Month: December 2018

7:17 PM ET Veteran infielder Daniel Murphy has agreed in principle to a deal with the Colorado Rockies, according to multiple reports. The deal is for two years and $24 million, as first reported by Yahoo Sports. Murphy has spent the bulk of his career at second base, where the Rockies are looking to replace
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7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services LAWRENCE, Kan. — A woman alleges that Kansas running back Pooka Williams punched her in the stomach and grabbed her by the throat in an incident on Dec. 5, according to an arrest affidavit filed in Douglas County District Court. Williams was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery during a
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7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Church of Pettersson is in session, and each week, more people are joining the congregation. It’s hard to keep 20-year-old Elias Pettersson‘s rookie season with the Vancouver Canucks in perspective, especially when the dazzling Swede is playing in an all-encompassing hockey market. In October, he was named the NHL’s
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9:11 AM ET Time for the final pre-holiday edition of 10 things: 1. Stephen Curry, spoiling us Curry has warped the perception of what is normal. For Curry, this is an easy shot: For good NBA point guards — good ones — this is not an easy shot. Freeze the action as the ball leaves
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5:58 PM ET Free-agent pitcher Anibal Sanchez has agreed to a two-year contract with the Washington Nationals, according to multiple reports. The deal is worth $19 million, according to the Detroit Free Press, which first reported the news. Sanchez is the second starting pitcher signed by the Nationals this offseason, joining left-hander Patrick Corbin, who
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5:33 PM ET Bellator 214 is down a title fight. Gegard Mousasi, the Bellator middleweight champion, has withdrawn from his Jan. 26 title defense against Rafael Lovato Jr. due to a back injury, sources told ESPN. It’s unclear at this time how long he’ll be sidelined. The promotion and Lovato Jr. have yet to determine
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5:46 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles defensive end Chris Long had specific instructions for Fletcher Cox on how he should light the candles inside his locker stall Thursday afternoon. “The big ones. Don’t light the small ones. It’s important that you do it in that order,” Long said Chris Long’s shrine includes a framed photo
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4:56 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Steve Gleason will become the first NFL player and just the eighth individual athlete ever to receive a Congressional Gold Medal, which is considered the highest honor that Congress can award to a civilian. Gleason, a former special teams standout with the New Orleans Saints, has become a renowned
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