10:28 PM ET Michael Beasley defended the array of personalities the Los Angeles Lakers have added around LeBron James this offseason and said Monday that he doesn’t like the idea of people judging them on their personas or perceived reputations. “I think it is going to come together like a basketball team,” Beasley said on
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10:32 PM ET Former welterweight world titleholder Kell Brook suffered an undisclosed injury and is off the Matchroom Boxing card headlined by the heavyweight fight between Dillian Whyte and former world titlist Joseph Parker on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. In his second fight since he lost his world title by punishing 11th-round
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9:37 PM ET Associated Press Montana senior Josh Buss was the lone FCS player nominated Monday to the preseason watch list of the 34th annual Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s best linebackers. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Buss, from Boise, Idaho, was a 2017 finalist for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented to
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8:30 PM ET Associated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with restricted free-agent forward Brock Nelson on a one-year, $4.25 million contract. The deal announced Monday allows the team and Nelson to avoid an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Aug. 3. Nelson had 19 goals and 16
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8:10 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Chicago Bears wide receiver Kevin White‘s career has not gone exactly as planned. Entering his fourth season — a crucial contract year for the 2015 first-round pick — the 26-year-old switched up his offseason training regimen. That included spending time training with Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky at a facility in
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7:45 PM ET Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer fired assistant Zach Smith on Monday, days after an Ohio judge deemed him an imminent danger to his ex-wife. Smith was charged with criminal trespassing after dropping his children off at the home of his ex-wife, Courtney Smith, against her wishes in May. Zach Smith appeared
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7:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes had an MRI and was examined by a specialist in an effort to determine whether he needs surgery on both feet that would sideline him for 8-to-10 months. “I guess what we’re looking to find out is if it has progressed to the
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