Month: August 2018

4:28 PM ET Associated Press Nashville Predators general manager David Poile headlines the 2018 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Former University of Michigan coach Red Berenson, three-time Olympic medalist Natalie Darwitz, retired NHL referee Paul Stewart, Poile and the late Leland “Hago” Harrington will be inducted on Dec. 12 at a ceremony
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4:41 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Stefon Diggs and Xavier Rhodes, both preaching “family first” but saying their competitive nature got the best of them, returned to practice Thursday after getting benched by Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer on Wednesday. The two players began jawing in practice Tuesday and had exchanged heated trash talk through
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4:32 PM ET Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Wildcats that will go through the 2022 season, the school announced Thursday. University officials approved the deal Wednesday. ESPN’s new Playoff Predictor loves Clemson in 2018. The Big 12? Not so much. And watch out for Notre Dame.
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10:10 PM ET Investigators looking into how members of Ohio State’s football program handled domestic assault allegations against former assistant coach Zach Smith have not yet contacted Smith as part of their inquiry, his attorney confirmed Thursday afternoon. Ohio State’s administration appointed a special working group late last week to review allegations made by Courtney
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3:39 PM ET Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander, in the midst of another All-Star season, credits wife Kate Upton with saving his career. “She was instrumental in me not…like, jumping off a bridge,” Verlander told Bleacher Report. “I was depressed and kind of just upset at the world and trying to hide my own s–t.”
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3:43 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DEARBORN, Mich. — It is clear that many in the NASCAR community have faith in Jim France to take over as the interim chairman and CEO of NASCAR. Less clear is whether his
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