Mexico and Monterrey defender Miguel Layun revealed he was forced to pull out of El Tri‘s squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup after undergoing surgery for a cancerous tumor. The 30-year-old had previously said that a kidney infection required surgery and kept him out. Layun and his wife underwent a general health check-up a few weeks
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USMNT’s Gregg Berhalter praises the Mexican Federation for their success in CONCACAF and says they’ve set the benchmark for MLS and U.S. Soccer. ARLINGTON, Texas — Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino sees more similarities between El Tri and Paraguay than Mexico and Argentina. Martino, an Argentina native, guided Paraguay to the quarterfinals of the 2010
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12:53 AM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Greg Biffle won his first NASCAR Truck Series start since 2004, taking the SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. With 10 laps remaining, Biffle came out of a caution with the lead and held off the field for his first Truck series win
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12:08 AM ET Associated Press ROSEMONT, Ill. — Gale Sayers drew one more thunderous ovation from the Chicago crowd. Six Hall of Famers and 230 past and present players and coaches were on hand as the Chicago Bears kicked off their 100th anniversary celebration weekend on Friday. When Sayers was wheeled onto the stage, the
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11:37 PM ET Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet exited Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday after taking an elbow from Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston with 9:35 left in the fourth quarter. Livingston was coming down after a layup attempt when his elbow connected with VanVleet’s face, leaving the third year guard
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11:17 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Left-hander Dallas Keuchel says he doesn’t expect to need much time tuning up in the minors before he joins his new team, the Atlanta Braves. The team confirmed Friday night that the 2015 American League Cy Young Award winner had agreed to a one-year contract. He’s scheduled
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10:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Jeff Skinner, who would have been one of the most coveted free-agent wingers this summer, is officially off the market. Skinner, 27, signed an eight-year, $72-million contract extension with the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Skinner had a career-high 40 goals in his first season in Buffalo, who acquired him last
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