Month: May 2019

4:58 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 NFL owners awarded the 2021 draft to Cleveland and the 2023 draft to Kansas City during a meeting Wednesday in Key Biscayne, Florida. The league was not ready to move on bids
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4:25 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov — teammates of Khabib Nurmagomedov — had their UFC 229 brawl-related suspensions reduced Wednesday. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett confirmed that Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Tukhugov, who were suspended for entering the Octagon and exchanging blows with Conor McGregor after last October’s fight,
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4:30 PM ET JuJu Smith-Schuster likes what he sees in his first official week as the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ No. 1 receiver. “The chemistry is on point,” Smith-Schuster told reporters after Wednesday’s organized team activities session. “Everyone is on the same page. Everyone is communicating. There’s really no — how do you say? — drama in
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4:15 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A former Notre Dame running back is headed to trial in state court on murder and 19 felony child abuse and neglect charges in the death of his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter. A judge told Cierre Wood that testimony from a detective, firefighter and medical examiner convinced her
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4:30 PM ET SAINT PAUL, Minn. — You know the old saying: If you can’t beat them, kick them out of your league? That’s how officials at Division III powerhouse The University of St. Thomas said they feel after the school was “involuntarily” removed from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) on Wednesday due to
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3:11 PM ET The Florida Gators are down two linebackers with starting experience after Kylan Johnson joined Pittsburgh as a graduate transfer and Rayshad Jackson entered the NCAA’s transfer portal on Wednesday. Pitt announced the addition of Johnson, who started nine games and appeared in 33 for the Gators between 2016 and 2018. The Dallas
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3:22 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Kyle Rudolph and the Minnesota Vikings may be inching closer to a resolution of the tight end’s contract situation. On the second day of organized team activities, Rudolph confirmed a report from Pro Football Talk that the Vikings offered the Pro Bowl tight end a five-year extension. The report
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2:49 PM ET The New York Mets have traded disgruntled outfielder Keon Broxton to the Baltimore Orioles for $500,000 in international bonus pool money. The trade comes five days after Broxton was designated for assignment by the Mets. Broxton told reporters last week that he was “surprised” by his lack of playing time with the
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