
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Jul 22, 2020 Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma spoke to the media for 6½ minutes Wednesday — addressing some reporters in person in Orlando, Florida, while others logged in on Zoom — and was asked 10 questions. Only one of the questions was geared toward social justice, and not long after the session finished,
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12:08 PM ET When NHL Seattle first installed signage on its downtown office in 2018, employees arrived at work the next morning to a surprise. Stuck to the door was a Post-it note with a handwritten message: “Release the Kraken.” “That may have been the first time I heard or thought of Kraken,” said Heidi
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12:48 PM ET Atlanta Falcons players Todd Gurley and Grady Jarrett hope talking candidly about racial injustice will help promote change. But both Gurley and Jarrett are eager to continue to put action behind their words. Speaking on an Instagram Live session Wednesday night hosted by Gurley and moderated by ESPN’s Jalen Rose, Gurley and
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6:08 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton didn’t practice Thursday and his status is unclear as the team prepares for the NHL’s return to play next week. The team’s website reported Wednesday that Hamilton left that day’s practice early “in some visible discomfort.” Asked about Hamilton not practicing
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4:56 PM ET Former Oklahoma football coach John Blake has died at 59, the school announced Thursday. Blake, a former Sooners nose guard under Barry Switzer, coached his alma mater from 1996 to 1998 and was an assistant at the college and in the NFL. Switzer told KWTV’s Dean Blevins that Blake died of a
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