Month: July 2019

2:45 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN PITTSFORD, N.Y. — After missing his team’s first practice for a personal reason, Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Peko announced Thursday evening his wife, Giuliana, was diagnosed with cancer back in June. “Some may know and some may not but my wife was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma about
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2:44 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. – The eight-game suspension facing Vikings cornerback Holton Hill puts a strain on position group forced to address concerns with its depth. Hill, who received a four-game suspension in April for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing drugs, was handed an additional four-game suspension this week for violating the
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2:03 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Coming off a strong training camp practice Friday, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had a message for the doubters. “It motivates me a lot,” Jackson said. “Make them eat their words, that’s all.” Last year as a rookie first-round pick, Jackson took over for the injured Joe Flacco
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1:39 PM ET WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder says Anthony Joshua should wait before fighting Andy Ruiz Jr again, while also hinting he could fight the Mexican himself at some stage. Wilder, speaking exclusively to ESPN, said he is potentially looking at facing Ruiz Jr himself should any rematch with Joshua fail to be
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1:37 PM ET Fifteen-year-old phenom Coco Gauff secured a spot in qualifying for the Citi Open on Friday and will make her first post-Wimbledon tournament appearance at the Washington event. “I’m playing tomorrow, so I’m pretty excited,” Gauff said at a news conference Friday. Her first match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. Gauff became
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1:04 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger isn’t hiding from the transition he faces without Antonio Brown, who isn’t a part of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp for the first time in nearly a decade. The Roethlisberger-Brown marriage was rocky, but the production historic. Replacing it won’t be easy, Roethlisberger says. “It will be different. I
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1:25 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Instead of shelling out big bucks for a personal trainer to help him prepare for his first training camp, New York Jets rookie Quinnen Williams took an inexpensive and millennial approach. He found tips on the Internet during his contract impasse. “I worked out on my own. I
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