Month: May 2019

3:29 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Portland Trail Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey has reached a contract extension that lengthens his deal through the 2023-24 season, the team announced Friday. Olshey has constructed a perennial Western Conference playoff team in his seven seasons, including consecutive years as a third seed and the franchise’s first
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2:54 PM ET Veteran cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones, who made as much news off the field as on it during his 12-year NFL career, announced his retirement on social media. “I’m content,” Jones told ESPN’s Josina Anderson Friday. “I had a hell of a run doing it. I’m at the point where I didn’t feel
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7:30 PM ET The New York Mets have signed Matt Kemp and veteran right-hander Ervin Santana to minor league deals, the team announced on Friday. Both players will be reporting to the Mets’ facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida The Reds released Kemp on May 4, just over four months after acquiring the 2018 All-Star
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12:54 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Pro football players may be more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases and heart problems than baseball players, but the reasons are unclear, a new study suggests. The differences may seem obvious. Repeated head blows have been linked with a wasting brain disease in football players. Girth
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4:19 PM ET Throughout his boxing career, former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson knocked out 44 opponents. Now, 14 years after retiring from boxing, Tyson wants to get another knockout, this time in esports. On Thursday, Tyson announced a strategic investment in Fade 2 Karma, a professional esports team best known for its time in
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