Month: June 2019

5:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Duke teammates Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett are slated to make their NBA summer league debuts against each other. The NBA said Friday that Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will face off against Barrett and the New York Knicks on July 5, the first day of the
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5:21 PM ET Tacko Fall, a 7-foot-6 center from UCF, will sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Boston Celtics, a source told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Exhibit 10 contracts, introduced in the NBA’s most recent collective bargaining agreement, are one-year deals paying the minimum salary. They also can be used for two-way contracts. Fall was
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4:18 PM ET Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says his departure from the New York Giants was necessary because he felt he “wasn’t going to be able to reach my full potential there.” Beckham addressed leaving the Giants in an interview with Complex published Thursday, saying the opportunity to join the Browns will
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1:37 PM ET Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson won his appeal and will not be suspended after a benches-clearing incident with the Pittsburgh Pirates, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. His fine for the incident was also reduced to $1,000, the source said. Donaldson had been suspended for one game following a skirmish with
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1:02 PM ET Left-hander Dallas Keuchel will make his debut for the Atlanta Braves on Friday, getting the start against the Washington Nationals. Keuchel, the American League Cy Young winner in 2015, signed a one-year deal on June 7 worth about $13 million. He made two starts in the minors, posting a 1.93 ERA over
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