6:36 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Retired NFL players seeking testing as part of a $1 billion concussion settlement must see a doctor close to home to prevent fraud and “doctor shopping,” the federal judge overseeing the case ruled Friday. Lawyers for thousands of ex-players complain their clients agreed to the 2013 class-action settlement
Month: May 2019
5:56 PM ET Steve KimESPN Ryan Burnett got back on the winning track Friday by stopping Jelbirt Gomera with a series of body blows in the sixth round of their scheduled 10-round bout at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Fighting with his hands low, the former unified bantamweight titlist, was able to evade
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 210 (Milnes 3-63) and 469 (Ballance 159, Leaning 69) beat Kent 296 (Robinson 103, Crawley 81, Coad 3-66) and 211 (Coad 6-52) by 172 runs Prolonged Kent resistance eventually counted for little as Yorkshire’s persistent attack mopped up the seven wickets required to secure a 172-run Specsavers County
5:53 PM ET The Lakers have decided they will not hire a president of basketball operations to replace Magic Johnson, a team source told ESPN. General manager Rob Pelinka will continue in his role, reporting directly to ownership, the source said. Pelinka had previously reported to Johnson. Johnson abruptly stepped down from his position on
10:32 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Twelve years later, Carlos Gomez is back in the New York Mets‘ lineup. New York selected Gomez’s contract from Triple-A Syracuse and had him batting sixth and in right field during a 8-6 loss against the Miami Marlins Friday night. Gomez went 0 for 3 before leaving the
5:40 PM ET Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia — Mikko Lehtonen had a goal and an assist as Finland shut out Britain 5-0 at the hockey world championships on Friday. Toni Rajala, Atte Ohtamaa and Joel Kiviranta each scored in the second period before Kristian Kuusela stretched the lead to 4-0 with an empty-net goal in
5:34 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Point of Honor took charge with a burst from the outside and held off Ulele to win the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday. Point of Honor, the favorite, rallied marvelously for jockey Javier Castellano and prevailed in a duel to the wire by a half-length. Point of Honor
6:11 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — A filly collapsed and died while running at Pimlico Race Course on Friday, the day before the track hosts the second leg of the Triple Crown. Congrats Gal faltered in the upper stretch of the Miss Preakness Stakes in 83-degree heat and was eased to the finish line.
5:04 PM ET Florida prosecutors will appeal a judge’s decision to suppress the video evidence in Robert Kraft’s solicitation of prosecution case, according to a notice filed in state court Friday afternoon. Judge Leonard Hanser ruled earlier this week that Jupiter, Florida, police did not properly monitor the video they planted in the Orchids of
4:52 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Texans have released veteran tight end Ryan Griffin, a source tells ESPN’s Field Yates. Griffin is facing charges of vandalism and public intoxication for allegedly punching out a front window of a hotel last month in Nashville, Tennessee. Police say hotel security followed Griffin after the window