Month: May 2019

9:46 AM ET NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith sent a letter Tuesday to all certified NFL player agents asking them to encourage their players to save money in the event of a work stoppage in 2021. “We are advising players to plan for a work stoppage of at least a year in length,” Smith wrote
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9:21 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua is a big betting favorite in his United States debut Saturday night, but fighting for a heavyweight title
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9:20 AM ET Richard Mann Hometown fighter Alexander Gustafsson is a sizable betting favorite against Anthony Smith in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event in Stockholm, and Gustafsson is also a clear favorite in many of the statistical comparisons between the two fighters. Smith has excelled recently despite his statistical shortcomings, though, so can he
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8:27 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall There are currently 159 uncommitted recruits remaining in the ESPN 300 —
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1:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — James Conner’s experience showed during a media session after Tuesday’s organized team activities, which shouldn’t surprise given his battle-tested first two NFL seasons. The Steelers running back entered his rookie year in 2017 with much fanfare but admittedly left it humbled. Conner’s sophomore breakout coincided with the biggest storyline of
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8:51 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close SportsCenter anchor Behind The Bets podcast host Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is the betting favorite to be named NBA Finals MVP — an honor that has eluded the two-time MVP and three-time champion. Caesars Sportsbook opened Curry as a -150 favorite, but the odds have since lowered
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8:20 AM ET ESPN staff The Monaco Grand Prix marked the end of Mercedes’ run of one-two finishes, but Lewis Hamilton still stood at the top of the podium after one of his most impressive performances in recent memory. Ferrari had another strange weekend, notably making a mess of Charles Leclerc’s qualifying, but Canada appears
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Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum reminisces of his side’s historic comeback versus Barcelona in the Champions League semifinal. Georginio Wijnaldum speaks exclusively to ESPN FC about the differences he foresees between the 2018 and 2019 Champions League finals. Georginio Wijnaldum has told ESPN FC that Liverpool must blank out the “negative” memory of losing last season’s Champions
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