Month: January 2020

11:25 AM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — A former Minnesota high school hockey player paralyzed during a game in 2011 has been hired by an NHL team. Jack Jablonski tweeted Thursday that he has a job as a content coordinator with the Los Angeles Kings working in podcasting, radio and TV. I
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2:56 PM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Ben Fawkes Close ESPN Staff Writer Runs day-to-day editorial operations at Chalk, ESPN.com’s gambling section Joined ESPN in 2010 In the American sports betting world, nothing is bigger than the Super Bowl. Leading up to the
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11:53 AM ET Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt was pulled over Tuesday by police, who found small amounts of marijuana in the vehicle he was driving. According to a Rocky River (Ohio) police report, officers pulled Hunt over for speeding and noticed the smell of marijuana in the car. Hunt was placed in the
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10:44 AM ET The supersized UFC main event this weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina, is now official. Curtis Blaydes and Junior dos Santos weighed in successfully Friday morning for their heavyweight main event Saturday at PNC Arena. Blaydes weighed 248, and dos Santos, the former UFC heavyweight champion, hit the scale at 247. Blaydes vs.
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10:06 AM ET Coach Ed Orgeron and LSU have agreed to a six-year contract extension through the 2026 season that is valued at more than $42 million, the school announced Friday. The agreement, pending approval of the LSU board of supervisors, includes a base annual salary of $6 million. In addition, Orgeron will receive a
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10:28 AM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area’s Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis. Attorneys for about two
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9:51 AM ET England’s Eddie Pepperell carded a superb 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead at the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday. Pepperell moved to a shot clear of defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, who is tied in second place, after the Englishman made seven second-round birdies to lead at 8 under for the tournament.
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