Month: May 2019

1:00 PM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The news that Michigan‘s John Beilein is the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers came as a shock to many observers. Nevertheless, there’s ample precedent
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11:49 AM ET Jockey Luis Saez has been suspended 15 racing days by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for his ride on Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security became the first horse in the history of the 145-year-old race to be disqualified from first place due to a race riding incident. He was
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11:37 AM ET Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has vacated his super middleweight world title, paving the way for it to be filled by the bout between Billy Joe Saunders and Shefat Isufi on Saturday. Ramirez sent WBO president Paco Valcarcel an email in recent days thanking him for the opportunity to hold the organization’s world title
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11:47 AM ET UFC star Conor McGregor is no longer facing criminal charges in Florida for allegedly smashing and stealing a man’s phone in March. Miami prosecutors dropped one charge of felony robbery and one of misdemeanor criminal mischief during a hearing on Monday. Assistant State Attorney Khalil Madani wrote in a close out memo
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11:50 AM ET Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach and Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham died Saturday after a brief illness. He was 72. Cunningham devoted his life to the game of football after moving to the United States from Germany shortly after World War II. He spoke no English at the time and
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12:02 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods got to work early Monday to prepare for his first tournament start since winning the Masters, beginning a practice round at cold, rainy Bethpage Black before 8 a.m. Temperatures in the 40s and rainy conditions greeted players who arrived to get ready for the 101st PGA Championship,
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