Month: February 2019

8:52 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator Jovan Dewitt has throat cancer and won’t work full time during spring practice. Cornhuskers coach Scott Frost said Wednesday night on his statewide radio show that Dewitt’s prognosis is good and that he’s “fighting a good fight right now.”
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8:55 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — On Tuesday, Clemson players visited the South Carolina State House, where a new sign to be featured on roads throughout the state was unveiled noting the program’s third national championship. A day later, Dabo Swinney was eager to turn the page. Clemson opened spring practice Wednesday, with Swinney saying
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8:05 PM ET Spring training has seen its share of weird injuries — players sidelined by tripping over sprinklers or toweling their head too hard or throwing out their gum. New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo added a new one on Wednesday. Nimmo was sidelined by food poisoning, brought on by eating undercooked chicken he
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6:36 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — One year after making a blockbuster trade to move up in the draft, the New York Jets are willing to go in reverse if the price is right. General manager Mike Maccagnan, speaking to reporters Wednesday at the NFL scouting combine, put a “For Sale” sign on the Jets’ pick,
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5:56 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — John Elway couldn’t talk about the Denver Broncos‘ new starting quarterback on the first day of the scouting combine, but he did say his “preference” was to get Case Keenum back as the team’s backup. The Broncos have the framework of a trade in place to acquire Joe Flacco from
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5:26 PM ET Junior middleweight world titlist Jaime Munguia will make his mandatory defense against Dennis Hogan on April 13 at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight, which will be streamed on DAZN in the United States, was due to be put up
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6:06 PM ET Bryce Harper is still a free agent, but one Las Vegas sportsbook has him as the favorite to win the National League MVP regardless. Odds for MVP, Cy Young Awards NL MVP Bryce Harper, FA 6-1 Nolan Arenado, COL 7-1 Paul Goldschmidt, STL 10-1 Kris Bryant, CHC 12-1 Freddie Freeman, ATL 18-1
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a year after police fatally shot an unarmed black man in Sacramento and a series of protests ensued in California’s capital, the Kings and Milwaukee Bucks collaborated on a daylong summit Wednesday to address social injustice and encourage engagement and thoughtful discussions to try to bring
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