Month: August 2021

12:04 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the conference through “at least” 2026, it was announced Thursday. The extension comes on the heels of Sankey overseeing the addition of Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas to the conference last week. The Sooners and Longhorns
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5:09 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will have season-ending surgery on his right hip, finishing off an injury-plagued second year in Southern California. The club made the announcement before Wednesday’s game at Texas. Rendon, who was limited to 58 games, had been on the injured list
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10:39 AM ET Valentino Rossi, one of motorcycling’s greatest and most charismatic champions, announced on Thursday his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season after a quarter of a century in grand prix racing. The 42-year-old Italian, who races with the number 46, is a nine times world champion with seven of
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6:13 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Wizards and Nets agreed to terms on a sign-and-trade deal that will send Spencer Dinwiddie to Washington, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The deal, which will see Dinwiddie receive a three-year contract worth close to $60 million from the Wizards, will send two second-round picks —
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3:21 AM ET Associated Press Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian team has won the gold medal in men’s featherweight boxing, beating American Duke Ragan in a meeting of two professional fighters chasing Olympic glory. Batyrgaziev won the bout 3 to 2, cruising to victory after winning the first two rounds on three of the five
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10:07 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a contract buyout Wednesday morning, paving the way for the New York City icon to sign with his hometown New York Knicks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Thunder general manager Sam Presti and Walker’s agents with Excel Sports
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