Month: July 2018

2:04 AM ET Kevin Pelton Close ESPN Staff Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Andre Snellings LAS VEGAS — No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton‘s series of matchups against the other big men drafted in this year’s lottery continued Monday, as Ayton’s
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10:37 PM ET Greg Hardy‘s second professional mixed martial arts fight is very close to being set. The controversial former NFL player is slated to face Tebaris Gordon (3-0) on the Aug. 7 as part of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series card in Las Vegas, multiple sources told ESPN. Hardy won his MMA debut
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8:36 PM ET Chamatkar Sandhu Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones may finally be close to a resolution with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Jones (22-1) tested positive for Turinabol, a steroid, stemming from an in-competition drug test in relation to UFC 214 last July, when he defeated Daniel Cormier in the main event.
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7:52 PM ET UFC middleweight Yoel Romero is considering a move up to light heavyweight, his manager, Malki Kawa, told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday. Kawa said he has already had discussions with the UFC, which makes sense due to his recent trouble getting down to 185 pounds. Light heavyweight fighters can weigh up to
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9:47 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers placed right fielder Yasiel Puig on the 10-day disabled list with a right oblique sprain prior to Monday’s game against the San Diego Padres. Puig, who is hitting .265 with 11 home runs, was removed from Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Angels during a
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9:56 PM ET New York Giants defensive lineman A.J. Francis went on a Twitter tirade Monday after claiming that the Transportation Security Administration went through his suitcase and left open an urn carrying his mother’s ashes. Carrie Leanne Francis died on June 26 at 46 years old, according to a post on her son’s Instagram
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9:00 AM BST Huw Richards Close • FT’s rugby writer from 1995 to 2009• Also writes for the International Herald Tribune and the Sunday Herald You can’t say that the Welsh Rugby Union have not moved on. From sacking coaches in car parks because of panic over possible headlines in the following morning’s regional press, they’re now
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