Month: October 2019

3:58 PM ET Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has agreed to a four-year, $115 million contract extension, agent Jason Glushon told ESPN. Brown, 22, is part of the NBA’s draft class of 2016 that is eligible to sign rookie extension deals prior to a 6 p.m. ET Monday deadline. Glushon and Celtics general manager Danny
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3:59 PM ET Associated Press Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow. Nishikori’s manager, Olivier van Lindonk, said in an email Monday that the Japanese star will have a “small procedure removing two small bone spurs” in the elbow. The procedure is scheduled for Tuesday. That means
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3:40 PM ET Nebraska sophomore running back Maurice Washington is not with the team because of an unspecified team rules violation, coach Scott Frost said Monday. Washington’s absence is not related to his pending court case in California on two charges, including a felony, of allegedly sending a video of his ex-girlfriend, then 15, performing
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3:41 PM ET ESPN News Services DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins safety Bobby McCain will be disciplined by the team for his verbal confrontations with fans rooting for the Buffalo Bills, including a 13-year-old boy. Coach Brian Flores said he discussed the incidents with McCain on Monday, the day after it occurred as players took
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3:28 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Justin Verlander will follow Gerrit Cole and start Game 2 of the World Series for Houston against Washington on Wednesday. Zack Greinke will start for the Astros on Friday when the Series resumes at Nationals Park. “Greinke gets to hit. That’s going to be fun for him,” Astros
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3:18 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans bolstered their secondary Monday, acquiring cornerback Gareon Conley in a trade with the Oakland Raiders. Raiders coach Jon Gruden confirmed the trade, referring to Conley — the team’s first-round draft pick in 2017 — as a “good young player” but saying that Oakland wants to give playing
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3:18 PM ET The Oakland Raiders are trading cornerback Gareon Conley to the Houston Texans for a third-round pick, a source confirmed to ESPN. News of the trade was first reported by The Athletic. Conley, who was Oakland’s first-round pick (24th overall) in 2017, has one interception this season in six starts. The trade comes
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3:01 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera didn’t waste time Monday ending speculation on whether quarterback Cam Newton will return this week, saying Kyle Allen will start Sunday’s game against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. Allen is 4-0 since Newton was shut down with what has been described as a mild
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2:38 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mitch Kupchak doesn’t see the Charlotte Hornets being major players in free agency as they attempt to build a winning franchise in the post-Kemba Walker era — at least not right away. Instead, the second-year general manager said Monday that he anticipates the Hornets will construct the
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2:10 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson defensive end Xavier Thomas is expected to return this week from concussion protocol when the No. 4 Tigers play Boston College. Says defensive coordinator Brent Venables: “I think he probably will, but we’ll see.” Thomas was hurt during practice and did not travel for Clemson’s 45-10
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