Month: September 2018

Sep 22, 2018 Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports RICHMOND, Va. — The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season has been somewhat historic in the sense it is the first that three different drivers have won three consecutive races. Kevin Harvick rattled off
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12:07 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Rival executives lobbing calls to Minnesota’s front office on the possibility of trading for four-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler are getting their inquiries rebuffed, league sources told ESPN. In the aftermath of Butler’s trade request this week, Minnesota executives are telling teams that Butler’s an elite player and that the
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12:12 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Remember that mind-blowing moment during Conor McGregor’s last fight in the Octagon? It happened early in the second round of the then-featherweight champion’s challenge of Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in 2016. McGregor had already scored three crisp knockdowns and was in such ruthless command that he stepped to
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12:17 PM ET The ex-wife of Addison Russell opened up about abuse allegations against the Chicago Cubs shortstop in a blog post this week. Melisa Reidy-Russell wrote that she suffered physical and emotional abuse throughout their two-year marriage and that the mistreatment severely affected her. Previous allegations by a friend of Reidy-Russell triggered an MLB
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12:05 AM ET Last week, the trends correctly told you to fade Georgia Tech as a road favorite, fade Florida State in conference play and that Troy was dangerous as a double-digit underdog. Fading Kansas as a favorite, however, didn’t work out so well (come on, Rutgers!). The trend to keep an eye on this
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When he entered the NBA with more hype than any rookie in league history, LeBron James also had the NBA’s biggest rookie sneaker deal in hand. Before he was even drafted, he signed a seven-year, $90 million deal that guaranteed him a signature shoe every season of his career. Can’t get enough kicks coverage? SneakerCenter
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10:45 AM BST Stuart Hogg will miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after being ruled out for 10-12 weeks due to an ankle injury. The fullback underwent surgery Thursday in Glasgow after having returned home from the Warriors’ trip to South Africa early. Hogg was absent for his side’s Pro 14 victory over the Cheetahs on Saturday
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