Month: September 2019

Sep 30, 2019 After a largely predictable opening week at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Week 2 saw the competition come alive. There was one of the greatest upsets in the tournament’s history as hosts Japan saw off Ireland — ranked as the No.1 side in the world — while underdogs Uruguay edged past Fiji
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8:46 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green will not play Monday night against the Steelers and could be out a while as he continues to recover from preseason ankle surgery, sources told ESPN. Green, 31, got out of a protective boot a few weeks ago and has been running and doing
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10:31 AM ET One of the current core tenets of the NCAA’s identity and business model will be illegal in the state of California starting in 2023. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law the Fair Pay to Play Act, which says colleges in California cannot punish their athletes for collecting endorsement money. Colleges reap
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1:45 PM ET The Boston Red Sox missed the playoffs, so there will be a new champion in 2019. Will the Houston Astros take home their second title in three years? Or can the Los Angeles Dodgers get over the final hurdle and take home their first championship since 1988? Or will it be a
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10:10 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady expressed empathy for Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen after he was knocked out of Sunday’s game after taking a big hit, saying the play is reflective of the risk-reward scenario he weighs when deciding to run. “A lot of quarterbacks who do run,
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9:56 AM ET Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict is facing a ban for the rest of the 2019 season for his helmet-to-helmet hit Sunday on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Burfict was ejected in the second quarter of Sunday’s 31-24 win for the Raiders. He was initially flagged for
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9:56 AM ET Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for the rest of the 2019 season for his helmet-to-helmet hit Sunday on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the league announced. Burfict was ejected in the second quarter of Sunday’s 31-24 win for the Raiders. He was initially flagged for hitting Doyle in
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9:27 AM ET Guard Russell Westbrook will sit out the Houston Rockets‘ preseason opener against the Shanghai Sharks on Monday night and could miss more games. The Rockets are taking a cautious approach during the preseason with Westbrook, who underwent arthroscopic surgery in the spring to clean up his right knee. “He’s going to work
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