Month: April 2019

10:10 PM ET Welterweight world titlist Terence Crawford and Amir Khan both were offered lucrative fights to face opponents that surely would pose less risk than they face by fighting each other, but both wanted the challenge. And so they met on Wednesday at the final prefight news conference at Madison Square Garden in New
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Following Mohamed Salah’s goal-of-the-season contender, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why the Liverpool forward cannot be underestimated. The ESPN FC panel say Lionel Messi alone makes Barcelona favourites over Liverpool. Are the Reds good enough to stop him? ESPN FC’s Craig Burley breaks down what Sunday’s Premier League results mean for Liverpool and Manchester City
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8:50 PM ET The 2019 NFL schedule is out, so you can finally plan your fall accordingly. The regular season kicks off with the Chicago Bears hosting NFC North rival Green Bay Packers on Thursday, Sept. 5 (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The opening doubleheader for Monday Night Football will feature the Houston Texans at the
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10:01 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics put pitcher Marco Estrada on the 10-day injured list because of a lumbar strain, one day after a second consecutive shaky outing. Estrada gave up seven runs and walked three in 3 1/3 innings in Tuesday night’s loss to the Houston Astros. It was
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9:28 PM ET Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone said he will stick with starting Will Barton despite the forward’s struggles in Denver’s first-round series against San Antonio. Barton shot 1-for-10 and missed all six of his 3-point attempts in the Nuggets’ 114-105 Game 2 victory in Denver. As the series, tied 1-1, moves to San
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9:23 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The 50th season of Monday Night Football will kick off with a Sept. 9 double-header that opens with a pair of 2018 division winners and then showcases new faces in new places.
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12:09 AM ET NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left Wednesday night’s game against the New York Yankees after his first at-bat with left knee discomfort. Manager Alex Cora said after the Red Sox’s 5-3 loss that Pedroia had approached him and told him that he felt “something weird” in his
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9:24 PM ET NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left Wednesday night’s game against the New York Yankees after his first at-bat with left knee discomfort. Pedroia, who has had issues with the knee since 2017 and missed all but three games during the 2018 season, made his 2019 debut in
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8:57 PM ET Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — When Russell Wilson and his representatives started negotiations with the Seattle Seahawks on a contract extension, they were looking far beyond five more seasons. Having turned 30 late last season, Wilson tried to project into the next decade and the chances of playing his entire career with
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