Month: June 2018

7:52 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports BROOKLYN, Mich. — Drivers will get to satisfy their need for speed Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. There will be 38 drivers who want more speed Sunday to catch the
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9:35 PM ET CHICAGO — UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero missed weight Friday for his fight against champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 225 on Saturday at United Center. The fight will still take place, and Whittaker will retain his title if he wins. However, Romero is no longer eligible to win the title. “It’s going
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2:47 PM ET New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who reportedly is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, apologized via Instagram on Friday. ESPN’s Field Yates and Adam Schefter reported on the suspension Thursday, which is currently under appeal. Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is appealing a four-game
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5:15 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota football players who were suspended in 2016 following a sexual assault investigation are seeking $45 million in damages from the school through a gender and racial discrimination federal lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed Friday and obtained by ESPN, states that “racial and gender discrimination; intentional, willful, and malicious misconduct;
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1:50 PM ET UAE Team Emirates rider Dan Martin won the 130-kilometre fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday, while Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas took the overall lead from Italian team mate Gianni Moscon. Ireland’s Martin finished the stage with a time of three hours, 21 minutes and 19 seconds. He was four
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12:50 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment PARIS — Unseeded Japanese pair Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya will take on sixth-seeded Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the French Open women’s doubles final. Both teams on Friday advanced to the final at Roland Garros for the first
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1:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Justify turned in another strong gallop Friday in his final preparation for a Triple Crown bid in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. The chestnut colt will be the odds-on favorite Saturday to become the 13th horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Triple Crown contender
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11:43 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN LAS VEGAS — Barry Trotz could not have looked more relaxed during the Washington Capitals‘ postseason run. At the end of most news conferences, the Capitals coach grabbed a Gatorade or water bottle sitting on his podium. Before leaving the room, he blurted out: “Hydrate! Everyone hydrate!” which became somewhat
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