Month: September 2019

11:00 AM ET With the 2019-20 NHL regular season just around the corner, here’s a sweet-sixteen round-up of fantasy sleeper and breakout candidates. Reminder: A sleeper is a player who will significantly bypass expectations determined by his average draft position (ADP) in conventional ESPN.com leagues. A breakout performer will see a dramatic increase in production
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11:19 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — A fast start by Danny Willett and a sublime finish by Jon Rahm helped them into a share of the clubhouse lead in the second round at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Friday. Willett was 5 under after his first five holes and rolled
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11:11 AM ET Associated Press OSAKA, Japan — Fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber advanced to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday after Madison Keys retired injured in the deciding set. Kerber led 6-4, 4-6, 2-1 when the fifth-seeded Keys retired. “It was a really good match in the first two sets, and this
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10:41 AM ET The main event pitting two of the UFC’s most exciting featherweights is official, as Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens both weighed in at 145 pounds even Friday morning. The two men will meet in the UFC Mexico City feature bout Saturday night on ESPN+. Both have been training at altitude in Mexico
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9:25 AM ET Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner from Ohio State who after his football career worked more than 30 years for the New York Yankees organization, has died at the age of 85. According to Ohio State, Cassady died early Friday morning in Tampa, Florida. Cassady starred as a halfback for
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8:41 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale thinks Sunday’s quarterback showdown between Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes can become the next great sports rivalry. “Just as an NFL fan, as a fantasy owner, if you will, the NFL is in good hands with these young quarterbacks,” Martindale said
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