Month: June 2019

10:35 PM ET Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is in Las Vegas to fight, but by the look of things Wednesday, he might as well have been auditioning for his own stage show. The larger-than-life Fury, who defends his crown against Germany’s unbeaten Tom Schwarz on Saturday (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET, with preliminaries on ESPN2
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1:06 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants activated catcher Buster Posey off the 10-day injured list on Wednesday before their game against the San Diego Padres. Posey batted cleanup in manager Bruce Bochy’s lineup, going 1-for-4 with a single in the eighth inning. The Giants won 4-2. Posey missed
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9:00 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is changing representation and expected to partner with Roc Nation Sports, league sources told ESPN. Irving parted ways with longtime agent Jeff Wechsler on Wednesday, clearing the way for him to ultimately work with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation prior to the start of free agency on
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8:58 PM ET DENVER — Despite the bumps and bruises after four players — two on each side — got hit by pitches in the Chicago Cubs‘ 10-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, both teams played it cool afterward. Rockies star Nolan Arenado was the first to get nailed, as veteran Cubs starter
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6:52 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Second-year New England Patriots running back Sony Michel underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his knee earlier this offseason, a source confirms, which explains his absence from mandatory minicamp last week. The scope was considered precautionary, per sources, and is not expected to affect Michel’s availability for the start of
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6:28 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Taylor Jenkins feels confident that Memphis’ new front office will give him enough time to turn around the Grizzlies. Jenkins is the Grizzlies’ fourth head coach since Memphis reached the 2013 Western Conference finals. The 34-year-old coach said Wednesday at a news conference that he learned a
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12:31 PM ET PITTSBURGH — After catching passes from Ben Roethlisberger during Pittsburgh Steelers minicamp, Ryan Switzer beat soft-serve coverage in the parking lot of the team facility. Switzer treated players and employees to Bruster’s Ice Cream after Wednesday’s practice. The Bruster’s truck pulled up shortly after practice and quickly drew a crowd. Receiver Ryan
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