Month: October 2018

7:03 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Rajon Rondo has a unique view of the Lakers–Celtics storied history and now the point guard is driven to put his own stamp on the NBA’s historic rivalry. “I need another ring,” Rondo said after practice on Monday. “It’s simple. I want to be the first to win
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7:01 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers are not expecting running back Le’Veon Bell to return to the team this week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Steelers are on their bye this week and the players are off Thursday through Sunday. Bell could next report Monday, Oct. 22. Although Le’Veon Bell has been planning
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6:46 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Florida Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson has been suspended for two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for “intentionally and dangerously” slamming Vancouver Canucks rookie forward Elias Pettersson to the ice in Saturday’s game. The suspension comes after Vancouver announced that Pettersson, a 19-year-old considered one of the favorites
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6:39 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors are ready to celebrate yet another Ring Night on Tuesday as they open up the regular season against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but All-Star guard Stephen Curry acknowledges that the ring celebration is unlike anything the team does all season. “The ring ceremony is honestly
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7:24 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, has died from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, his family announced. He was 65. Allen had announced earlier this month that the disease, which he had been treated for in 2009, had returned.
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6:15 PM ET Bob Robertson, who was in his 52nd season on the Washington State football radio broadcast, announced he will retire immediately. Robertson began calling Cougars games as the play-by-play announce in 1964 and remained in that role until sliding over to the analyst chair in 2011. “I’ve been with the Cougars a lot
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6:21 PM ET Boston Red Sox starter Chris Sale was released from a Boston-area hospital Monday morning and will rejoin the team Tuesday after dealing with a stomach illness, the team announced. Sale was admitted Sunday afternoon to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he stayed for overnight observation. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said following Sunday
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6:18 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Cleveland Cavaliers and center-forward Larry Nance Jr. have agreed to a four-year, $44.8 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. Nance is in his fourth NBA season and second with the Cavaliers after coming over from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade last season. He has averaged 7.1 points
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