Month: June 2020

5:12 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez will face veteran Jayson Velez on July 21 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The bout will take place at 130 pounds, according to Frank Espinoza, Valdez’s manager. “The fight is done, we’re excited about it, Oscar is very happy to
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press Quarterback Kyler Murray says he’ll be kneeling during the national anthem this season. The Arizona Cardinals‘ emerging star — who was the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 — wasn’t particularly vocal about social issues during his first season but said that would change in the aftermath of
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3:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major leaguers have committed $1 million to support minor leaguers whose leagues appear unlikely to start this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Major League Baseball Players Trust, a not-for-profit affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association, made the announcement. While MLB and the union
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2:53 PM ET Associated Press Two-time major champion and former No. 1 Simona Halep says she does not “currently plan to play” at the 2020 US Open. Halep added in a statement emailed by her representative to the AP on Wednesday that her stance “is not set in stone.” Two-time major winner Simona Halep has
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10:42 AM ET ESPN News Services Serena Williams says she will play in this year’s US Open tennis tournament. The 23-time Grand Slam champion announced her intentions in a taped video message revealed Wednesday by the USTA. “I really cannot wait to return in New York and play the US Open 2020,” said Williams, 38.
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2:27 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The PGA Tour reported a second straight week of zero positive coronavirus tests with the RBC Heritage set to begin Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links. The tour has yet to disclose the exact number of tests conducted, but it included the 90 or so players, caddies and
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2:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has sent a new proposal to the MLB Players Association, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. No deal is done, but with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA executive director Tony Clark having met recently, this is seen as significant progress considering where the parties
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