Month: March 2019

12:33 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams have matched the Detroit Lions‘ offer sheet for running back Malcolm Brown, the Rams announced Friday. The Lions’ offer sheet included a two-year
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3:36 AM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s first bout since signing a co-promotional deal with Top Rank last month will be against German prospect Tom Schwarz, the promotion announced Saturday night. The fight will take place on June 15 and stream live on ESPN+ in the United States. Tyson Fury, right, will fight German
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12:27 PM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s first bout since signing a co-promotional deal with Top Rank last month will be against German prospect Tom Schwarz, a source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN. The fight will take place on June 15 and stream live on ESPN+ in the United States. Tyson Fury,
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11:45 AM ET Associated Press RISING SUN, Ind. — Former NFL cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has accepted a plea agreement following his arrest at a southeastern Indiana casino. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Jones initially faced charges including battery, cheating at gambling and resisting arrest. Court records show additional cheating charges were filed Thursday. Prosecutor
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10:20 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis has the potential to take our breath away. What more can we ask from an MMA fight — especially one that, much like a karate kick of “Wonderboy” Thompson or a taekwondo kick of “Showtime” Pettis, seemingly appeared
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12:35 PM ET Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis‘ main event fight on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, is now official, as both welterweights made weight. Neither competitor could weigh more than 171 pounds one day before their matchup. Thompson hit his mark at 170.5 pounds on Friday, and Pettis was at 171. Thompson, a two-time division
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Mar 21, 2019 MELBOURNE, Australia — The message ‘stop being them,’ boldly displayed on Daniel Ricciardo’s 2019 helmet, was one which immediately caught the attention of everyone when it emerged in the Melbourne paddock ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo had just completed his much publicised off-season move from Red Bull to Renault, and
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6:56 AM ET If Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton are ever teammates in Formula One their joint nickname has already written itself. Daniel Ricciardo enters the 2019 season with a new team, a new helmet and a new philosophy. But will it pay off? Daniel Ricciardo has marked the new chapter of his Formula One
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9:51 AM BST Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth has been ruled out of the Stormers’ Super Rugby tussle with the Wellington Hurricanes in the New Zealand capital on Saturday, after failing to pass concussion protocols. Etzebeth took a knock to the head in the 35-8 victory over the Jaguares last weekend, but was named in the
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