Month: January 2020

11:12 PM ET Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was helped off the floor by teammates and taken for X-rays on his left ankle after an awkward fall Wednesday night in Denver’s home game against Charlotte. He didn’t return to the Nuggets’ 100-86 win. Murray was defending a 3-point attempt from Hornets guard Terry Rozier when
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Jan 13, 2020 Mike Trout, the player with the most significant contract in baseball, does not play for the Dodgers. Neither does Bryce Harper, who has the second-biggest contract, nor Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole, Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado, Albert Pujols, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon, etc., etc. In fact, the biggest financial obligation that the Dodgers
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9:54 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor walked out on stage, shook hands with UFC president Dana White and then turned to opponent Donald Cerrone. There was no pull-apart confrontation or bottles flying like previous promotional events. Instead, McGregor extended his hand and exchanged pleasantries with Cerrone. That was how the rest of the
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9:25 PM ET Associated Press HOBART, Australia — Two-time major winner Garbine Muguruza has withdrawn from her quarterfinal match at the Hobart International on Thursday with a viral illness. Second-seeded Muguruza was scheduled to play Veronika Kudermetova. The Russian will receive a walkover and advance to the semifinals. Muguruza won the 2016 French Open and
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8:49 PM ET UFC featherweight Grant Dawson is off Saturday’s UFC 246 card due to an issue with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The NSAC will review Dawson’s license to fight at a hearing Jan. 22, according to a meeting agenda released Wednesday. Per the agenda, the hearing will involve
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8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks forward Chandler Parsons was involved in an automobile accident after practice Wednesday. The team says Parsons sustained a concussion and whiplash. Parsons will enter the NBA’s concussion protocol and won’t travel with the Hawks for Friday’s game at San Antonio. The Hawks provided no additional
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8:06 AM ET ESPN staff Which players could turn into stars next season with breakout performances? Here’s a very early look at 25 players to watch for the teams in Mark Schlabach’s 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25. With Tee Higgins off to the NFL, Clemson needs another go-to, big-play receiver to pair with Justyn Ross. Enter
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7:31 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears head coach Matt Nagy continued to remake his offensive coaching staff by hiring John DeFilippo as quarterbacks coach and promoting Dave Ragone to passing game coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. ESPN reported on Monday that Nagy intended to hire veteran assistant Bill Lazor as offensive coordinator. DeFilippo, who
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