Month: March 2019

6:34 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” PHILADELPHIA – In his Philadelphia Phillies debut Thursday, Bryce Harper looked and acted like a $330 million man of the people. He wore fluorescent-green shoes that paid homage to the Phillie Phanatic,
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6:18 PM ET Igor Resende Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo told media in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday that his fight with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 on May 11 could be in doubt. The Brazilian explained that he had a knee infection last week and was hospitalized for it. He said he was
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5:37 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee center fielder Lorenzo Cain soared above the wall to rob Jose Martinez of a tying home run for the final out, lifting Christian Yelich and the Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 in an opener Thursday. With at least one Cardinals player in the bullpen already
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9:33 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Elvis Andrus started his 11th season for the Texas Rangers with a catchy new walk-up song — followed by three hits, including a home run, in his first three at-bats of the season. “Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo,” reverberated through the ballpark when
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5:50 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys acquired defensive end Robert Quinn from the Miami Dolphins on Thursday for a 2020 sixth-round pick. Quinn, who visited The Star last week and also met with the New Orleans Saints, is getting a new one-year deal worth $8 million from the Cowboys and he can earn $1 million
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5:24 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Greg Schiano is stepping down from his position on the New England Patriots‘ coaching staff, citing a “need to spend more time on my faith and family.” Schiano, whose hire had never been officially announced by the club, announced his decision Thursday in a joint statement with coach Bill
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5:47 PM ET The Oakland Raiders announced the signings of running back Isaiah Crowell and linebacker Brandon Marshall on Thursday. Crowell’s deal is worth up to $2.5 million, and Marshall’s deal is worth up to $4.1 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Doug Martin and Marshawn Lynch, who finished first and second for the Raiders
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4:40 PM ET ESPN News Services ARCADIA, Calif. — The California Horse Racing Board has voted to severely limit the use of whips on horses in racing statewide following the deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park. The board reached that decision Thursday at a passionate meeting in which representatives of jockeys argued that
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