Month: February 2023

11:16 AM ET BALTIMORE — Boxer Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts stemming from a hit-and-run crash in November 2020 that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman. Davis’ sentencing is May 5. Davis, 28, was scheduled to stand trial but waived that right Thursday. He did not speak after leaving the
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12:11 PM ET The state of Florida updated its NIL legislation on Thursday, pulling back on restrictions while allowing universities to provide additional entrepreneurial workshops to their players. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7B: Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation and Rights into law with Florida State football coach Mike Norvell, Florida football coach Billy Napier and
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6:24 AM ET Tottenham face a further spell without Antonio Conte after the club announced their head coach will remain at his family home in Italy while recovering from gallbladder surgery. The 53-year-old underwent an operation earlier this month and missed Spurs’ 1-0 win over Manchester City, a match which saw Harry Kane break Tottenham’s
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10:51 AM ET Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United are monitoring Mason Mount’s contract situation at Chelsea as talks stall over a new deal, sources have told ESPN. The 24-year-old’s existing deal expires at the end of next season and sources suggest there has been little progress over an extension in recent months. – Stream
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7:38 AM ET Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo joined Saudi club Al Nassr in January. Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images A lawyer representing Kathryn Mayorga, the woman who said Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in Las Vegas in 2009, has been ordered to pay the footballer £277,966 ($335,000) as reimbursement for the legal fees he incurred from the lawsuit. “I
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11:03 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens LaLiga president Javier Tebas says Barcelona will not face sporting sanctions for payments made to a former senior referee’s company but could still suffer criminal jurisdiction. Statute of limitations laws in Spain only make it possible to punish clubs within three years of any offences. Barca’s last payment
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12:15 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Multiple Middle East consortiums are expected to confirm their interest in Manchester United by submitting proof of funds ahead of a potential takeover, sources have told ESPN. Interested parties have been asked to prove they have the money to back up their proposals by Friday. Merchant bank The Raine Group,
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