Month: April 2019

1:33 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers are headed to the second round of the playoffs, and Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t see their run stopping anytime soon. “They’re going for big things, and I think they can compete for a championship, quite honestly,” Atkinson said after Philadelphia beat the Nets 122-100 on Tuesday
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11:05 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers are moving on to a second-round matchup with the Toronto Raptors after defeating the Brooklyn Nets 122-100 on Tuesday night to win their first-round series 4-1. After dropping Game 1 at home, Philadelphia reeled off four straight wins. With 122 points in Game 5, the Sixers became the
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2:34 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” On the surface, Major League Baseball’s official Opening Day payroll numbers do not offer any surprises. The Boston Red Sox are paying the most in actual salaries as well as the number
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Pep Guardiola’s men prevailed 2-0 in the Manchester derby to put them within sight of back-to-back Premier League titles. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley was left deeply underwhelmed by Manchester United’s latest defeat to title-chasing Manchester City. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane speak after their side moved to the top of the table
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10:52 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Big deals for Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and others that included large signing bonuses masked an otherwise flat market for the second straight offseason that caused Major League Baseball’s Opening Day payrolls to drop by $43 million for 2019. Payrolls, however, rose by $131 million when using
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10:49 PM ET Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher says he has no plans to leave the school following athletic director Scott Woodward’s departure last week to LSU. Fisher, who won one national championship and three ACC titles during his eight seasons at Florida State, signed a 10-year, $75 million contract with Texas A&M last offseason.
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Ayoze Perez’s first Premier League hat trick leaves Newcastle 10 points off the bottom three, while leaving Southampton lingering in 16th. Ayoze Perez’s first Premier League hat trick leaves Newcastle 10 points off the bottom three, while leaving Southampton lingering in 16th. Newcastle United midfielder Miguel Almiron will miss the last three games of the
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