Month: March 2020

4:52 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Utah Jazz announced Saturday afternoon that All-Star center Rudy Gobert is donating $500,000 to support both the employee relief fund at Vivint Smart Home Arena and COVID-related social services relief in Utah, Oklahoma City and within the French health care system. Gobert became the first NBA player to test
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1:44 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Make your predictions for UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira with our new UFC Fight Night Pick ‘Em. Kevin Lee expected to be venturing into hostile territory when he steps
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4:20 PM ET Multiple team officials are skeptical that the NFL will be able to start its league year next week, expressing doubt to ESPN’s Adam Schefter given the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country and the typical in-person visits, including physicals, that would have to happen as part of free agency. It’s a situation
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2:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN After testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this week, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell said he feels “fine” in a video released on the NBA’s Twitter account Saturday afternoon. “What’s up everybody? Donovan Mitchell here. Just wanted to say thank you guys so much for your continued support, man. It
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2:52 PM ET The Washington Redskins have placed their franchise tag on guard Brandon Scherff, the team announced Saturday. There is no doubting Scherff’s talent, but he has struggled to stay healthy the past two seasons, missing a combined 13 games. Scherff suffered a torn pectoral muscle and missed eight games in 2018, ending on
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2:12 PM ET Falcons impending free-agent tight end Austin Hooper was flattered to hear about the strong interest he could draw in free agency with the new league year scheduled to begin Wednesday. The 25-year-old Hooper, a two-time Pro Bowler, should be the top tight end on the market after the Los Angeles Chargers placed
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Mar 14, 2020 Belgium’s Defline Persoon, who returned to amateur boxing so she could compete in Tokyo 2020, has lost her opening bout in the European qualifying tournament in London to Nikoleta Peta. One of the most successful women’s professional boxers of recent years — Persoon narrowly lost her professional world title to Katie Taylor
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1:33 PM ET In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Boxing Super Series on Saturday announced that the final of its second-season cruiserweight tournament has been postponed. World titleholder Yunier Dorticos and former world titlist Mairis Briedis were due to meet in the already long-delayed final of the eight-man tournament on March 21 in
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1:19 PM ET Steve KimESPN The troubles continue for former four-time world champion Adrien Broner, who was arrested on Friday night in Miami on DUI charges. TMZ.com first reported that the 30-year-old Broner was pulled over at 8:45 p.m. and arrested by police who believed he was under the influence. He was taken into custody
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1:03 PM ET The Detroit Lions re-signed long-snapper Don Muhlbach on Saturday, bringing him back for a 17th season with the club he first started playing for in 2004. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed, but in the past few seasons he has typically signed a minimum salary benefit contract. This year, when
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