Month: July 2019

5:09 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames have a tentative agreement for a new arena to replace the Saddledome. The city, NHL team and the Calgary Stampede have agreed in principle to terms. The Stampede, a rodeo exhibition, owns the land. The deal was to be presented to the City Council
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4:59 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Jets have agreed to a deal with free-agent tight end Ryan Griffin, ESPN’s Rich Cimini has confirmed. The move comes after tight end Chris Herndon was handed a four-game suspension by the NFL for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, stemming from a June 2018 drunken-driving
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4:57 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins and forward Zach Aston-Reese avoided arbitration on Monday, agreeing to a two-year deal that runs through the 2020-21 season. The deal is worth $1 million annually. The two sides came together minutes before heading to arbitration. “We were actually setting up for the meeting and
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3:28 PM ET Opening Bell: Pacquiao a living legend LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao, already one of the greatest fighters to ever put on gloves, added yet another remarkable chapter to his legendary career by beating Keith Thurman and taking his welterweight world title on Saturday night. Pacquiao, 40, hasn’t made it this far —
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3:19 PM ET A lightweight matchup between Benson Henderson and Myles Jury will headline Bellator 227 on Sept. 27, according to Bellator MMA officials. Jury (18-4) announced the bout on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, and the promotion confirmed it to ESPN. The event will take place in Dublin. A former UFC lightweight, Jury
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3:18 PM ET ESPN News Services EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers have been awarded the rights to Kostas Antetokounmpo on a waiver claim. The Lakers announced the move Monday to acquire the 21-year-old brother of 24-year-old Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Kostas Antetokounmpo played in two games last season for Dallas. The
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2:55 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo is facing a legal claim from his former manager of £10 million in allegedly unpaid fees. Ricciardo made the shock decision to leave Red Bull for the French manufacturer ahead of the current season. According to Glenn Beavis, that deal included commissions which he is yet to receive. Beavis’ lawsuit,
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