Month: November 2018

2:58 PM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars benched quarterback Blake Bortles in favor of Cody Kessler on Monday. The change comes hours after the team also made a change at offensive coordinator, firing Nathaniel Hackett. Bortles passed for just 127 yards in Sunday’s 24-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Jaguars’ seventh straight defeat. The week
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1:46 PM ET The super middleweight fight between Mexican countrymen Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Alfredo Angulo, scheduled to take place Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, was canceled Monday, Premier Boxing Champions announced. The scheduled 10-round fight was scheduled to air on Showtime as part of a telecast of preliminary bouts before the
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2:37 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Former NASCAR driver Rick Crawford was sentenced Monday to 130 months in federal prison following his conviction in August on one count of enticing a minor. Crawford, who won five races while competing
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2:33 PM ET Free-agent catcher Brian McCann has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Braves, according to multiple reports. Contract details have not been disclosed. McCann, who spent the last two seasons with the Houston Astros, started his career with the Braves and played in Atlanta from 2005-13. McCann, 34, was a seven-time All-Star with
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2:17 PM ET Opening bell: Light heavyweight debate The light heavyweight division is one of the most interesting in boxing. It is loaded with talented fighters who make entertaining fights. And while there is no clear-cut No. 1 guy in the weight class, at least there is activity among the best, even if it seems
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2:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins claimed slugger C.J. Cron off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Cron had been designated for assignment by the Rays despite hitting 30 home runs and posting an .816 OPS last season. Cron batted .253, slugged .493 and drove in 74 runs in his
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