Month: February 2019

1:16 PM ET Daryl Mitchell, the chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), has warned that The Hundred, the ECB’s new format slated for introduction next year, needs to be a success or risk having “serious damaging effects for the counties”. Mitchell and David Leatherdale, the PCA chief executive, have also questioned suggestions in recent
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2:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Cowboys have made their first offer to defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, and executive vice president Stephen Jones is hopeful that a long-term deal can be reached with the Pro Bowl defensive end. “I’m confident we’ll get a deal done,” Jones said in a break between competition committee meetings
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12:52 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets third baseman Todd Frazier injured his left oblique muscle and will return to New York for a cortisone injection, the second Mets infielder to get hurt at spring training after fellow infielder Jed Lowrie. The 33-year-old Frazier had an MRI that revealed the injury.
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12:45 PM ET ESPN staff MONTMELO, Spain — McLaren started the second week of Formula One’s pre-season testing with the fastest time, after Lando Norris set a 1:17.709 in the final hour of the afternoon session. The time was 0.4s shy of the best lap from last week’s test and put McLaren at the top
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12:34 PM ET The wife and brother of UFC legend Matt Hughes have each filed a restraining order against him alleging physical violence and threats. ESPN confirmed via court records that Audra Hughes, Matt’s wife, and Mark Hughes, his twin brother, filed for protective orders against Hughes late last year. Audra Hughes’ request, which was
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12:10 PM ET Vitor Belfort is close to finding his next promotion. “The Phenom” is currently in serious negotiations with ONE Championship to sign a multifight deal, sources told ESPN. ONE has extended an offer and, according to sources, the final details are being worked out, though the deal isn’t finalized just yet. An announcement
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12:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Former Clemson safety Jadar Johnson, who played on the Tigers’ 2016 national championship team, has received three years’ probation after pleading guilty for his role in an apartment break-in last March. Johnson, late Clemson running back C.J. Fuller and ex-Duke player Quaven Ferguson were charged with armed
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5:03 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Nolan Arenado and the Colorado Rockies are finalizing an eight-year contract worth $260 million, locking up the star third baseman with a new deal that could last through the 2026 season, league
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11:59 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Nolan Arenado and the Colorado Rockies are finalizing an eight-year contract extension worth more than $255 million, locking up the star third baseman with a deal that can last through the 2026
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