Month: June 2021

6:32 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Nassib, 28, made the announcement in an Instagram post. “What’s up people?” Nassib posted. “I’m at my house here in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just want to take a
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4:48 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony is returning to its standard seating format, opening the door for another big crowd. Hall of Fame officials said Monday that tickets will not be required for the event’s free lawn seating area. The ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 8
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3:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets have fired two high-ranking employees and will overhaul their legal and human resources departments on the recommendation of independent investigators hired to review the organization following allegations of sexual misconduct against former manager Mickey Callaway. Callaway, fired in October 2019 for on-field performance,
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2:44 PM ET Baylor forward Matthew Mayer will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school, a source told ESPN on Monday. Mayer was one of 69 players announced as having accepted an invite to attend the NBA Combine in Chicago, which starts Tuesday, but has changed course and withdrawn his name from the
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4:30 PM ET Projected first-round pick Trey Murphy has elected to hire an agent, forgo his remaining eligibility at Virginia and keep his name in the 2021 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Monday. “I loved my time at UVA and everyone there, but it’s time for me to move on,” Murphy told ESPN. “I
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1:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has committed to join the 12-man Team USA roster for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, his agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, however, has declined an invitation to join Team USA for the Olympics, sources told Wojnarowski. Instead,
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1:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said Monday that every move he makes in his new role — including trading Kemba Walker and a first-round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Al Horford — will be made with one goal in mind: maximizing the talents of
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4:22 PM ET LA Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups and San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon have emerged among the leading candidates and advanced to second interviews in the Portland Trail Blazers‘ search for a head coach, sources told ESPN. Both assistants are set for additional meetings with Portland officials in the coming days, sources said.
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